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Published inNov 2017
PublisherPackt
ISBN-139781785884917
Edition1st Edition
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Azure Storage services

Azure Storage has multiple services that would fit most scenarios. At the moment, there are four types of Azure Storage services, which are as follows:

  • Blob storage
  • Table storage
  • Queue storage
  • File storage

Each of these services can be used for different scenarios, which we will cover in detail shortly.

Blob storage

Blob stands for binary large object. This type of service can store almost everything since it stores unstructured data, such as documents, files, images, VHDs, and so on.

Using the Azure Blob storage service makes you capable of storing everything we have just mentioned, and able to access them from anywhere using different access methods, such as URLs, REST APIs, or even one of the Azure...

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Learning Microsoft Azure Storage
Published in: Nov 2017Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781785884917