Azure Storage Services

Understanding Microsoft Azure

Kevin James

Technical Lead and Training Architect

Navigating storage needs

Azure provides diverse storage for various needs
Supports businesses in digital transformation challenges

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Storage tiers

Azure storage tiers tailored for access and cost
The tiers are:
- Hot: fast, for frequent access, higher cost

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Storage tiers

Azure storage tiers tailored for access and cost
The tiers are:
- Hot: fast, for frequent access, higher cost
- Cool: cost-effective, for less frequent access, still fast

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Storage tiers

Azure storage tiers tailored for access and cost
The tiers are:
- Hot: fast, for frequent access, higher cost
- Cool: cost-effective, for less frequent access, still fast
- Archive: low-cost, for long-term storage, slow access
Azure shifts tiers automatically as needed

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Storage offerings

Blobl storage

Data Lake

Azure files

Backup and Recovery

Azure Blob Storage

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Blob (Binary large object) storage
Designed to store unstructured data:
- text, video, or images
Ideal for serving images, videos, documents, and backups

Azure Blob Storage

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Blob (Binary large object) storage
Designed to store unstructured data:
- text, video, or images
Ideal for serving images, videos, documents, and backups
High tech version of a modern-day storage facility
Multiple storage tiers
Access objects via HTTP/HTTPS from anywhere

Azure Data Lake Storage

Combines Blob Storage with file system for large data
Streamlines data access for analytics
Suits petabyte-scale structured to unstructured data
Ideal for complex big data analysis
Unifies diverse data in one space

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Azure Files

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Offers cloud-managed file sharing
Enhances internal collaboration within organizations
Integrates with Windows applications and Azure Services
Provides redundancy options for data protection

Azure Backup and Recovery

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Azure Backup and Recovery secures on-premises and cloud backups
Utilizes Azure Storage Services for secure data storage
Emphasizes data protection and easy disaster recovery
Backups run seamlessly in the background

Data redundancy

Azure data redundancy duplicates data for availability during outages
- Locally Redundant Storage (LRS)
- Geo-Redundant Storage (GRS)
- Zone-Redundant Storage (ZRS)

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Data redundancy

Locally Redundant Storage: multiple copies in one datacenter

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Data redundancy

Geo-redundant storage: copies across different regions

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Data redundancy

Zone-redundant storage: copies in availability zones within one region

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Understanding Microsoft Azure