Azure Table storage tables allow developers to store structured NoSQL data in the cloud. In this installment of the Azure Storage for Developers series, learn how to most effectively leverage this cost-effective service. Instructor Anton Delsink explains how to create a storage account and take steps to configure security, including how to use shared access signatures and encrypt data at rest. He then introduces Azure Table storage, explaining how to create and query tables. Finally, he goes over Cosmos DB, a multi-modal database offering in Microsoft Azure that includes an API compatible with Azure Storage tables.

Topics include:

Creating a Blob storage account

Stored access policies for granting privileges

Shared access signatures

Encrypting data at rest

Connecting to and creating a table

Creating entities

Querying tables

Performance constraints of Azure Storage tables