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A developer needs to create a new Azure storage account that will host a static website. The website content is expected to grow over time, and the developer wants to ensure that the storage account can scale to accommodate petabytes of data with high throughput. Which type of storage account should be created?
- ABlockBlobStorage account
- BGeneral-purpose v2 storage account
- CBlobStorage account
- DGeneral-purpose v1 storage account
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: B. General-purpose v2 storage account
General-purpose v2 (GPv2) storage accounts support all Azure storage services (blobs, files, queues, tables), offer the latest features including static website hosting, and can scale to petabytes with high throughput, making them the recommended choice for most scenarios.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. BlockBlobStorage accounts are premium-performance block blob accounts and are typically overkill and more expensive for static website hosting, which doesn't usually require such extreme performance.
- C. BlobStorage accounts are specialized for block blobs and append blobs, but GPv2 is generally preferred for broader functionality and cost optimization for static websites.
- D. GPv1 accounts are legacy and do not support static website hosting or the latest features.
General-purpose v2 (GPv2) Storage Account
General-purpose v2 (GPv2) storage accounts are the recommended and most versatile storage account type, supporting all Azure storage services and offering the latest features, including static website hosting.
- Supports blobs, files, queues, tables, and disks.
- Offers static website hosting.
- Scales to petabytes of data.
- Provides access to Hot, Cool, and Archive tiers for blobs.
Memory trick: GPv1 is Old, Blob is Specific, GPv2 is Best, BlockBlob is Premium.