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Oluwaloseyi Oluwatofunmi Emmanuel
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Create and Configure Azure Storage Account

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What is a Storage Account?

A Storage Account is a secure, scalable cloud container with a name globally unique used for storing data objects (Blobs, Files, Queues, and Tables) in the cloud.

Step-by-Step Guide to Create a Storage Account

Now that we understand the meaning of Storage account, let’s assume you work in an IT department and your organization requires you to provide a storage account with simple configurations that can be changed easily for the training and testing of new employees.

Step 1: First thing you do is to create and deploy a Resource group

  • Login to your azure portal and search Resource group

RG

  • Select + Create.

Create

  • Give your resource group a name. For example, Jasperrg01.
  • Select a region. Use this region throughout the project.
  • Select Review and create to validate the resource group.

RG

  • Select Create to deploy the resource group.

Create

Step 2: Next you Create and deploy a storage account

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

SA

  • Select + Create.

Create

  • On the Basics tab, select your Resource group.
  • Provide a Storage account name.
  • Remember the storage account name must be unique in Azure.
  • Set the Performance to Standard.
  • Select Review, and then Create.

SA

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

GTR

Configure the Storage Account

Step 1: The storage accounts does not require high availability so you set to the lowest cost

  • 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.

Redundancy

Step 2: Make sure the storage account only accepts requests from secured connections

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

Secure Transfer

Step 3: 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.

Version

Step 4: Until the storage is needed again, disable requests to the storage account.

  • In the Settings section, select the Configuration blade.
  • Ensure Allow storage account key access is Disabled.
  • Be sure to Save your changes.

SAKA

Step 5: Ensure the storage account allows public access from all networks.

  • In the Security + networking section, select the Networking blade.

Network Access

  • Ensure Public network access is set to Enabled from all networks.
  • Be sure to Save your changes.

Save

Conclusion

We have successfully created a storage account for training and testing. In summary Azure storage account is a container that holds all your Azure Storage data objects, including blobs, files, queues, and tables. It offers several types of storage accounts, Standard and Premium. Each type supports different features and has its own pricing model. Azure Storage always stores multiple copies of your data to protect it from planned and unplanned events. Redundancy models can replicate data in the primary and secondary regions.

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Oluwatofunmi Emmanuel Oluwaloseyi

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