In this article, we will discuss how to Leverage Azure Blob Storage as an Object Storage Repo in Veeam. Azure Storage Accounts provide the foundational management layer for storing cloud data in Microsoft Azure. For the entire blogpost, please see https://techdirectarchive.com/2026/05/16/leverage-azure-blob-storage-as-an-object-storage-repo-in-veeam/
They create a unique, secure, highly scalable, and globally accessible namespace for your data. Azure Storage Account give you access to Azure’s core storage services. Such as the Blob Storage (object storage), Azure Files (SMB file shares), Queue Storage (messaging), and Table Storage (NoSQL key-value data).
Types of storage accounts
As mentioned above, Azure Storage offers several types of storage accounts. Each type supports different features and has its own pricing model. To learn more about blob storage, please take a look at this Microsoft Learn article.
This matrix below outlines the different Azure storage account tiers. It shows that Standard general-purpose v2 provides versatile, multi-service storage with maximum redundancy options for typical workloads. While the Premium tiers offer specialized, low-latency performance optimized individually for block blobs, file shares, or page blobs.
