Azure Storage types
Blob storage. Containers for data blobs. The three types of blobs are:
- Page blobs: Optimized for random access, 512-byte pages, Azure virtual machine disk files
- Block blobs: Optimized for sequential large access, variable-sized blocks, ideal for media and backups
- Append blobs: Optimized for append operations only, Ideal for logging
Table storage. Store for non-relational key/value entities(pairs) in rows, single clustered index
Queue storage. Temporary store for asynchronous exchange of messages(inter-application)
File storage. File sharing store through SMB 3.x and SMB 2.1
Controlling access to storage
Storage account access keys:
Primary and secondary
Automatically generated but can be recycled
Provide full access to a storage account
shared access signatures(SAS):
Granular (container or resource level)
Time-limited
Stored access policy:
Granular (container level)
Time-limited
You can easily revoke policy-linked SAS
Role-based access control:
Default roles
Custom roles
Specify an access level(blob storage only):
Private
Public Blob
Public Container