Azure Storage Blob

An Azure Storage Blob is a cloud data blob for Azure Storage.

• Context:
  • It can (typically) have a Azure Storage Blob Container Name.
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• Example(s):
  • gm-rkb Azure Blob Container [1].
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• See: Azure Storage Blob Container.

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References

2023

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/storage-blobs-introduction
  • QUOTE: Azure Storage supports three types of blobs:
    • Block blobs store text and binary data. Block blobs are made up of blocks of data that can be managed individually. Block blobs can store up to about 190.7 TiB.
    • Append blobs are made up of blocks like block blobs, but are optimized for append operations. Append blobs are ideal for scenarios such as logging data from virtual machines.
    • Page blobs store random access files up to 8 TiB in size. Page blobs store virtual hard drive (VHD) files and serve as disks for Azure virtual machines. For more information about page blobs, see Overview of Azure page blobs
  • For more information about the different types of blobs, see Understanding Block Blobs, Append Blobs, and Page Blobs.
  • The URI for a blob is similar to: https://myaccount.blob.core.windows.net/mycontainer/myblob or https://myaccount.blob.core.windows.net/mycontainer/myvirtualdirectory/myblob
  • Follow these rules when naming a blob:
    • A blob name can contain any combination of characters.
    • A blob name must be at least one character long and cannot be more than 1,024 characters long, for blobs in Azure Storage.
    • Blob names are case-sensitive.
    • Reserved URL characters must be properly escaped.
    • The number of path segments comprising the blob name cannot exceed 254. A path segment is the string between consecutive delimiter characters (e.g., the forward slash '/') that corresponds to the name of a virtual directory.

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