Every VM disk, every blob, every file share, every backup you'll ever touch in Azure lives inside a storage account. This module covers what a storage account actually is, the main ways to put data in one, and how Azure keeps that data safe when hardware — or an entire datacenter — fails.
It starts with a quick overview of Azure storage: what a storage account contains and the decisions you make when you create one. From there it covers Blob Storage, the default home for unstructured data like images, documents, and backups, and Azure Files, for fully managed file shares you can mount like a network drive. It closes with storage redundancy — LRS, ZRS, GRS, and their read-access variants — and the trade-offs between cost and how much of a disaster your data can survive.
Watch the lessons in order, then continue on to Networking.
A Microsoft exam-prep episode that tours the storage side of AZ-104: configuring access to storage, managing data in storage accounts, and Azure Files and Blob Storage at a glance.
Episode 17 of Microsoft's official AZ-104 series: containers and blob types, access tiers, and object replication in Azure's default store for unstructured data.
Episode 19 of the official AZ-104 series covers Azure Files and Azure File Sync — fully managed SMB/NFS file shares and how to keep an on-premises file server in sync with the cloud.
A clear breakdown of Azure's storage redundancy options — how many copies of your data get made, where they live, and which option to pick for a given durability and cost target.