General storage (GPv2) Subdivided into four types of data

Azure Containers

  • another name for blob storage
  • folder-type structure metaphor for any type of file, no actual physical folder
  • can change tier from hot to cold within a container
  • can hold multiple containers (like bucket in AWS)

Azure file shares

  • centralized service for everyone can storage files
  • SMB standard for connect the file shares from multiple servers
  • but for a common approach, company have their own file network and use file synchronization to azure instead

Azure Tables

  • not like SQL DB, still a non-relational storage
  • has URL to programmatically add stuff to the table
  • use storage browser to add entity on fly to the table
  • the entity properties can be not the same as previous one (semi-structure data)

Azure Queues

  • place some message into a queue first in first out

High Performance options

  • Premium SSD
  • Premium SSD v2
  • Ultra Disk