Azure Service Bus
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Azure Service Bus - Message storage for analytics
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Hi,
I'm planning to create an application that uses Azure Service Bus Topics to transport information among diverse microservices. I want to store a copy of the data that is distributed by ASB Topics so at some point I can either go back and check the data (audit purposes) or even do analytics. To this end, I wanted to add a Blob Storage as one of the subscribers of the ASB Topics, but from the little documentation I've been able to find, it seems I need to have ASB Premium (I have ASB Standard). Do I really need ASB Premium? Is there any cost in delivering the messages from ASB to Blob Storage (I know I'll have to pay for the blobs, but I'm wondering if the delivery from ASB to Blob Storage itself is charged)?
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DM
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Dave Moore 96 Reputation points
2020-10-14T16:58:57.387+00:00
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Pramod Valavala 20,611 Reputation points Microsoft Employee2020-10-13T16:02:35.307+00:00 I'm unaware of a built-in functionality where messages can be sent into blob storage directly from a queue. If you are referring to Diagnostic Logs, these only include operational logs related to management activity.
You could set up distributed tracing with a service like Application Insights, which allows you to query and trace messages.
Or you could of course use an Azure Function or Logic App to subscribe to your topics and write the messages to blob storage if you'd still prefer.
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Dave Moore 96 Reputation points
2020-10-14T00:25:12.71+00:00 Thanks for the information. I thought I could use a "connector" (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/azureblob/) to achieve the ASB to Blob Storage communication. I raised the question here because 1) It seems I need to have ASB Premium 2) The connector only allows 1500 calls every 60 seconds.
Not sure if I misunderstood the concept of the connector, and I have to use an Azure function regardless. My concern with the function is the extra cost, although I guess a function that just passes data between ASB and Blob Storage can run very fast (40ms?)
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Pramod Valavala 20,611 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2020-10-14T14:43:45.587+00:00 The connector that you've mentioned is to be using in a Logic App, which is the other option that I've mentioned above. This does come at an extra cost which charged per action execution in the logic app workflow. You can check the pricing page for the exact costs and the official doc that explains how logic apps are charged.
Either way, ASB Premium is not required. The Function App or Logic App would just be like any other topic/subscription consumer.
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