What is an append blob?

Understand what an append blob is and why you might use it.

John Savill

July 15, 2017

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What is an append blob?

Q. What is an append blob?

A. Azure storage has three types of blob:

  • Block blob - Aimed at streaming and storing of objects such as media files and documents. Sequentially accessed

  • Page blobs - Optimized for random reads and writes

  • Append blob - Same as a block blob except data can only be added to the end of the blob. Blocks elsewhere cannot be deleted nor modified. This is useful for log scenarios

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