Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 hierarchical namespace

URL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/data-lake-storage-namespace
Author: normesta

Summary

Describes the concept of a hierarchical namespace for Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2

Highlights Added July 17, 2024 at 11:02 AM

A key mechanism that allows Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 to provide file system performance at object storage scale and prices is the addition of a hierarchical namespace. This allows the collection of objects/files within an account to be organized into a hierarchy of directories and nested subdirectories in the same way that the file system on your computer is organized. ([View Highlight] (https://read.readwise.io/read/01gznb0jjg3cy1trfpzr0pder8))