Creating Azure Resource Group and Storage

Table of contents

• What is Azure Cloud Storage
• Important Azure Storage Features
• Steps on setting up a storage account and resource group
• Step 1: Create a resource group and a storage account.
• Step 2: Configure simple settings in the storage account.

What is Azure Cloud Storage?

Microsoft Azure offers a full range of cloud storage services, including Azure Cloud Storage. For a wide range of data objects, it provides highly accessible, massively scalable, robust, and secure storage.

Here are a few essential elements:

Azure Blob Storage: Object storage that is incredibly scalable for unstructured data, such as binary and text data. It's perfect for keeping a lot of data, including backups, movies, and pictures.
Azure Files: Managed file shares accessible using the SMB protocol are called Azure Files. File share-dependent legacy programs can benefit from this migration.
Azure Disk Storage: High-performance, long-lasting block storage for Azure virtual machines is provided via Azure Disk Storage.
Azure Data Lake Storage: This combines the performance and dependability of a data lake with the scalability and financial advantages of object storage.

Important Azure Storage Features

Global Accessibility: HTTP/HTTPS is available everywhere. Data is perfect for scattered teams and worldwide applications since it can be accessed from any location.
Arrangement and Enhancement: Add metadata to data and have it automatically layer between hot and cold storage. Effective data classification and retrieval is aided by metadata. Storage costs are optimized via automatic tiering according to access frequency.
Security: Security features include many access control choices and default data encryption. For increased security, role-based access control (RBAC), encryption both in transit and at rest, and connection with Azure Active Directory are provided.
Scalability: Able to adapt to increasing data requirements with ease. Suitable for applications with varying workloads, it can handle millions of requests per second and petabytes of data.
Ease of Use: Simple to use interface and extensive documentation make it easy to use. Application development is made easier by integration with SDKs and development tools for different programming languages.

Steps on setting up a storage account and resource group

Step 1: Create a resource group and a storage account.

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

• In the Azure portal, search for and select Resource groups.

• Select + Create.

Give your resource group a name. For example, stephen_o.

Select a Region. Use this region throughout the project.

Select Review + create to validate the resource group.

• Select Create to deploy the resource group.

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

• 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.

Step 2: Configure simple settings in the storage account.

1. 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.

2.The storage account should only accept requests from secure connections.

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

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.

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.

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

• In the Security + networking section, select the Networking blade.
• Ensure Public network access is set to Enabled from all networks.

Be sure to Save your changes.
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