Configure Azure Storage firewalls and virtual networks Storage accounts are managed through Azure Resource Manager. Management operations are authenticated and authorized using Microsoft Entra ID RBAC. Each storage service exposes its own endpoint used to manage the data in that storage service (blobs in Blob Storage, entities in tables, and so on). These service-specific endpoints are not exposed through Azure Resource […]

Access tiers Azure Blob Storage supports four access tiers: Hot, Cool, Cold, and Archive. Each represents a trade-off of availability and cost. There is no trade-off on the durability (probability of data loss), which is defined by the SKU and replication, not the access tier. NOTE BLOB STORAGE ONLY Access tiers apply to Block Blob […]

Replication options When you create a storage account, you can also specify how your data will be replicated for redundancy and resistance to failure. There are four options, as described in Table 2-2. TABLE 2-2 Storage account replication options Replication Type Description Locally redundant storage (LRS) Makes three synchronous copies of your data within a […]

Storage account names When you name an Azure storage account, you need to remember these points: Performance tiers When creating a storage account, you must choose between the Standard and Premium performance tiers. This setting cannot be changed later. Account types There are three possible storage account types for the Standard tier: StorageV2 (General- Purpose […]

Implementing and managing storage is one of the most important aspects of building or deploying a new solution using Azure. There are several services and features available for use, and each has its own place. Azure Storage is the underlying storage for most of the services in Azure. It provides service for the storage and […]

Thought experiment In this thought experiment, apply what you have learned. You can find answers to these questions in the next section. You are responsible for creating and tracking resources in Azure for two business units within your organization: HR and Marketing. Your organization has an Enterprise Agreement (EA). Each business unit needs to deploy its […]

Chapter summary Here are some of the key takeaways from this chapter: variables/parameters/functions to create dependencies between resources.

Monitor and report spend EA customers can create spending quotas and set notification thresholds through the EA portal. This is in addition to the budget alerts available through the Cost Management and Bill- ing tools of your Azure subscription. An advantage of using the EA portal to configure spend- ing notifications is that a quota […]

Monitor and report spend While Azure Advisor and its cost recommendations provide one method for monitoring spend and unused resources, Azure has many other tools that can help you monitor the cost of your resources and report on that cost. There are several considerations that you must account for when reporting on the cost associated […]

Configure cost center quotas One of the key factors in managing an Azure subscription is being able to plan for and drive organizational accountability for Azure spend. One of the best ways to drive accountability is to make sure that the consumers of Azure resources understand their cost, including current usage and forecasting future spend […]