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In this guide, you’ll learn how to provision an Azure Storage Account through the Azure portal. Follow each step carefully to set up your storage with the right configuration for performance, redundancy, and cost.

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1. Navigate to Storage Accounts

  1. Sign in at portal.azure.com to reach the Azure dashboard.
  2. Use the Search bar at the top instead of scrolling through the left-hand menu.
The image shows a Microsoft Azure dashboard with various services like Storage accounts, Azure Cosmos DB, and Key vaults. It also lists recent resources such as storage accounts and resource groups with their last viewed dates.
  1. Type Storage accounts and select it from the dropdown.
The image shows a Microsoft Azure portal interface with options for services like subscriptions, SQL databases, and storage accounts. It also includes sections for resources, marketplace, and Azure Active Directory.

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2. Launch the Creation Wizard

  • In the Storage Accounts blade, click + Create (or New) to open the multi-step wizard.
  • You’ll see tabs across the top (Basics, Networking, Data Protection, etc.) and a Review + create button at the bottom.
The image shows a Microsoft Azure interface for creating a storage account, with options for selecting a subscription and resource group.
Most demos only require filling out the Basics tab—the other tabs use recommended defaults.

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3. Complete the Basics Tab

Populate these four required fields:
FieldDescription
SubscriptionChoose the Azure subscription for billing.
Resource GroupSelect an existing resource group or create a new one for organizing related resources.
Storage Account NameMust be globally unique, lowercase letters and numbers only, no spaces.
RegionThe Azure datacenter location. Azure also assigns a paired region for geo-redundancy.
Your storage account name forms part of the service URL (<name>.blob.core.windows.net). If the chosen name is taken, append a unique suffix (e.g., your initials or date).
Scroll down to configure Performance and Redundancy.

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4. Select Performance and Redundancy Options

OptionChoicesUse Case
PerformanceStandard (cost-effective)
Premium (low latency)		Standard for general workloads; Premium for I/O-intensive.
RedundancyLocally-redundant (LRS)
Geo-redundant (GRS)
Read-access geo-redundant (RA-GRS)		LRS for single-region protection; GRS for cross-region.
The image shows a Microsoft Azure interface for creating a storage account, with options for instance details such as storage account name, region, performance, and redundancy settings.
For this demo:
  • Performance: Standard
  • Redundancy: Geo-redundant storage (GRS)

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5. Review + Create

  1. Click Review + create.
  2. The portal validates your configuration.
  3. Click Create to start deployment.
Deployments run asynchronously—you’ll see a notification in the top-right when complete. Click Go to resource to open your new storage account.

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6. Explore Your New Storage Account

The image shows a Microsoft Azure portal interface displaying details of a storage account named "dp900storageaccountphv," including its essentials, properties, and security settings.
On the Overview page you can:
  • View Containers (Blob storage) and File shares (SMB file storage)
  • Check essentials like resource group, subscription, and region
  • Upload data or delete the account

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7. List All Storage Accounts

  1. Search again for Storage accounts.
  2. Confirm the correct Subscription filter is applied.
  3. Click Refresh if your new account isn’t visible immediately.
The image shows a Microsoft Azure portal interface displaying a list of storage accounts, with one account named "dp900storageaccountphv" listed under the "MSDN Platforms" subscription.

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