AZ-104 Azure - Configuring Blob Lifecycle Management

Lifecycle Management Concepts

Azure Blob Storage service feature that enables automation to manage lifecycle operations of blobs.

• Automate blob lifecycle: Easily manage blob life-cycles from frequent use to archive or deletion
• Move access tiers: Switch blobs between tiers to meet access or usage needs.
• Optimize cost: Save money by decreasing admin overhead and tiering blobs based on usage requirements.

Let's add random files to our container and add a lifecycle rule

we can also specify a filter to modify only those inside our testcontainer/folder 

Now after 30 days all our blobs will move from hot to cold.

• Storage accounts: Support GPv2 storage accounts and blob storage accounts.
• Types and Sub-types: Support block and append blobs and support sub-types such as based blobs snapshots and versions.
• Filtering: filter blobs in the rule using prefix or blob index matches.
• Scoping: Scope at the storage account or limit blobs with filters.
• If/Then Logic: Uses logic in lifecycle rules to move blobs through access tiers based on modification and access times.