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Lifecycle policy management in blob storage

Cipher Coffee wants to save time and costs by automatically managing old data in Azure Blob Storage. Let’s create a lifecycle management policy to move files to a cheaper access tier based on their age and then delete them when they are no longer needed.

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Exercise instructions

In your Storage account, access Lifecycle management.

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Create an automated rule named “auto-tier-and-delete” to manage blob storage over time.

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Configure the policy to:

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Move blobs to the Cool tier after 30 days.

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Move blobs to the Archive tier after 180 days.

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Delete blobs after two years.

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Review and save the policy. Screenshot showing the Azure Portal Lifecycle management page with a rule configuration panel open.

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