3. Storage Overview
• Storage that is cost effective, flexible, and scalable
• Works with existing infrastructure
• Storage for cloud based applications
• Accessible via REST APIs
• Storage account provides access to storage
services
4. Storage Account
• Required for Azure Storage Services
• Highest level of namespace for storage services
• Can have 200 Terabytes of data
• Uses Geographical Redundant Storage (GRS) by
default
• Can be accessed using a URL
• Generates two 512-bit storage access keys
5. Binary Large Object Storage (Blob)
• Components of a Blob Service
Account Container Blob
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6. Tables
Account Table Entity
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Email = ..
Photo ID = ..
Date = ..
• Components of the Table Service
7. Queues
Account Queues Messages
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• Components of the Queue Service
8. Azure SQL Database
• Fully managed relational database service
• Offers scale and functionality of an enterprise SQL
server
• Replicates multiple redundant copies of data
• Stored in the same manner as traditional SQL
Server with Transact-SQL
• Allows for easy migration from on premise
9. Import/Export
• Allows for transferring of large amounts of data to
and from Blob storage without having to upload
data over the network
• You must met the following requirements to use
this service:
• Valid Azure Subscription and storage account
• 3.5 inch SATA ll hard drive formatted with NTFS
• Data stored on the hard drive must be encrypted using
BitLocker
• Data can only be uploaded or downloaded from block and
page blobs
• Maximum of 20 active jobs per subscription
• No more that 10 hard drives
10. StorSimple Cloud-Integrated Storage
• Standalone system that provides on-premises
enterprise storage
• Fully integrates with Microsoft Azure storage
services
• Combines iSCSI SAN, snapshots, backups,
deduplication, and compression with Azure storage
services
11. Azure Cache Overview
• Provides secure and dedicated cache
• Created in the Microsoft Azure region of your
choice
• Available as managed services with Cache Service
• Can be managed using Azure SDK or In-Role
Cache
12. Azure Cache Service
• Uses dedicated cache managed by Microsoft
• Allows access to application including Web Sites,
Cloud Services, Web and Worker Roles, and Virtual
Machines
• Comes in the following tiers:
• Basic – 128MB-1GB
• Standard 1GB – 10GB
• Premium 5GB-150GB
13. In-Role Cache
• Allows for cache to be hosted within Azure roles
• Performs caching by using a portion of the memory
available to the virtual machine
• Allows cache to grow large and have no quota
restrictions
• Two options for In-Role Cache
• Dedicated Role
• Co-located Role
14. Azure Marketplace
• Global online store allowing people to publish and
sell applications to Azure customers
15. Azure Store
• Allows you to purchase Add-ons from Microsoft
Partners
• Add-ons can be managed from the Management
Portal
• Usage costs are included in a single bill from
Microsoft
16. Azure PowerShell
• Provides the cmdlets needed to manage Azure with
Windows PowerShell
• Distributed as a downloadable file
• Must provide your Azure subscription before you
can use the cmdlets
• Currently two different options for connecting to
your subscription:
• Azure Active Directory
• Management Certificate
17. Azure Command-Line Interface
• Set of open source commands that work with
Azure
• Provide similar functionality as the Management
Portal
• Based on JavaScript and require Node.js
• Can be installed in two different ways:
• Installer packages for Windows and OS X
• NPM command if Node.js is already installed