90 things you may not know about Azure Storage
Azure Storage is a cloud-based storage solution that provides secure, scalable, and highly available storage for your data. It is a crucial component of Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform, providing various storage services, including Blob Storage, File Storage, Queue Storage, Table Storage, and Archive Storage. In this article, we’ll take a deep dive into Azure Storage and discuss 90 things you may not know about it.
Azure Storage Overview
Azure Storage is a cloud-based storage solution that provides secure, scalable, and highly available storage for your data. It is a crucial component of Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform, providing various storage services, including Blob Storage, File Storage, Queue Storage, Table Storage, and Archive Storage. In this article, we’ll take a deep dive into Azure Storage and discuss 90 things you may not know about it.
First 10 things about Azure Storage
| Azure Storage Feature |
Azure Storage Type |
| Offers a free tier with limited storage and transaction capacity |
Blob, Table, File, Queue |
| Supports server-side encryption for data-at-rest using customer-managed keys |
Blob, Table, File, Queue |
| Provides different tiers of storage for different use cases and cost-effectiveness |
Blob, Table, File, Queue |
| Supports various types of data, including blobs, tables, files, and queues |
Blob, Table, File, Queue |
| Provides a scalable and reliable platform for storing and retrieving large amounts of unstructured data |
Blob, Table, File, Queue |
| Offers a feature called Azure Import/Export, which enables data transfer using physical media |
Blob |
| Provides a REST API and SDKs for various programming languages |
Blob, Table, File, Queue |
| Allows creating and managing shared access signatures (SAS) for secure access control |
Blob, Table, File, Queue |
| Provides a feature called Azure Data Lake Storage for big data analytics workloads |
Data Lake Storage |
| Supports cross-region replication for disaster recovery and high availability scenarios |
Blob, Table, File, Queue |
20 things about Azure Storage
| Azure Storage Feature |
Azure Storage Type |
| Offers a feature called Azure Blob Storage lifecycle management for automating blob retention and deletion |
Blob |
| Supports virtual network service endpoints for secure access from a virtual network |
Blob, Table, File, Queue |
| Allows setting up Azure Private Link for secure access from an Azure Virtual Network |
Blob, Table, File, Queue |
| Provides a feature called Azure Disk Encryption for encrypting virtual machine disks using customer-managed keys |
Blob, Table, File, Queue |
| Supports soft delete for recovering deleted data within a retention period |
Blob |
| Provides a feature called Azure StorSimple for hybrid storage and backup solutions |
Blob |
| Offers a feature called Azure Queue Storage for reliable message queuing between applications |
Queue |
| Supports automatic tiering between different storage tiers based on access patterns and cost-effectiveness |
Blob |
| Allows setting up custom domain names for storage accounts |
Blob, Table, File, Queue |
| Provides a feature called Azure Backup for backup and recovery of virtual machines, databases, and files |
Blob, Table, File, Queue |
| Supports file shares for NFS 3.0 and SMB 3.0 protocols |
File |
30 things about Azure Storage
| Azure Storage Feature |
Azure Storage Type |
| Provides a feature called Azure File Sync for synchronizing on-premises file servers with Azure Files |
File |
| Offers a feature called Azure Archive Storage for long-term retention of infrequently accessed data |
Blob |
| Provides a feature called Azure Premium Files for high-performance file shares |
File |
| Allows setting up alerts and metrics for monitoring and troubleshooting |
Blob, Table, File, Queue |
| Supports geo-redundant storage for data replication across regions |
Blob, Table, File, Queue |
| Allows setting up lifecycle management policies for automatic data tiering and deletion |
Blob, Table |
| Provides a feature called Azure Data Box for offline data transfer using ruggedized appliances |
Blob |
| Allows setting up read-only access to blob containers and file shares using shared access signatures (SAS) |
Blob, File |
| Provides a feature called Azure AD Authentication for authenticating access to storage accounts using Azure Active Directory |
Blob, Table, File, Queue |
| Supports versioning for blobs, allowing retrieval of previous versions of objects |
Blob |
40 things about Azure Storage
| Azure Storage Feature |
Azure Storage Type |
| Provides a feature called Azure Monitor for centralized monitoring and management of storage accounts |
Blob, Table, File, Queue |
| Allows setting up firewall and virtual network rules for secure access control |
Blob, Table, File, Queue |
| Supports append blobs for efficient and atomic appends to blobs |
Blob |
| Provides a feature called Azure Blob Storage inventory for tracking blob metadata and properties |
Blob |
| Allows setting up bandwidth throttling for limiting data transfer rates |
Blob, Table, File |
| Supports object replication within a region for high availability scenarios |
Blob |
| Provides a feature called Azure AD Domain Services for joining storage accounts to an Azure AD domain |
Blob, Table, File, Queue |
| Allows setting up access tiers for hot, cool, and archive data |
Blob |
| Supports page blobs for efficient random read and write access to data, which makes them ideal for storing VHD files and providing persistent disks for Azure Virtual Machines |
Blob |
| Provides a feature called Azure File Sync cloud tiering for optimizing storage usage on file servers |
File |
50 things about Azure Storage
| Azure Storage Feature |
Azure Storage Type |
| Setting up blob versioning |
Blob Storage |
| Blob tiering |
Blob Storage |
| Azure Blob Storage immutable storage |
Blob Storage |
| Soft delete for blob containers and file shares |
Blob Storage |
| Managed disks for virtual machines |
Blob Storage |
| Azure Blob Storage object replication |
Blob Storage |
| Custom metadata for blobs and files |
Blob Storage |
| Block blobs |
Blob Storage |
| Azure File Sync file locking |
File Storage |
| Setting up access policies for blob containers and file shares |
Blob Storage, File Storage |
60 things about Azure Storage
| Azure Storage Feature |
Azure Storage Type |
| Parallel data transfer |
All |
| Change feed |
Azure Blob Storage |
| Geo-disaster recovery |
All |
| Snapshots |
All |
| Backup Center |
All |
| Blob leasing |
Azure Blob Storage |
| Blob versioning (append blobs) |
Azure Blob Storage |
| Static website hosting |
Azure Blob Storage |
| Access tiers for individual blobs |
Azure Blob Storage |
| Blob properties for metadata and caching |
Azure Blob Storage |
70 things about Azure Storage
| Azure Storage Feature |
Azure Storage Type |
| Azure Blob Storage soft delete |
Blob Storage |
| Shared access policies |
Blob Storage and File Storage |
| Page blob snapshots |
Blob Storage |
| Azure Disk Encryption |
Blob Storage and Managed Disks |
| Blob-level tiering |
Blob Storage |
| Client-side encryption |
Blob Storage |
| Azure Storage Explorer |
Blob Storage |
| Blob versioning for block blobs |
Blob Storage |
| Blob properties |
Blob Storage |
| Azure Import/Export Service |
Blob Storage |
80 things about Azure Storage
| Azure Storage Feature |
Azure Storage Type |
| Setting up access tiers for individual files |
File Storage |
| File properties for specifying file metadata and content encoding |
File Storage |
| Azure Blob Storage lifecycle management for automating blob deletion and tiering |
Blob Storage |
| Setting up file share snapshot policies |
File Storage |
| File lease for exclusive write access to a file |
File Storage |
| Azure Data Box Gateway for accessing Azure Storage from on-premises file servers |
File Storage |
| File-level tiering for optimizing storage usage and cost |
File Storage |
| Client-side encryption for data-in-transit using HTTPS |
File Storage and Blob Storage |
| Azure Blob Storage event grid for triggering events based on blob storage activities |
Blob Storage |
| Setting up file auditing for tracking file share activity |
File Storage |
90 things about Azure Storage
| Azure Storage Feature |
Azure Storage Type |
| File shares for SMB and NFS access |
File Storage |
| Azure Blob Storage metadata indexing for searching blobs using metadata |
Blob Storage |
| Setting up file share quota for limiting file share usage |
File Storage |
| File share properties for specifying file share metadata and caching options |
File Storage |
| Azure Blob Storage blob indexing for searching blobs using content |
Blob Storage |
| Setting up file share snapshots for recovering deleted or modified files within a retention period |
File Storage |
| File lease for exclusive write access to a file share |
File Storage |
| Azure File Sync cloud endpoint for syncing file servers to Azure file shares |
File Storage |
| Setting up file share level tiering for optimizing storage usage and cost |
File Storage |
Azure Storage is a cloud-based storage solution offered by Microsoft Azure that provides various features for storing and managing data in the cloud. These features include blob storage, file storage, and disk storage, as well as other capabilities such as tiering, replication, versioning, and encryption.
By using Azure Storage, businesses can scale up or down their storage requirements as needed, and only pay for what they use. They can also take advantage of features such as geo-replication and disaster recovery, as well as integrate with other Azure services such as Virtual Machines, Azure Data Factory, and Azure Functions.
Overall, Azure Storage offers a flexible and scalable storage solution that can meet the needs of a wide range of applications and workloads.
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