# Overview Microsoft Azure Storage provides secure cloud solutions for storing, processing, and managing data, while supporting hybrid and multicloud deployments. It offers a range of tools for cloud journey planning and financial guidance, enabling businesses to innovate effectively. # Key Features Azure Storage in a cloud data center is equipped with several notable features to meet diverse needs: - **Highly Scalable**: Manage large data volumes across different storage types, such as blob, disk, and file storage. - **Secure**: Offers encryption and advanced security measures to protect stored data. - **Integrated AI Services**: Includes features to add cognitive capabilities to applications. - **Global Accessibility**: Data can be stored in multiple regions, ensuring redundancy and accessibility. - **Cost-effective**: Supports various pricing models, including reserved capacity to lower costs. # Importance In an Azure Cloud Data Center, using Azure Storage is crucial for several reasons: - **Reliability**: Ensures that data is available and accessible at any time. - **Flexibility**: Supports a variety of data types and workloads which aids in seamless application development and deployment. - **Security**: Provides robust data security compliance options, critical for enterprise use. # Use Cases Azure Storage can be utilized in various scenarios within an Azure Data Center: - **Data Backup and Recovery**: Provides a secure location for backing up critical data and disaster recovery. - **Big Data and Analytics**: Supports the storage and processing needs of large datasets for analytics workloads. - **Web and Mobile Application Hosting**: Offers storage solutions that support cloud-based apps with varying data demands. - **Media Content Storage**: Ideal for storage and streaming of large volumes of media content across the globe. # Data Redundancy ## Redundancy in a primary region Data in a storage account is always replicated three times within a primary region [[Locally Redundant Storage]] [[Zone-Redundant Storage]] ## Redundancy in a secondary region Copying your storage account to a secondary region ensures that your data remains durable during a complete regional outage or a disaster in which the primary region isn't recoverable [[Geo-Redundant Storage]] [[Geo-Zone-Redundant Storage]] # Data Management [[Lifecycle Management Policies]] [[Object Replication]] ## Resources - [Storage account overview - Azure Storage | Microsoft Learn](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-account-overview) -