Exercise - Provide storage for the IT department testing and training

Create a resource group

In Microsoft Azure, a resource group is a logical container that holds related Azure resources such as virtual machines, storage accounts, and networking solutions. Resource groups are used to manage and organize resources within an Azure subscription.

In the Azure portal, search for and select Resource groups.
Select + Create.

Give your resource group a name.

Select a region. Use this region throughout the project.

Select Review and create to validate the resource group.

Select Create to deploy the resource group.

Create and deploy a storage account to support testing and training.

In Microsoft Azure, a storage account is a service that provides a scalable and secure location to store data in the cloud. It serves as the foundational building block for various Azure storage services, offering different types of storage to suit different needs. Azure Storage supports a variety of data types, including blobs (binary large objects), files, queues, tables, and disks. Here are some key features and aspects of Azure Storage Accounts:

In the Azure portal, search for and select Storage accounts.

Select + Create.

On the Basics tab, select your Resource group.

Provide a Storage account name. The storage account name must be unique in Azure.

Set the Performance to Standard.

Select Review, and then Create.

Wait for the storage account to deploy and then Go to resource.

Configure simple settings in the storage account.

The data in this storage account doesn’t require high availability or durability. A lowest cost storage solution is desired.

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

Select Locally-redundant storage (LRS) in the Redundancy drop-down.

Be sure to Save your changes.

Refresh the page and notice the content only exists in the primary location.

The storage account should only accept requests from secure connections.

In the Settings section, select the Configuration blade. Ensure Secure transfer required is Enabled.

Developers would like the storage account to use at least TLS version 1.2

In the Settings section, select the Configuration blade. Ensure the Minimal TLS version is set to Version 1.2.

Until the storage is needed again, disable requests to the storage account. Learn more about disabling shared keys.
In the Settings section, select the Configuration blade.