Getting Started with Azure Blob Storage with ASP.NET MVC Part 2/2 HD

Microsoft Azure Storage is a Microsoft-managed cloud service that provides storage that is highly available, secure, durable, scalable, and redundant. Microsoft takes care of maintenance and handles critical problems for you. Azure Storage consists of three data services: Blob storage, File storage, and Queue storage. Blob storage supports both standard and premium storage, with premium storage using only SSDs for the fastest performance possible. Another feature is cool storage, allowing you to storage large amounts of rarely accessed data for a lower cost. Blob storage: Blobs are basically files like those that you store on your computer (or tablet, mobile device, and so on). They can be pictures, Microsoft Excel files, HTML files, virtual hard disks (VHDs), big data such as logs, database backups -- pretty much anything. Blobs are stored in containers, which are similar to folders.