Describe Azure Storage Services

Question 1

Which are the 3 data types used in storage?

Answer 1

Structured

Semi-structured

Unstructured

Question 2

What is an Azure Storage Account?

Answer 2

Group of services which include

blob storage

queue storage

table storage

file storage

Question 3

Name 2 key features of Blob Storage

Answer 3

BLOB – binary large object – file

Designed for storage of files of any kind

Question 4

Describe the 3 storage tiers of Blob Storage

Answer 4

Hot – frequently accessed data

Cool – infrequently accessed data (lower availability, high durability)

Archive – rarely (if-ever) accessed data

Question 5

Storage for small pieces of data (messages)

Designed for scalable asynchronous processing

Answer 5

Queue Storage

Question 6

Storage for semi-structured data (NoSQL)
No need for foreign joins, foreign keys, relationships or strict schema
Designed for fast access

Answer 6

Table Storage

Question 7

This storage has many programming interfaces and SDKs

Answer 7

Table Storage

Question 8

Storage for files accessed via shared drive protocols

Designed to extend on-premise file shares or implement lift-and-shift scenarios

Answer 8

File Storage

Question 9

Disk emulation in the cloud

Persistent storage for Virtual Machines

Disk can be unmanaged or managed

Answer 9

Disk Storage

Question 10

Different:

sizes,
types (SSD, HDD)
performance tiers

Answer 10

Disk Storage

Question 11

Azure Storage Account services

Answer 11

Azure Table Storage

Azure Blob Storage

Azure File Storage

Azure Queue Storage

Azure Disk Storage

Question 12

These two services provide persistent storage for Azure VMs

Answer 12

Azure Disk Storage

Azure File Storage

Question 13

Service used to store small pieces of information (messages) and build scalable solutions with asynchronous messaging patterns.

Answer 13

Azure Queue Storage