Computer data storage is a device underlying computing
hardware that is used for storing, porting and extracting data files and
Objects. It can hold and store information both temporarily and permanently and
can be internal or external to a computer, server or any similar computing
device.
Azure cloud storage is a service which is highly
available, secure, durable, scalable, and redundant provided and managed by a
Microsoft. Azure Storage includes Blobs, Files, Queues, and Tables type storage.
This article will make you aware of the storage services which are provided by
Microsoft Azure.
Durable and highly
available:
It is the big deal to ensure your data is safe in the event of transient
hardware, On-premise server often faces this issue and result loss of data.
Microsoft Azure provides the facility of redundancy, which ensures that your
data is safe in the event of transient hardware failures. You can replicate the
data across the datacenters or geographical regions for additional protection
from catastrophe or natural disaster.
Scalable: Azure Storage is designed
to be massively scalable to meet the data storage and performance needs of
today's applications.
Managed: Microsoft Azure handles
maintenance and any critical problems for you.
Accessible: You can access data from
anywhere in the world over HTTP or HTTPS.
Azure Storage services
Azure Storage includes these
data services:
Azure Blobs: Blobs stand for Binary Large Object. It consists of all
types of data, like image, text, video, and audio.
Azure Files: Managed file shares for
cloud or on-premises deployments.
Azure Queues: A messaging store for
reliable messaging between application components.
Azure Tables: A NoSQL store for schema-less
storage of structured data.
