Blob Storage
Object storage for unstructured data such as images, video, backups, and logs.
Azure Blob Storage is the platform’s object storage service, designed for unstructured data such as images, videos, log files, backups, and static website assets. It lives inside a Storage Account and organizes data into containers, each holding an unlimited number of blobs. Because it exposes an HTTP/HTTPS endpoint, it integrates naturally with applications, CDNs, and Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 (Blob Storage with hierarchical namespace enabled). Blob Storage is not for structured relational data or for files mounted as a drive—Azure Files handles SMB/NFS file shares. The hot, cool, and archive access tiers tune cost to access frequency, but archive blobs must be rehydrated before reading.
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