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How To Create Storage Account In Azure Portal

Overview

  • Only Data services from Azure storage can be comprised in a storage account.
  • Integrating data services into a storage account allows the user to manage them as a group.

Azure storage platform comprises of the following;

  1. Azure Blob; It is used to store text and unstructured data
  2. Azure Files; It is used to keep files for cloud or on-premise deployment
  3. Azure Queue; It is used for consistent messaging between application components.
  4. Azure Tables; It is used to keep structured data
  5. Azure Disks; It is used to store Virtual Machine

Azure Blob Pricing

Azure storage offers various access tiers which allow for storing blob object data in a very cost-effective manner
The available access tiers include;

  1. Hot Tiers; Used for storing frequently accessed data
  2. Cool Tiers; Used for storing less frequently accessed data and the storage period is for at least 30 days
  3. Archive Tiers; Used for storing rarely accessed data and the storage period is for at least 180 days

Below is the Step-by-Step format for Creating Azure Storage Account

Step 1; Sign in to the Azure Portal

  • Go to the Azure Portal
  • Sign in with your Azure account credentials

Step 2; Create a Resource Group

  • In Azure Portal, select Resource Group from the left-hand navigation Image description
  • Click on + Create Image description
  • On the Basic tab, under Project details
  • Select the right Subscription --Azure subscription 1
  • Enter a Resource group name --- RomanusRg
  • Select a Region --- (US)East US
  • Click on Review + Create
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  • Validation passed

  • Click on Create
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  • Resource group creation completed

  • The new Resource group is listed among the already resource group
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    Step 3; Create a Storage Account

  • In the Azure portal, Click on Create a resource in the upper left corner
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  • In the Search service and Marketplace box type Storage Account and select it from the results to get to the Marketplace
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  • At the Marketplace, Click on Storage account to get to the Storage Account interphase
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  • Click on Create to Create a Storage Account
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    Step 4; Configure the Basics
    On the Basic tab, fill in the necessary fields under the Project details
    Subscription; Make sure the right subscription is selected --- Azure Subscription
    Resource group;Select the resource group you just created or choose Create new
    Under Instant details
    Storage account name; Enter a unique name which must be between 2 and 24 characters in length and may contain numbers or lowercase letters only
    Region; Choose the region for your storage account
    Performance; Select Standard or Premium based on your performance requirement
    Redundancy; Choose the redundancy options (eg LRS, GRS, ZRS) that suit your availability requirements
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  • Click on Next to review the configuration settings
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  • Advanced, Networking, Data Protection, Encryption and Tags are left as Default

Step 5; Review and Create

  • Click on Create to provision the Storage Account Image description Step 6; Deployment Completed
  • Click on Go to the resource Image description Step 7; Verify Creation
  • After deployment is completed, navigate to the resource group or the list of storage accounts to verify that your new storage account has been created Image description
  • Click on the storage account name to view its properties and manage it. Image description

By following the above step-by-step you will have a new Azure Storage Account ready to use

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