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Platform Fundamentals

This section covers the core architectural components and operational principles of the Azure Storage platform.

Page Description
How Azure Storage Works Overview of control plane, data plane, and endpoint structure.
Storage Account Basics Comparison of account types, namespaces, and resource hierarchy.
Blob Storage Basics Introduction to object storage, containers, and access tiers.
File Storage Basics Managed file shares using SMB and NFS protocols.
Queue and Table Basics Simple asynchronous messaging and NoSQL key-value storage.
Redundancy and Durability Data replication strategies including LRS, ZRS, and GRS.
Access Models Authentication methods from Shared Keys to Managed Identities.
Networking and Private Access Securing storage with firewalls, Service Endpoints, and Private Endpoints.
Performance and Scaling Understanding limits, partitioning, and throughput optimization.

mermaid graph TD A[Platform Fundamentals] --> B[Architecture] A --> C[Data Services] A --> D[Governance] B --> B1[How it Works] B --> B2[Redundancy] C --> C1[Blobs] C --> C2[Files] C --> C3[Queues/Tables] D --> D1[Security/Access] D --> D2[Networking] D --> D3[Performance]

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Read architecture and storage account fundamentals first, then branch into service-specific topics and operational constraints.

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