INTRODUCTION
Managing data effectively is critical in the digital world. Azure Storage is a reliable option that delivers safe, scalable cloud storage. We'll go over how to create a Storage Account, containers, and Blob Storage in Azure step-by-step in this blog post.
Step 1: Log in to Azure Portal and sign in.
Step 2: Create a Storage Account by searching for it on the search bar on the homepage.
In the Storage Account Page, click on "Create"
Fill in the required information, project details (Subscription and Resource Group)
Fill in Storage Account Name and change Redundancy to LRS(Locally-Redundance storage).
Leave other settings as default. Click "Review + create" and then "Create" to initiate the Storage Account creation.
Wait for deployment to be completed. When completed, Go to Resources.
Step 3: Get into your Storage Account. Navigate to the Data storage from the Azure Portal dashboard after it has been created.
Click "Containers" from Data storage manage your storage.
Step 4: Create a Container
Select "Container" and provide a unique name, set the level of public access (private, blob and container). Choose Private for the sake of this tutorial.
Click "Create" to create the container.
Step 5: To upload Blob to the Container, click on the container.
Within the created container, click on "Upload" to add blobs (files or data).
Choose files from your local machine to upload to Blob Storage. Drag and drop or browse a file.
Click "Upload" to add blobs to your container.
Step 6: Explore Blob Storage
Here, you can manage and explore your stored blobs, view properties, and configure additional settings.
Generating SAS URI and Navigating Access Tiers
Azure Storage offers flexible access restrictions and storage tiers in addition to a safe cloud environment for your data. In this section, we will examine how to create a Shared Access Signature (SAS) URI for temporary access to your blob and how to smoothly switch between various Access Tiers.
Step 7: How to generate SAS URI
Select the specific blob or container for which you want to generate a SAS URI.
Define the specific permissions, start and expiry date, and other constraints for the SAS URI.
Click "Generate SAS and connection string."
Copy the generated SAS URI for limited-time access to your blob.
Step 8: Changing Access Tiers
Select the container housing your blobs.
Click on "Change access tier" to modify the access tier of the selected blobs.
Confirm the changes to transition blobs between access tiers seamlessly.
We hope that these tips on creating Storage Accounts, SAS URIs and switching between Access Tiers with ease will help you explore Azure Storage. Keep checking back to our blog for more in-depth tutorials and best practices as you continue to explore the cloud.