maintaining file repository in .Net application

Question

Can we maintain the file repository structure (dynamically generated to store the images) in .Net application and deploy in Microsoft Azure.

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Sambit Rath - Director Biz On Cloud Systems Technologies P Ltd.

Answer 1

Yes you can but the best option is usually to use one of the cloud-native solutions: use one of the Windows Azure Storage Services or use SQL Azure. These services are all built into Windows Azure for the purpose of supporting scalable, reliable, highly available storage.

A nice article is here to present you many options with file system in cloud.

http://blog.codingoutloud.com/2011/06/12/azure-faq-can-i-write-to-the-file-system-on-windows-azure/

Or

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazurestorage/archive/2010/03/29/windows-azure-drive-demo-at-mix-2010.aspx

We have a specialized forum for Azure @ Windows Azure Development where some experts may give you prompt answer

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Lingaraj Mishra