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Azure Prepare

Prepare Azure environments for new workloads—subscriptions, networking, identity, and landing zones

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Azure Storage

Scalable cloud storage for blobs, files, queues, and tables.

When to Use

Blob storage (files, images, videos)
File shares (SMB/NFS)
Queue storage (simple messaging)
Table storage (NoSQL key-value)
Static website hosting

Required Supporting Resources

Resource	Purpose
None required	Storage is self-contained
Key Vault	Store connection strings
Private Endpoint	Secure access (optional)

SKU Selection

SKU	Replication	Use Case
Standard_LRS	Local (3 copies)	Dev/test, non-critical
Standard_ZRS	Zone-redundant	Production, regional HA
Standard_GRS	Geo-redundant	DR requirements
Premium_LRS	Premium SSD	High performance

Storage Types

Type	Best For
Blob	Files, images, videos, backups, logs
Queue	Simple message queuing, decoupling
Table	NoSQL key-value data
File Share	Lift-and-shift, SMB/NFS access

Access Tiers

Tier	Use Case
Hot	Frequent access
Cool	Infrequent access (30+ days)
Archive	Rare access (180+ days)

Environment Variables

Variable	Value
`AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING`	Connection string (Key Vault)
`AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT`	Account name
`AZURE_STORAGE_CONTAINER`	Container name

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