Creating a Blob Storage account in Azure

This section will walk you through the step-by-step process of creating a Blob Storage account using the Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI). Following these instructions, you can set up a Blob Storage account, create a container within it, and prepare the foundation for managing your unstructured data efficiently.

Important

Please note that we’ll create resources in the region closest to you to ensure optimal performance and latency for your storage account.

Let’s start creating your Azure Blob Storage account and container using the Azure CLI.

Before creating the Blob Storage account, it’s essential to create a resource group to logically group your resources together. A resource group helps in better management and organization. Run the following command to create a new resource group named storage-rg in the East US region:

Figure 6.1: Creating a resource group via the Azure CLI

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