In this episode, we delve into a cornerstone service within Azure that is sometimes underestimated or missed in design discussions: the Azure Storage service. Our guest, Ben Hummerstone, a seasoned Cloud Solution Architect based in the UK, brings his expertise in storage and other infrastructure services to the forefront. Ben shares a valuable set of guiding principles to assist you in crafting the optimal storage architecture for your application.
 
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode489.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/XIKxPRI1G-Y
Resources:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-government/azure-secure-isolation-guidance#high-level-azure-storage-architecture
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-redundancy
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/scalability-targets
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/access-tiers-overview
 
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