flashcard-dp-900-6-azure-storage.md

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title	DP 900 - Azure Storage
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cards	title description Block Storage Storage type used by hard disks. title description File Storage Type of storage used to share files. title description Object Storage Type of storage used for REST API access to objects. title description Azure Disks Block storage for Azure VMs title description Azure Files File shares for cloud and on-premises title description Azure Blobs Object store for text and binary data title description Azure Queues Decouples applications using messaging title description Azure Tables Basic NoSQL store; use Cosmos DB for advanced needs title description Storage Account Required for Storing Azure Files, Blobs, Queues, and Tables. title description Locally redundant storage (LRS) 3 synchronous copies in same data center; least expensive title description Zone-redundant storage (ZRS) 3 synchronous copies in 3 AZs in primary region title description Geo-redundant storage (GRS) LRS + asynchronous copy to secondary region; highest availability title description Geo-zone-redundant storage (GZRS) ZRS + asynchronous copy to secondary region; most expensive title description Region Pairs Easily distribute data in two regions (Example - Central India & South India) title description Azure Disks Block storage for Azure VMs title description Standard HDD Recommended for backup, non-critical, infrequent access title description Standard SSD Recommended for web servers, lightly used enterprise applications, and dev/test environments title description Premium SSD Recommended for production and performance-sensitive workloads title description Ultra disks (SSD) Recommended for IO-intensive workloads, such as SAP HANA, top tier databases (e.g., SQL, Oracle), and other transaction-heavy workloads title description Managed Disk Azure handles storage, high fault tolerance and availability title description Unmanaged Disk You need to manage storage and storage account. Disks stored in containers. title description Azure Blobs Object store for text and binary data title description Hot Access Tier Frequently accessed data storage title description Cool Access Tier Infrequently accessed data storage for at least 30 days title description Archive Access Tier Rarely accessed data storage for at least 180 days