# Storage

| **Service name**    | Service function                                                                                                                                                                    |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Azure Blob storage  | Storage service for very large objects, such as video files or bitmaps.                                                                                                             |
| Azure File storage  | File shares that can be accessed and managed like a file server.                                                                                                                    |
| Azure Queue storage | A data store for queuing and reliably delivering messages between applications.                                                                                                     |
| Azure Table storage | Table storage is a service that stores non-relational structured data (also known as structured NoSQL data) in the cloud, providing a key/attribute store with a schemaless design. |

#### Characteristics:

* **Durable** and highly available with redundancy and replication.
* **Secure** through automatic encryption and role-based access control.
* **Scalable** with virtually unlimited storage.
* **Managed**, handling maintenance and any critical problems for you.
* **Accessible** from anywhere in the world over HTTP or HTTPS.