Blob storage accounts

Unlike a general-purpose storage account, not all Azure Storage services are meant to be stored in a Blob storage account because they are dedicated to storing unstructured data. Therefore, a Blob storage service is the only type allowed to be accessed by a Blob storage account. However, it only supports block and appends Blobs.

A Blob storage account has a usage pattern called access tiers, which determines how frequently you access your data and based on that you will get billed.

Currently, there are two types:

• Hot access tier
• Cool access tier