Azure Storage Solutions Flashcards
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Which Azure Storage account type supports both Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 hierarchical namespace and Blob Storage features?
Answer: General Purpose v2 with HNS enabled
A General Purpose v2 storage account with Hierarchical Namespace enabled becomes an Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 account supporting POSIX-like directory operations.
What is the purpose of Azure Storage shared access signatures (SAS)?
Answer: Grant limited, time-bound access to storage resources without sharing the account key
SAS tokens provide delegated, fine-grained access to Azure Storage resources with configurable permissions, IP restrictions, and expiry times.
Which Azure Storage redundancy option provides the highest durability by replicating data both zone-redundantly in the primary region and geo-redundantly to a secondary region?
Answer: GZRS
Geo-Zone-Redundant Storage (GZRS) combines ZRS in the primary region with asynchronous geo-replication to a secondary region for maximum durability.
What is Azure Blob Storage 'soft delete' designed to protect against?
Answer: Accidental deletion or overwrite of blobs within a configurable retention period
Soft delete retains deleted or overwritten blobs for a configurable number of days, allowing recovery from accidental deletions.
Which Azure Disk encryption option uses keys stored in Azure Key Vault and managed by the customer to encrypt managed disk data?
Answer: Server-Side Encryption with Customer-Managed Keys (SSE CMK)
SSE with Customer-Managed Keys (CMK) stores the disk encryption key in Azure Key Vault, giving customers full control over the key lifecycle.
What is the maximum size of a single Azure Queue Storage message?
Answer: 64 KB
Azure Queue Storage messages can be up to 64 KB in size, suitable for lightweight task coordination and decoupling.