Activating the Storage Account
The second service available when you register to the Windows Azure Services Platform is the Storage Account. It provides a web space for uploading files (blob storage), for organizing simple data (tables storage), and for sending/receiving simple messages (queue storage). To enable your Storage Account, follow these steps:
1. Log into the Windows Azure Developer Portal and go to the services page shown in Figure 40.11;
2. Click New Service; when the Create New Service page is loaded, click Storage Account.
3. Provide a label and a description for your account; then click Next.
4. Type the public name that will be part of your account’s URL and check for its availability, leaving unchanged the location options. ...
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