Part 4. Working with BLOB storage

Part 4 explores BLOB storage, a simple file storage system for the cloud. Many people call file storage unstructured storage, and if you saw our desktops, you would know why people call it that. You wouldn’t believe how hard it was in these chapters to avoid cheesy, 1950s sci-fi references to BLOB monsters and the like.

Chapter 8 covers BLOB basics: what they are and why you might use them. Chapter 9 shows you how to work with BLOBs inside your applications, and chapter 10 shows you how to use BLOBs from outside Azure.

What? Yes, outside Azure. Hey, by now you should know the cloud isn’t all or nothing; the most common use of Azure will likely be of a hybrid nature.