What is Azure Archive Storage?

Definition: When we talk about archive data, we talk about the data which is rarely accessed.

• Archive storage is BLOB storage. Any tool, APIs, etc... used for BLOB will also work for Azure Archive Storage.
• Azure also provides a separate facility to store archive documents/content/data.
• Azure archive storage is the cheapest among all the storage facilities provided by Azure.
• Archive data is automatically encrypted. Archive data is transferred using HTTPS over the internet and Azure secures the data from the starting using 256-bit AES keys.
• Archive storage is obviously (because they are rarely accessed data) not so fast storage facility but it is durable, secure, and cost-effective.