Repository Map¶

The Azure Storage Practical Guide is organized to mirror the workflow of designing, operating, and troubleshooting Azure Storage — from account creation to data protection and diagnosis. This page explains the structure and purpose of each section so you can jump directly to what you need.

mermaid graph TD Root[docs/] --> Start[start-here/] Root --> Platform[platform/] Root --> BP[best-practices/] Root --> Ops[operations/] Root --> Tut[tutorials/] Root --> Trouble[troubleshooting/] Root --> Ref[reference/]

Directory Structure¶

• docs/start-here/
  • overview.md: Introduction to Azure Storage and this guide.
  • learning-paths.md: Role-based reading paths for beginners, developers, operators, and troubleshooters.
  • repository-map.md: This file — a map of major sections and when to use them.
  • storage-services-at-a-glance.md: High-level comparison of Blob, Files, Queue, and Table.
  • scenario-router.md: Situation-to-destination router across Plan, Deploy, Operate, and Troubleshoot phases.
• docs/platform/
  • Core concepts: how Azure Storage works, storage accounts, Blob/File/Queue/Table basics, redundancy and durability, access models, networking, performance and scaling.
• docs/best-practices/
  • Production patterns: account design baseline, blob and file share patterns, security, networking, redundancy and DR, performance, cost optimization, lifecycle management, anti-patterns.
• docs/operations/
  • Day-2 execution: create storage account, manage containers and shares, configure access/identity, network rules, private endpoints, lifecycle policies, backup and data protection, monitoring, AzCopy data movement.
• docs/tutorials/
  • Hands-on lab guides: Blob lifecycle, private endpoints for storage, Azure Files AD integration, storage replication and failover, static websites with CDN.
• docs/troubleshooting/
  • Diagnosis-first content: architecture overview, decision tree, evidence map, mental model, quick diagnosis cards, first-10-minutes runbooks, and playbooks for access, performance, and security scenarios.
• docs/reference/
  • Quick-lookup material: storage service selection guide, redundancy options, access methods cheatsheet, storage networking cheatsheet, performance terms, glossary, and content validation status.

When to Use Each Section¶

See Also¶

• Overview
• Learning Paths
• Storage Services at a Glance
• Scenario Router

Sources¶

• Azure Storage Overview
• Storage account overview