Microsoft Azure Storage Account: What you should know to get started?

Main skills you should have to work smoothly and get certified if you want !

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TL;TR

Azure Storage Accounts provide a scalable, durable, and secure solution for storing data in the cloud. Whether you’re a beginner or preparing for certification, understanding Azure Storage is crucial. This guide will walk you through key concepts, features, best practices, and links to further resources.

Key Concepts

Storage Account Types:

• General-purpose v2 (GPv2): Supports all the latest features including Blob, File, Queue, and Table storage.
• General-purpose v1 (GPv1): Older type, less feature-rich but cheaper for some use cases.
• Blob Storage: Optimized for storing unstructured data like text or binary data.

Data Redundancy Options:

• Locally Redundant Storage (LRS)
• Zone-Redundant Storage (ZRS)
• Geo-Redundant Storage (GRS)
• Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage (RA-GRS)

Access Tiers:

• Hot: Frequently accessed data.
• Cool: Infrequently…