AZ-104: Implement and manage storage in Azure

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Identify features and usage cases for Azure storage accounts.
• Select between different types of storage and storage accounts.
• Select a storage replication strategy.
• Configure network access to storage accounts.
• Secure storage endpoints.

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Identify features and usage cases for Azure Blob storage.
• Configure Blob storage and Blob access tiers.
• Configure Blob lifecycle management rules.
• Configure Blob object replication.
• Upload and price Blob storage.

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Configure shared access signatures including URI and SAS parameters.
• Configure storage service encryption.
• Implement customer-managed keys.
• Recommend opportunities to improve storage security.

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Identify when to use Azure files versus Azure Blobs.
• Configure Azure file shares and file share snapshots.
• Identify features and usage cases of Azure File Sync.
• Identify File Sync components and configuration steps.

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Configure and use Storage Explorer.
• Configure the Import and Export Service.
• Configure and use AZCopy.

In this module, you will:

• Decide how many storage accounts you need for your project
• Determine the appropriate settings for each storage account
• Create a storage account using the Azure portal

In this module, you will:

• Identify the features of a shared access signature for Azure Storage.
• Identify the features of stored access policies.
• Programmatically generate and use a shared access signature to access storage.

In this module, you will:

• Describe the features of Azure Storage Explorer
• Install Storage Explorer
• Use Storage Explorer to connect to Azure Storage services and manipulate stored data

• Introduction
• Implement Azure storage
• Explore Azure storage services
• Determine storage account kinds
• Determine replication strategies
• Access storage
• Secure storage endpoints
• Knowledge check
• Summary and resources

• Introduction
• Implement blob storage
• Create blob containers
• Create blob access tiers
• Add blob lifecycle management rules
• Determine blob object replication
• Upload blobs
• Determine storage pricing
• Knowledge check
• Summary and resources

• Introduction
• Review storage security strategies
• Create shared access signatures
• Identify URI and SAS parameters
• Determine storage service encryption
• Create customer managed keys
• Apply storage security best practices
• Knowledge check
• Summary and resources

• Introduction
• Compare files to blobs
• Manage file shares
• Create file share snapshots
• Implement file sync
• Identify file sync components
• Deploy Azure File Sync
• Knowledge check
• Summary and resources

• Introduction
• Use Azure Storage Explorer
• Use the import and export service
• Use AzCopy
• Knowledge check
• Summary and resources

• Introduction
• Decide how many storage accounts you need
• Choose your account settings
• Choose an account creation tool
• Exercise - Create a storage account using the Azure portal
• Knowledge check - Create a storage account
• Summary

• Introduction
• Authorization options for Azure Storage
• Use shared access signatures to delegate access to Azure Storage
• Exercise - Use shared access signatures to delegate access to Azure Storage
• Use stored access policies to delegate access to Azure Storage
• Exercise - Use stored access policies to delegate access to Azure Storage
• Summary

• Introduction
• Connect Azure Storage Explorer to a storage account
• Exercise - Connect Azure Storage Explorer to a storage account
• Connect Azure Storage Explorer to Azure Cosmos DB and Data Lake
• Exercise - Connect Azure Storage Explorer to Azure Cosmos DB and Data Lake
• Summary