Hands-On Azure Labs: Building Redundant Cloud Solutions

Lab Overview

In this lab, you will create a Blob Storage account in the West US region, named (for example) surfcitywest999, and then set up an images container for storing static content such as website images. By hosting your media files in Azure Blob Storage, you offload static content from your virtual machines, enabling more efficient and scalable content delivery. This will be one half of a multi-region storage strategy, ensuring redundancy and performance across geographic locations.

Learning Objectives

• • Provision a Storage account in West US to hold blob data.
  • Create an images container to organize and segregate static web files.
  • Understand Blob service tiers and how they affect cost and performance.
  • Lay the groundwork for cross-region replication and content distribution.

Exam Relevance

• • AZ-104 (Azure Administrator): Demonstrates your ability to configure and manage storage accounts and containers in Azure.
  • AZ-305 (Azure Solutions Architect): Reinforces an understanding of designing scalable, high-availability storage solutions within a multi-region environment.