Azure Storage Performance and Access Tiers Flashcards

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What are the three access tiers for Storage Accounts?

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Hot, Cool, Archive

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Access Tier - Hot:

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Frequently access data
Highest storage cost
Lowest access cost

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Access Tier - Cool:

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Infrequently accessed data
Lower storage cost
Higher access cost
30 day minimum storage time

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Access Tier - Archive:

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Rarely accessed data
Lowest storage cost
Highest access cost
180 day minimum storage time

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What are the two Storage Account performance tiers?

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Standard and Premium

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Storage Account Performance - Standard Tier:

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General purpose usage optimized for high capacity and high throughput

Available for:
GPv1
GPv2
Blob Storage

Useful for DR datasets and media-like pictures and videos.

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Storage Account Performance - Premium Tier:

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Greater speed and lower latency, stored on SSDs

Avialable for:
BlockBlob Storage
FileStorage
GPv1 and GPv2

Useful for interactive workloads, analytics, AI, and machine learning.

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Can you convert your storage accounts between Standard and Performance tiers?

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No, a new account will need to be created and data migrated across.

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