AZ-104 Lab 4 — Week 4: Connect an Azure VM to Azure Storage Using Managed Identity (2025 Portal UI)
Nov 9, 2025 · 10 min read · Series: Week 4 of the AZ-104 Learning Labs on jmcnairtech.com Goal: Learn how to connect an Azure Virtual Machine to Azure Storage securely using Managed Identities and RBAC — no access keys, no SAS tokens, no secrets. This is an important task as a ...
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AZ-104 Lab 3: Create, Secure, and Manage Azure Storage (Step-by-Step)
Nov 2, 2025 · 8 min read · Series: Week 3 of the AZ-104 Learning Labs on jmcnairtech.comGoal: learn how to create an Azure Storage Account, create and secure blob containers, use SAS, — all things that show up on the AZ-104 exam and in real Azure admin jobs. What you’ll learn ...
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Blob Storage vs Object Storage: What’s the Real Difference?
Oct 14, 2025 · 5 min read · Ever found yourself staring at cloud storage options, scratching your head, wondering, “Blob storage, object storage… aren’t they basically the same thing?” If you’ve ever been confused about when to use blob storage versus object storage, you’re not...
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Hosting a Static website on the Azure Blob Storage Platform.
Jun 24, 2025 · 6 min read · Abstract. This ability is a cost-effective and scalable solution for deploying simple websites. It involves enabling static website functionality within an Azure storage account provided, uploading the website’s files to a designated container create...
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Azure Blob Storage for Beginners: Host Your First Website Free!
Jun 24, 2025 · 5 min read · 🟦 Introduction How to Host a Static Website on Azure (Free-Tier) Using Blob Storage As a student or beginner in web development, getting your website online can seem expensive or complex — but it doesn’t have to be. With cloud services like Microsof...
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Blob Expired but Still in Storage? Here’s the Cleanup Flow I Built
May 22, 2025 · 2 min read · When I was building SnappShare, a file-sharing tool with auto-expiry, I ran into a subtle but critical issue:Files were expiring for users, but not leaving storage. Let me break down what happened, why it mattered, and how I fixed it using Azure Serv...
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Apr 30, 2025 · 4 min read · SnappShare isn’t just another file upload app — it’s a secure, chunked, resumable, and production-ready file-sharing platform. In this post, I’ll walk you through how I structured the architecture, the challenges I solved, and why I made certain deci...
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Hosting Static Websites on Azure Blob Storage: A Beginner's Guide
Apr 2, 2025 · 3 min read · Do you need a personal portfolio, a documentation site, or a business landing page? Azure offers a reliable solution without the need for managing servers! Hosting static websites on the cloud has never been easier, and Azure Blob Storage provides a ...
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AZ-104: Azure Blob Storage
Apr 2, 2025 · 5 min read · Azure Blob Storage is Microsoft's cloud-based object storage solution, optimised for storing vast amounts of unstructured data. Unlike traditional file systems that use a directory tree, Blob Storage uses a flat namespace, making data access and mana...
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