Storage account Container vs Simple docker Container

Question

When you have to create a blob account storage, it's necessary to create a Container. Does this container is the same thing as a simple Docker container?

Answer 1

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When you have to create a blob account storage, it's necessary to create a Container. Does this container is the same thing as a simple Docker container? No , both are different , but you need to create container for blob storage

Azure Storage Blob Container : Azure Blob storage is a feature of Microsoft Azure. It allows users to store large amounts of unstructured data on Microsoft's data storage platform. ... With Azure Blob storage, the files (photos, videos, training documents, etc.), which are known as blobs, are put in containers which function similar to directories.
A container organizes a set of blobs, similar to a directory in a file system. A storage account can include an unlimited number of containers, and a container can store an unlimited number of blobs

A container organizes a set of blobs, similar to a directory in a file system. A storage account can include an unlimited number of containers, and a container can store an unlimited number of blobs.

A container name must be a valid DNS name, conforming to the following naming rules:

Container names must start or end with a letter or number, and can contain only letters, numbers, and the dash (-) character.

Every dash (-) character must be immediately preceded and followed by a letter or number; consecutive dashes are not permitted in container names.

All letters in a container name must be lowercase.

Container names must be from 3 through 63 characters long.

Docker Container: Docker is a tool designed to make it easier to create, deploy, and run applications by using containers. Containers allow a developer to package up an application with all of the parts it needs, such as libraries and other dependencies, and ship it all out as one package.

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Answer 2

I think the Blob is only for storage of files (preferebly large files or large amount of files) where as a Docker Container allows for App Execution etc..