Learning Microsoft Azure Storage

Queue storage key points

The following tips should be considered, as they will help you when designing your storage solution using the Queues service:

• Queue messages can be up to 64 KB in size, however, a Queue can contain messages up to the limiting size of the storage account.
• The maximum lifetime of a message in a queue is 7 days.
• As mentioned previously, messages follow the FIFO order, however, they can be out of order if an application crash occurs, which is why it would be better to use Azure Service Bus queues for a scenario where the FIFO order is highly important.
• Messages can be scheduled for delivery later.
• A Queue name may only contain lowercase letters, hyphens, and numbers, and must begin with a letter or number. It cannot ...