Most web applications need to persist user data. Examples of data that your web application might need to persist include usernames and passwords, order history, shopping cart contents, or player high scores.
In this chapter, we discuss data storage scenarios that you might encounter when building web applications. Next, we introduce the pertinent Azure data storage services available and offer a broad overview of each. We also discuss the pros and cons of each data service, and rules of thumb for choosing between them when designing your web application.
This chapter is intended ...
