Azure Storage

Azure Storage is a cloud service provided by Azure that offers highly scalable and durable storage solutions. It provides storage infrastructure that can be used to build a wide range of applications, from simple static websites to complex distributed systems.

There are several types of Azure Storage, each designed for specific use cases:

1. Blob Storage: Blob Storage is used to store and manage large amounts of unstructured data, such as images, videos, and documents. It provides a simple REST-based interface for managing data and supports replication to ensure high availability.

2. File Storage: File Storage offers fully managed file shares that can be accessed via the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. It is suitable for sharing files across multiple virtual machines or for migrating legacy applications that require file system access.

3. Table Storage: Table Storage is a NoSQL data store that provides fast, low-latency access to structured data. It is suitable for scenarios that require scalable storage for structured data, such as IoT telemetry or user data.

4. Queue Storage: Queue Storage provides reliable message queuing for asynchronous communication between components of an application. It is suitable for decoupling components and enabling microservices architectures.

To work with Azure Storage, you can use the Azure portal, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, or the Azure Storage SDKs. Here's an example of creating a storage account and performing basic operations using Azure PowerShell:

1# Log into Azure Portal
2Login-AzureRmAccount
3
4# Create a storage account
5New-AzureRmStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName 'myResourceGroup' -Name 'mystorageaccount' -Location 'West US' -SkuName 'Standard_LRS'
6
7# Set storage account context
8$ctx = (Get-AzureRmStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName 'myResourceGroup' -Name 'mystorageaccount').Context
9
10# Create a container
11New-AzureStorageContainer -Name 'mycontainer' -Context $ctx
12
13# Upload a file to the container
14Set-AzureStorageBlobContent -Container 'mycontainer' -Blob 'myblob' -File 'C:\path\to\file' -Context $ctx
15
16# List the blobs in the container
17Get-AzureStorageBlob -Container 'mycontainer' -Context $ctx

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# Log into Azure Portal

Login-AzureRmAccount

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# Create a storage account

New-AzureRmStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName 'myResourceGroup' -Name 'mystorageaccount' -Location 'West US' -SkuName 'Standard_LRS'

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# Set storage account context

$ctx = (Get-AzureRmStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName 'myResourceGroup' -Name 'mystorageaccount').Context

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# Create a container

New-AzureStorageContainer -Name 'mycontainer' -Context $ctx

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# Upload a file to the container

Set-AzureStorageBlobContent -Container 'mycontainer' -Blob 'myblob' -File 'C:\path\to\file' -Context $ctx

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# List the blobs in the container

Get-AzureStorageBlob -Container 'mycontainer' -Context $ctx