Provide storage for the Marketing department testing and training

The Marketing department needs to experiment with various storage setups and train new team members. The data involved isn’t critical, so it doesn’t need to be backed up or recovered if deleted or overwritten. They require a straightforward configuration that can be easily modified.

We will need to:

• Create a storage account.
• Configure basic settings for security and networking.

How to Create a Resource Group and a Storage Account in Azure

Creating and managing resources in Azure involves a few essential steps. Here's a simplified guide to help you set up a resource group and a storage account.

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1. Create a Resource Group

A resource group in Azure is a container that holds related resources for an Azure solution. Here's how to create one:

• Step 1: In the Azure portal, search for and select Resource groups.
• Step 2: Click on + Create.
• Step 3: Give your resource group a name, for example, cwe-rg.
• Step 4: Select a region that you'll use throughout the project.
• Step 5: Click on Review and create to validate the resource group settings.
• Step 6: Click on Create to deploy the resource group.

2. Create a Storage Account

Now, let's create a storage account to support your project needs.

• Step 1: In the Azure portal, search for and select Storage accounts.
• Step 2: Click on + Create.
• Step 3: On the Basics tab, choose your Resource group.
• Step 4: Provide a unique Storage account name; the storage account name has to be globally accepted.
• Step 5: Set the Performance option to Standard.
• Step 6: Click on Review, and then Create.
• Step 7: Wait for the storage account to deploy, then click on Go to resource.

3. Configure Storage Account Settings

Next, configure some basic settings for your storage account.
The data in this storage account doesn’t require high availability or durability. A lowest cost storage solution is desired.

• Step 1: In your storage account, go to the Data management section and select the Redundancy blade.
• Step 2: Choose Locally-redundant storage (LRS) in the Redundancy drop-down.
• Step 3: Click on Save to apply the changes.
• Step 4: Refresh the page to ensure the content is only in the primary location.

4. Secure Your Storage Account

Ensure that your storage account is configured to accept requests from secure connections only.

• Step 1: In the Settings section, select the Configuration blade.
• Step 2: Ensure Secure transfer required is set to Enabled.

5. Developers would like the storage account to use at least TLS version 1.2.

• Step 1: In the Settings section, select the Configuration blade.
• Step 2: Set the Minimal TLS version to Version 1.2 to meet security standards.

6. Restrict Access When Not Needed

Disable requests to the storage account until it is needed again.

• Step 1: In the Settings section, select the Configuration blade.
• Step 2: Set Allow storage account key access to Disabled.
• Step 3: Save your changes.

7. Allow Public Access

Finally, ensure your storage account is accessible from all networks.

• Step 1: In the Security + networking section, select the Networking blade.
• Step 2: Ensure Public network access is set to Enabled from all networks.
• Step 3: Save your changes.

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By following these steps, you'll have a resource group and a storage account set up and configured in Azure, ready to support your project needs. Happy configuring!