AZ 900 - Azure Storage

Azure Storage - 14 Cards

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Block Storage

Storage type used by hard disks.

File Storage

Type of storage used to share files.

Object Storage

Type of storage used for REST API access to objects.

Azure Disks

Block storage for Azure VMs

Azure Files

File shares for cloud and on-premises

Azure Blobs

Object store for text and binary data

Azure Queues

Decouples applications using messaging

Azure Tables

Basic NoSQL store; use Cosmos DB for advanced needs

Storage Account

Required for Storing Azure Files, Blobs, Queues, and Tables.

Locally redundant storage (LRS)

3 synchronous copies in same data center; least expensive

Zone-redundant storage (ZRS)

3 synchronous copies in 3 AZs in primary region

Geo-redundant storage (GRS)

LRS + asynchronous copy to secondary region; highest availability

Geo-zone-redundant storage (GZRS)

ZRS + asynchronous copy to secondary region; most expensive

Region Pairs

Easily distribute data in two regions (Example - Central India & South India)