AZ-104 Certification Notes

Chapter 8.2 - Storage Comparison

Introduction to Storage Accounts

• Type:
  • General-purpose V2
    • Service:
      • Blob, File, Queue, Table, Disk, Data Lake Gen 2
    • Performance Tiers:
      • Standard, Premium
    • Access Tiers:
      • Hot, Cool, Archive
    • Replication:
      • LRS, GRS, RA-GRS, ZRS, GZRS, RA-GZRS
    • Deployment Models:
      • Resource Manager
  • General-purpose V1
    • Service:
      • Blob, File, Queue, Table, Disk
    • Performance Tiers:
      • Standard, Premium
    • Access Tiers:
      • N/A
    • Replication:
      • LRS, GRS, RA-GRS
    • Deployment Models:
      • Resource Manager (Classic)
  • BlockBlobStorage
    • Service:
      • Blob (block, append)
    • Performance Tiers:
      • Premium
    • Access Tiers:
      • N/A
    • Replication:
      • LRS, ZRS
    • Deployment Models:
      • Resource Manager
  • FileStorage
    • Service:
      • File
    • Performance Tiers:
      • Premium
    • Access Tiers:
      • N/A
    • Replication:
      • LRS, ZRS
    • Deployment Models:
      • Resource Manager
  • BlobStorage
    • Service:
      • Blob (Block, append)
    • Performance Tiers:
      • Standard
    • Access Tiers:
      • Hot, Cool, Archive
    • Replication:
      • LRS, GRS, RA-GRS
    • Deployment Models:
      • Resource Manager

Practice Quiz

• Which storage type has the most Service and Replication features?

  • BlobStorage
  • General-purpose V1
  • General-purpose V2
  • FileStorage

• Which storage type has the Deployment Models Resource Manager and Classic?

  • BlobStorage
  • General-purpose V2
  • BlockBlobStorage
  • General-purpose V1

• Which storage type only has the Performance Tier Standard?

  • BlobStorage