Azure Storage Accounts -- Scott Duffy Course Notes

Exam Weight: 15-20% 18 Lectures Scott Duffy -- Udemy

Comprehensive notes from Scott Duffy's AZ-104 Udemy course covering Azure Storage Accounts. Every lecture is captured in detail, enriched with diagrams, labs, and Microsoft Learn references.

• Course Architecture
• Topic Pages
• Study Progress
  • Configure Storage Accounts
  • Configure Blob Storage
  • Configure Azure Files
  • Configure Storage Security
• Quick Reference Links

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Course Architecture

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fundamentals: {
  create: 01 - Fundamentals
  tiers: 02 - Access Tiers & Cost
  network: 03 - Networking
  protect: 04 - Data Protection
  encrypt: 05 - Encryption
}

security: {
  keys: 07 - Access Keys & SAS
  policies: 08 - Stored Access Policies
  entra: 09 - Entra ID / RBAC
}

services: {
  types: 06 - Storage Services
  tools: 10 - AzCopy & Tools
  files: 11 - Azure File Shares
  repl: 12 - Object Replication
}

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Topic Pages

#	Topic	Lectures	What You'll Learn
01	Storage Account Fundamentals	1, 2, 3, 8	Creating accounts, redundancy (LRS/ZRS/GRS/GZRS), advanced options, naming, regions, pricing
02	Access Tiers & Cost Optimization	4, 13	Hot/Cool/Cold/Archive tiers, pricing matrix, lifecycle management policies, breakeven analysis
03	Networking	5	Public vs private access, Microsoft routing, private endpoints, firewall rules
04	Data Protection	6	Soft delete, versioning, change feed, point-in-time restore, immutability
05	Encryption	7	Microsoft-managed vs customer-managed keys, Key Vault, infrastructure encryption
06	Storage Services	9	Blob, Files, Queues, Tables -- types, protocols, use cases
07	Access Keys & SAS	10	Access keys, key rotation, SAS tokens, URL anatomy, revocation
08	Stored Access Policies	11	Named policies, centralized SAS management, revocation without key regeneration
09	Entra ID Access Control	12	Identity-based auth, RBAC roles, disabling keys, container-level permissions
10	AzCopy & Storage Tools	15, 16	AzCopy CLI, Storage Browser, Storage Explorer, SMB mount
11	Azure File Shares	17, 18	File shares, directories, snapshots, backup policies, SMB access
12	Object Replication	14	Cross-account async replication, roll-up patterns, replication rules

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Study Progress

Configure Storage Accounts

• [ ] Create and configure storage accounts (Page 01)
• [ ] Configure Azure Storage redundancy (Page 01)
• [ ] Configure storage account access keys (Page 07)
• [ ] Configure Entra ID authentication for storage (Page 09)

Configure Blob Storage

• [ ] Create and configure containers (Page 06)
• [ ] Configure blob access tiers (Page 02)
• [ ] Configure blob lifecycle management (Page 02)
• [ ] Configure blob versioning (Page 04)

Configure Azure Files

• [ ] Create and configure file shares (Page 11)
• [ ] Configure snapshots and backups (Page 11)

Configure Storage Security

• [ ] Configure shared access signatures (Page 07)
• [ ] Configure stored access policies (Page 08)
• [ ] Configure storage encryption (Page 05)
• [ ] Configure networking and firewalls (Page 03)

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Quick Reference Links

• Microsoft Learn: Manage Storage Path
• Azure Storage Documentation
• Azure Blob Pricing Calculator
• AZ-104 Lab 07: Manage Azure Storage
• AZ-104 Tutorial Dojo Cheatsheet

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Source: Scott Duffy -- AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator (Udemy)