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Deploying Storage Solution for Testing and Training.

This document outlines a technical specification for a storage infrastructure tailored for the IT department's testing and training environments. The solution prioritizes scalability, high availability, and performance to support diverse workloads, including virtual machine (VM) provisioning, containerized applications, and data-intensive training simulations.

Create and deploy a resource group to hold all your project resources

Sign into the Azure Portal, search and create Resource group

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Assign a name to your resource group, Choose a region from the drop-down and use it consistently for the entire project. Click "Review and create" to validate the resource group.

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Validate

Set up and implement a storage account to facilitate testing and training

While still in the Azure portal search and create a storage account.
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Deploy the storage account, then navigate to the resource.
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Set up basic settings in the storage account.
The storage account's data doesn't need high availability or durability, and a cost-effective storage solution is preferred.

In your storage account, in the Data management section, select the Redundancy blade

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Choose Locally-redundant storage (LRS) from the Redundancy drop-down menu. Make sure to save your changes. Refresh the page to see that the content is only stored in the primary location.

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The storage account must only allow requests from secure connections
In the Settings section, navigate to the Configuration blade and verify that the Secure transfer required option is enabled.

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Developers want the storage account to utilize a minimum of TLS version 1.2
In the Settings section, navigate to the Configuration blade and verify that the Minimum TLS version is configured to Version 1.2

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Disable requests to the storage account until the storage is needed again.
In the Settings section, go to the Configuration blade. Set "Allow storage account key access" to Disabled. Make sure to save your changes.

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Make sure the storage account is configured to permit public access from all networks.
In the Security + networking section, go to the Networking blade. Set Public network access to Enabled from all networks. Make sure to save your changes.

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Implementing robust storage infrastructure to support the IT department's testing and training needs is essential for fostering innovation, optimizing operational efficiency, and ensuring organizational resilience. By conducting a thorough requirements analysis, evaluating cutting-edge storage technologies, and adhering to industry best practices, you can architect a storage solution that fulfills the IT department's technical objectives while aligning with overarching enterprise goals.

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