Implement and manage storage Flashcards
What are the 3 categories of Azure Data
Virtual Machine data, unstructured data, structured data
give a brief description and example of virtual machine data
Storage includes disks and files. Provided through azure managed disks used by VM’s
Give a brief description and example of unstructured data
Non relational data, generally used within blob storage and data lake storage
Give a brief description and example Structured Data
Data stored in a relational format with a shared schema- Azure tables, azure cosmos db, azure SQL
General Purpose Storage accounts: two tiers avaliable?
Standard (Magnetic HDD)
Premium (SSD)
What four data services can be accessed by using an azure storage acccount
Blob storage (containers)
Azure files: file sharing
Queue Storage: messaging store for reliable messaging between application components
Table Storage: Non relational structure Data
What is blob storage IDEAL for?
Serving images or documents directly to a browser
streaming video and audio
storing files for distributed access
Storing data for backup and restore, disaster recovery, and archiving.
What is Azure Files Ideal for
Files sharing
What is azure queue storage ideal for
Example given- creating a thumbnail while uploading a picture- 64kb is the max size so it’s used for very small processes
What is azure table storage used for
Azure Cosmos DB- Non relational Data
What are the 4 available storage account options
Standard general- purpose v2
Premium Block Blobs
Premium File Shares
Premium Page blobs
Which storage account option has the following supported services: Blob storage, queue storage, table storage, and azure files
Standard general- purpose v2
Which storage account option has the following supported services: Blob Storage and data lake
Premium block blobs
Which storage account option has the following supported services: Azure Files
Premium File Shares
Which storage account option has the following supported services: Page blobs only (NO DATA LAKE)
Premium Blobs only
Recommended Usage: Standard General v2
Most scenarios are ideal