Provide storage for the IT department testing and training

Provide storage for the IT department testing and training

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Provide storage for the IT department testing and trainingnnamdi nmarah

What is cloud storage? Cloud storage is microsoft's object store for unstructured data. It...

What is cloud storage?

Cloud storage is microsoft's object store for unstructured data. It stores blobs, files, queues and tables. In this article, I am going to show you how to create a storage account for an IT department called test and training. The steps are as follows;

Create a resource group and a storage account.

-In the Azure portal, search for and select Resource groups

Resource group

  • Select + Create

plus create

  • Give your resource group a name, e.g storagerg

name rg

  • Select a region. Use this region throughout the project

select region

  • Select Review and create to validate the resource group.

review plus create

  • Select Create to deploy the resource group.

click create

Create and deploy a storage account to support testing and training.

  • In the Azure portal, search for and select Storage accounts

storage accounts

  • Select + Create.

plus create

  • On the Basics tab, select your Resource group.

select resource group on basics tab

  • Provide a Storage account name. The storage account name must be unique in Azure

storage account name

  • Set the Performance to Standard.

performance set to standard

  • Select Review, and then Create.

review plus create

  • Wait for the storage account to deploy and then Go to resource.

resource

Configure simple settings in the storage account.

The data in this storage account doesn’t require high availability or durability. A lowest cost storage solution is desired. Learn more about storage account redundancy.

  • In your storage account, in the Data management section, select the Redundancy blade.

select redundancy

  • Select Locally-redundant storage (LRS) in the Redundancy drop-down.

select lrs

  • Be sure to Save your changes.

save changes

  • Refresh the page and notice the content only exists in the primary location.

Refresh page

The storage account should only accept requests from secure connections. Learn more about requiring secure transfer from secure connections

  • In the Settings section, select the Configuration blade.

select configuration blade

  • Ensure Secure transfer required is Enabled.

Enable secure transfer

Developers would like the storage account to use at least TLS version 1.2. Learn more about transport layer security (TLS)

  • In the Settings section, select the Configuration blade.

select configuration blade

  • Ensure the Minimal TLS version is set to Version 1.2.

TLS version 1.2

Until the storage is needed again, disable requests to the storage account. Learn more about disabling shared keys.

  • In the Settings section, select the Configuration blade.

select configuration blade

  • Ensure Allow storage account key access is Disabled

disable storrage account key

  • Be sure to Save your changes.

save changes

Ensure the storage account allows public access from all networks

  • In the Security + networking section, select the Networking blade.

select networking blade

  • Ensure Public network access is set to Enabled from all networks.

Enable all networks

  • Be sure to Save your changes

save changes