Exploring Azure non-relational data stores
In this chapter, we’ll understand the characteristics of Azure non-relational data stores, the differences between the services that are offered, and the most commonly used scenarios for each.
Exploring Azure Blob storage
Azure Blob storage is a limitlessly scalable storage service that can store structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data in the form of binary large objects (blobs). This service can be used to store objects of a variety of types, such as videos, images, JSON files, XLSX files, and CSV files.
Files in Blob storage are stored in a container, in an Azure storage account, and can be accessed through Azure Storage Explorer, a free Azure tool, or via an API. To better understand this hierarchy, take a look at Figure 9.1.
The permissions settings of Azure Blob storage are granular; you can create read-only, write-only, edit-only, or variations of these permissions, within storage as a whole or by a container...
