Connect Azure Storage Explorer to Azure Data Lake Storage

  • 8 minutes

Azure Storage Explorer doesn't just access Azure Storage. It can also access data in Azure Data Lake Storage.

Use Storage Explorer to manage Data Lake Storage

You've worked through the basics of connecting Storage Explorer to your Azure account. In the CRM system, your developers use Data Lake Storage for big-data storage. You want to use Storage Explorer to connect to it.

Azure Data Lake Storage is used for storing and analyzing large data sets. It supports large data workloads. It's well suited to capture data of any type or size, and at any speed. Data Lake Storage features all the expected enterprise-grade capabilities like security, scalability, reliability, manageability, and availability.

There are two types of Azure Data Lake Storage: Gen1 and Gen2. Storage Explorer supports both types.

You can use Storage Explorer to connect to Data Lake accounts. Just like with storage accounts, you can use Storage Explorer to:

  • Create, delete, and manage containers.
  • Upload, manage, and administer blobs.

Let's create Azure Data Lake Storage, then use Storage Explorer to connect to it.