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Introduction to Azure Blob storage

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In this article, we are reading about  “ Introduction to Azure Blob storage ” . Azure Blob storage is Microsoft’s object storage solution for the cloud. Blob storage is optimized for storing massive amounts of unstructured data. Unstructured data is data that does not adhere to a particular data model or definition, such as text or binary data. About Blob storage Blob storage is designed for: Serving images or documents directly to a browser. Storing files for distributed access. Streaming video and audio. Writing to log files. Storing data for backup and restore disaster recovery, and archiving. Storing data for analysis by an on-premises or Azure-hosted service. Users or client applications can access objects in Blob storage via HTTP/HTTPS, from anywhere in the world. Objects in Blob storage are accessible via the  Azure Storage REST API ,  Azure PowerShell ,  Azure CLI , or an Azure Storage client library. Client libraries are available for a var...

Get started with Azure Queue storage using .NET

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In this article we are reading about  “ Get started with Azure Queue storage using .NET ” . Azure Queue storage is a service for storing large numbers of messages that can be accessed from anywhere in the world via authenticated calls using HTTP or HTTPS. A single queue message can be up to 64 KB in size, and a queue can contain millions of messages, up to the total capacity limit of a storage account. Common uses of Queue storage include: Creating a backlog of work to process asynchronously Passing messages from an Azure web role to an Azure worker role Queue Service Concepts The Queue service contains the following components: URL format:  Queues are addressable using the following URL format: http:// <storage account> .queue.core.windows.net/ <queue> The following URL addresses a queue in the diagram: http://myaccount.queue.core.windows.net/images-to-download Storage Account:  All access to Azure Storage is done through a ...