Azure Storage Snapshots: Everything You Need to Know

Introduction

Today we have to learn this service-by-step guide, and we have to cover all the topics in Azure storage snapshots.

What is an Azure Storage Snapshot?

The Azure Storage Snapshot is a read-only copy of a blob or file share in Azure Storage. Snapshots are useful for backing up data, as they allow you to restore data to a previous point. You can create snapshots of blobs and file shares in the Hot, Cool, and Archive tiers.

Why do we need Azure Storage Snapshots?

We need these Azure Storage Snapshots for various benefits, especially this Azure Storage Snapshots is a powerful tool that can be used to protect your data. By taking regular snapshots of your data, you can ensure that you have a point-in-time backup that you can use to restore your data in the event of a disaster.

Moreover, If we are looking for a way to protect our data, then Azure Storage Snapshots are a great option. They are easy to use, cost-effective, and secure.

What are the Benefits of Using Azure Storage Snapshots?

There are several benefits to using Azure Storage Snapshots; these benefits are very interesting to know  as follows :

1. Point-in-time recovery: Azure Storage Snapshots allow you to restore data to a previous point. This is useful if you accidentally delete a file or your data is corrupted.
2. Disaster recovery: Azure Storage Snapshots can be used to recover data in the event of a disaster. For example, if your data center is destroyed by a fire or flood, you can restore your data from a snapshot.
3. Cost savings: Azure Storage Snapshots are a cost-effective way to protect your data. You only pay for the storage space that your snapshots use.

What are the limitations of Azure Storage Snapshots?

Azure Storage Snapshots are a powerful tool for protecting your data, but they have some limitations. The following are some of the limitations.

1. Snapshots are not a replacement for backups
2. Snapshots can be expensive
3. Snapshots can slow down your storage account

How to set up Azure Storage Snapshot in the Azure portal?

To set up an Azure storage, snapshots have different steps to create; The following steps are the steps to create ASS.

Step 1. Go to the Azure portal and log in with your credentials.

Step 2. After login in with your credentials, Click on " Create a Resource " and search for snapshots. Also, tap on Create button.

 

Step 3. Once we click on the create tap, it will move to one more preview, in which we need to enter all the basic details mentioned in this given attached snap.

Step 4. After entering all the details in basic, move to encryption.

Step 5. After that, Enter Networking details also.

Step 6. Enter all the details in Advanced and as well as in TAGS also.

Step 7. Once we enter all the details move to " Review + Create " and then tap on Create button.

Note. Once we complete all the details, it will move to the deployment, and then after deployment, we need to use this service as per project requirements.

Conclusion

Finally, Azure Storage Snapshots are a powerful tool that can be used to protect your data. By taking regular snapshots of your data, you can ensure that you have a point-in-time backup that you can use to restore your data in the event of a disaster. And it was essential to create it sometimes in Azure storage.