🗃️ Azure Storage Services¶
Comprehensive documentation for Azure storage services used in cloud-scale analytics solutions.
📚 Available Storage Services¶
🏞️ Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2¶
Hierarchical namespace storage optimized for big data analytics workloads.
Documentation: - Hierarchical Namespace - Access Control - Data Lifecycle Management - Performance Optimization
Best For: Data lakes, big data analytics, archival storage
🌌 Azure Cosmos DB¶
Globally distributed, multi-model NoSQL database service.
Documentation: - API Selection Guide - Partitioning Strategies - Change Feed - Analytical Store (HTAP)
Best For: Global applications, low-latency NoSQL, HTAP workloads
🗄️ Azure SQL Database¶
Fully managed relational database service.
Documentation: - Hyperscale Tier - Elastic Pools
Best For: Relational workloads, transactional applications, data marts
🎯 Service Selection Guide¶
| Use Case | Recommended Service | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Data Lake Foundation | ADLS Gen2 | Hierarchical namespace, POSIX ACLs |
| Real-time Applications | Cosmos DB | Global distribution, low latency |
| Relational Data Warehouse | Azure SQL (Hyperscale) | SQL support, massive scale |
| Multi-tenant SaaS | Azure SQL (Elastic Pools) | Resource sharing, cost optimization |
| IoT Data Storage | Cosmos DB (Cassandra) | High write throughput, time-series |
Last Updated: 2025-01-28 Total Services: 3 Documentation Status: Complete