Azure File Share Snapshots
Azure File Share Snapshots Definition:A share snapshot is a point-in-time, read-only copy of a file share. Snapshots allow recovery of files or the entire share if needed. Key Points: Snapshots are incremental, storing only changes since the last snapshot. You cannot delete a share with snapshots; all snapshots must be deleted first. Retention: Only the […]
Azure Storage Security
Azure Storage Security Overview Azure Storage provides robust security capabilities that allow developers to build secure applications. Key areas include: 1. Encryption At rest: All data is automatically encrypted using Storage Service Encryption (SSE) with 256-bit AES. Customer-managed keys: You can optionally use Azure Key Vault to manage your own encryption keys for more control. […]
Azure Blob Storage Pricing
Azure Blob Storage Pricing Considerations Performance Tiers Blob storage has tiers: Hot, Cool, and Archive. Cost per GB decreases as the tier gets cooler. Data Access Costs Reading data from Cool or Archive tiers incurs a per-GB access charge. Transaction Costs Every read/write operation incurs a per-transaction fee, increasing for cooler tiers. Geo-Replication Data Transfer […]
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage – Overview Azure Blob Storage is a cloud service for storing unstructured data as objects called blobs. It can store any type of text or binary data, such as documents, images, videos, and application installers. Blob Storage is also known as object storage. Common Use Cases Serving images or documents directly to […]
Accessing Azure Storage
Accessing Azure Storage Every object stored in Azure Storage has a unique URL. The storage account name forms the subdomain of the URL, and the service-specific domain forms the endpoint. Default Service Endpoints If your storage account is named mystorageaccount, the default endpoints are: Blob (Container) service http://mystorageaccount.blob.core.windows.net Table service http://mystorageaccount.table.core.windows.net Queue service http://mystorageaccount.queue.core.windows.net File […]
Azure Storage Accounts
Azure Storage Accounts – Overview What is Azure Storage? Azure Storage is Microsoft’s cloud storage solution designed for modern data storage scenarios. It provides highly scalable, secure, and durable services for storing and accessing data from anywhere in the world. Azure Storage supports: Object storage File systems Messaging services NoSQL data stores It is widely […]
Traffic manager in Azure
Azure Traffic Manager Microsoft Azure Traffic Manager enables you to control how user traffic is distributed to application endpoints hosted across multiple datacenters worldwide. It helps improve availability, performance, and resilience by intelligently directing users to the most appropriate service endpoint. How Azure Traffic Manager Works Azure Traffic Manager operates at the DNS level: It […]
Network Traffic Management
Network Traffic Management – Key Concepts (Azure) 1. System Routes (Default Routing) Azure automatically creates system routes to manage traffic flow without manual configuration. System routes handle: VM ↔ VM traffic within the same subnet VM ↔ VM traffic across subnets in the same VNet VM ↔ Internet Site-to-Site VPN and ExpressRoute traffic via gateways […]
ExpressRoute and VPN Gateway Coexisting
ExpressRoute and VPN Gateway Coexisting Scenario An enterprise uses ExpressRoute as the primary, high-performance connection to Azure and a Site-to-Site (S2S) VPN as a backup or supplemental path. Architecture Overview On-Premises Network │ ├── ExpressRoute Circuit (Private Peering) │ │ │ └── ExpressRoute Gateway │ │ │ └── Azure Virtual Network │ └── Site-to-Site VPN […]
Express Route on the Microsoft cloud
ExpressRoute Capabilities ExpressRoute provides private, dedicated connectivity between on-premises networks and Microsoft cloud services. It is available across all Azure regions, with connections established through ExpressRoute locations—datacenters where Microsoft peers with service providers. By connecting to one ExpressRoute location within a geopolitical region, you gain access to all Azure regions in that geopolitical region. Key […]
