Azure Blob storage is a way to persistently store data in the cloud in which files can be uploaded and retrieved at any time. Files uploaded onto the Blob storage can be held in containers, the accessibility of these containers can be set as public or private as follows:
Public: These are files which you want to access freely over the Internet to distribute to the users (such as images, videos, and documents) that are placed into a container and made public.
Private: Windows Azure computer instances may need to store persistent data (such as logs, or private user files). This is a good use of the Blob storage as private.
The ability to make Blob containers public or private differs from the way the Queue and Table services are used. The Queue and Table storage accounts are always hidden, and require the use of the shared key of the storage account to access it. Accessing a private Blob storage container still requires the use of the shared key, but there is a greater...