Create an Azure Storage Account

A storage account to store data might come in handy while working with MEM and proactive remediation in particular. In this post we will have a quick look at how to get started. Psst… We will use this storage account in close future, stay tuned 😍

We will need an active Azure Subscription, check this article out if you do not already have one. Create an additional Azure subscription | Microsoft Docs

1. Sign in to Azure: https://portal.azure.com
2. Click: All Services
3. Search: Storage account
4. Click: Storage account
5. Click: Create
6. Subscription: Pick the subscription you want to use
7. Resource group: Click Create new -> choose a fitting name
8. Storage account name: Choose a fitting name
9. Region: Choose a region close to you
10. Performance: Standard (as we do not need low latency for what we are going to do)
11. Redundancy: Locally-redundant (lowest-cost option)
12. Click: Review + Create
13. Click: Create

We have now successfully create a storage account

Let’s have a look at how to prepare the storage account for our MEM content

1. Sign in to Azure: https://portal.azure.com
2. Click: All Services
3. Search: Storage account
4. Click: Storage account
5. Click your newly created storeage account
6. Click: Containers
7. Click: +Container
8. Name: Choose a fitting name. I will use “ten-mem-stuff” for this demo
9. Public access level: Private (no anonymous access)
10. Click: Create

We have now successfully created a storage account and a container to store our MEM stuff 🙂

It is a good practice to not allow anonymous access. I recommend the use of SAS URL or similar to access files within the container. Read more here: Grant limited access to data with shared access signatures (SAS) – Azure Storage | Microsoft Docs

Here is how I like to do it:

1. Click: Upload
2. Pick a file to upload
3. Click Advanced to view advanced settings
4. Authentication type: Account key
5. Blob type: Block blob
6. Access tier: Cool
7. Click: Upload
   
8. Now click the three dots to the right and click Generate SAS
   
9. Pick a start and expiry date and click Generate SAS token and URL (always use HTTPS only)
10. Use the URL to access the file(s) ⭐😍