Chapter 11: Using Azure Storage – Tables, Queues, Files, and Blobs

1. Hot and cold—the archive can be selected on a blob level once the account is created.
2. You must include both a Partition Key and a Row Key.
3. The following models are available: LRS, ZRS, GRS, and RA-GRS.
4. File Storage works more like a file share while Blob Storage acts as storage for application and user data. They also have different pricing models.
5. Yes, you can.
6. A message will be available for up to a maximum of 7 days.
7. The maximum size of a message is 64 KBs.
8. The maximum size of the Partition Key is 1 KB.
9. In Table Storage, we work with the optimistic concurrency model.
10. With Azure Files, you can easily scale out your shares by adding additional accounts. When using on-premises shares, you have to buy, install, and configure the hardware before you use it.

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