Storage Best Practice

Here are some best practices for using Azure Cloud Storage:

1. Use Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates for provisioning storage accounts: ARM templates provide a declarative way to provision and manage Azure resources, including storage accounts. Using templates ensures that your storage accounts are created consistently and with the desired configurations.
2. Use Azure Storage Firewalls and Virtual Networks for secure access: Azure Storage Firewalls and Virtual Networks allow you to control access to your storage accounts by only allowing traffic from specific IP addresses or virtual networks.
3. Use Azure Storage Analytics to monitor and troubleshoot storage accounts: Azure Storage Analytics provides detailed logging and metrics for your storage accounts, which can be used to monitor usage and identify potential issues.
4. Use Azure Blob Storage for unstructured data and Azure Files for structured data: Azure Blob Storage is optimized for storing unstructured data, such as images and videos, while Azure Files is optimized for storing structured data, such as documents and spreadsheets.
5. Use Azure Data Factory for data integration: Azure Data Factory is a cloud-based data integration service that can be used to move and transform data between Azure storage accounts and other data stores.
6. Encrypt data at rest and in transit: Azure Storage supports encryption of data at rest and in transit, which helps to protect your data from unauthorized access.
7. Use Azure CDN for improved performance and global access: Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) can be used to cache and distribute content from Azure storage accounts, which can improve performance and provide global access to your data.
8. Use Azure Backup or Azure Site Recovery for data protection: Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery can be used to protect data stored in Azure storage accounts, by providing backup and disaster recovery capabilities.
9. Monitor and adjust the storage account performance: Azure storage account have different performance characteristics and usage patterns, monitor the usage regularly and adjust the performance accordingly.
10. Have a disaster recovery plan for your storage accounts: Azure storage accounts can be used to store important data, so it's important to have a disaster recovery plan in place to protect against data loss.