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A storage account in Azure is a way to store and retrieve various types of data in the cloud. There are several different types of storage accounts that can be created in Azure, each optimized for different types of data and use cases. A storage account gives you a unique namespace to store and access your data in Azure. You can create several storage services like Blob, files, Queue, Disk storage, Table, and more, depending on the type of storage account you have created.
Different types of storage accounts can be created in Azure:
Blob storage: This type of storage account is optimized for unstructured data, such as text or binary data. Blob storage allows you to store large amounts of unstructured data, such as images, videos, and backups, and also host websites.
File storage: This type of storage account is used for storing and accessing files in the cloud using the SMB protocol. It can also be used for cloud-based file-sharing scenarios.
Queue storage: This type of storage account is used for storing and retrieving large numbers of messages in the cloud, it is often used for storing messages that are used for asynchronous communication between different systems.
Table storage: This type of storage account is used for storing structured NoSQL data in the cloud. It is often used to store metadata or small amounts of data that don't require complex querying.
Disk storage: This type of storage account is used to store Azure Virtual Machine (VM) disks. These disks can be used to create VMs in Azure.
Each of the different types of storage accounts offers different performance and cost trade-offs, and it is important to choose the right storage account for your specific use case.
You can also use a storage account to perform various data management tasks, like creating and managing snapshots, creating backups, and creating a data lake for big data analytics.
Steps to create a storage account in Microsoft Azure:
Log in to the Azure portal using your Azure account credentials.
Click on the "Create a resource" button in the top left corner of the screen.
In the left panel, select "Storage"
In the "Storage Account" page, fill in the following information:
Subscription: Select the subscription you want to use for this storage account.
Resource group: Create a new resource group or use an existing one.
Storage account name: Choose a unique name for your storage account.
Location: Select the region where you want your storage account to be located.
Performance: Select the performance level that you want your storage account to have (Standard or Premium)
Click on "Review"
Click on "Review + Create" to review the configuration of your storage account.
Click on "Create" to create the storage account.
Then it will take few seconds to deploy your resource, once it is done you will see screen like below
Once the storage account is created, you will find the account in the Azure portal and you can navigate to the storage account to create various services like Blobs, files, Queue, and more, based on the storage account kind selected during creation.