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A healthcare provider needs to store patient medical records, which include scanned documents, X-ray images, and video recordings of consultations. These files are typically large and need to be accessed securely and efficiently, but do not require complex querying of their internal content. Which Azure storage option is MOST appropriate for this scenario?
- AAzure SQL Database
- BAzure Blob Storage
- CAzure Table Storage
- DAzure Cosmos DB
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Correct answer: B. Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage is optimized for storing massive amounts of unstructured data, such as images, videos, and documents. It provides secure, scalable, and cost-effective object storage, which is ideal for large, non-relational files like medical records.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Azure SQL Database is for structured relational data, not large unstructured files.
- C. Azure Table Storage is for semi-structured NoSQL key-value data, not large binary files.
- D. Azure Cosmos DB is a globally distributed, multi-model database service, not primarily for large, unstructured file storage.
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage is Microsoft's object storage solution for the cloud, optimized for storing massive amounts of unstructured data.
- Stores unstructured data like text, images, videos, audio.
- Highly scalable and durable.
- Accessible via REST API from anywhere in the world.
Memory trick: Blobs are big binary objects.