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Azure Blob Storage vs AWS S3: A Comprehensive Comparison
When it comes to cloud storage, two of the most popular options are Azure Blob Storage and Amazon S3. Both are highly scalable, secure, and widely used by businesses of all sizes. However, there are significant differences between the two that make them better suited...
Azure Blob Storage Tiers Overview
Azure Blob Storage Tiers Overview Azure Blob storage has several storage tiers that offer different performance and cost characteristics. The storage tiers available are: Hot: This tier is for frequently accessed data that needs to be immediately available. It is the...
Are VMware Snapshots Backups? Detailed Explanation
VMware Snapshot Overview. A VMware snapshot is a point-in-time copy of the virtual machine's disk files and memory state. These snapshots are used to capture the state of a virtual machine at a specific point in time and allow users to revert to a previous state if...
An In-Depth Overview of Azure Storage Accounts & Services
Azure storage accounts offer powerful, cost-effective options for managing your data and applications. With various services such as blobs, queues, files, and tables, you can use Azure Storage to store and access virtually limitless amounts of data effectively. This...
What are Azure Native Services?
Azure Native Services Overview. Azure native services are cloud-based solutions that are developed, managed, and supported by Microsoft. These services are designed to help organizations build and deploy applications on the Azure cloud platform, and take advantage of...
How do you connect an Azure Storage Account to Active Directory?
Azure Storage Authentication Options Azure Storage Authentication is the process of verifying the identity of a client that is requesting access to an Azure storage account. Azure Storage supports several authentication options that can be used to secure access to...
How to setup and use Azure SFTP Service with Azure Storage.
Azure SFTP Service with Azure Storage overview Azure SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) is a service provided by Microsoft Azure that enables you to transfer files securely to and from Azure storage. The service is built on the SFTP protocol, which provides a secure...
What is Azure Files and what are they used for?
What are Azure Files? Azure Files is a fully managed, cloud-based file storage service provided by Microsoft Azure that allows you to share files across multiple servers and platforms. One of the key features of Azure Files is the ability to create and organize files...
Overview of Folders in Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage is a popular and powerful object storage service provided by Microsoft Azure. It offers a wide range of features, including the ability to create and manage data in containers called "folders." In this content audit, we will evaluate the quality of...
How to change the Tiering of Azure Blobs
If you are an Azure Cloud Storage user, you will know that Azure offers three different storage tiers for storing data: hot, cool, and archive tiers. These Azure Storage tiers offer different levels of performance and cost efficiency. In this post, we'll show you how...