SQL Server 2014 and Cloud - Getting Started with SQL Server 2014 Administration - page 11

Click on the CREATE STORAGE ACCOUNT button to create the account as shown
in the following screenshot. The storage account will take a minute or two to do this.

In the management portal, click on the newly created account that will be used for
the storage configuration screen. At the top of the screen, you will see a list of options
that contains Dashboard , Monitor , Configure, , and Containers . Click on Containers ,
and click on the option to create a container . Give your container a name; I called
mine sqldata .

The first step is complete; we then need to create a policy followed by SAS.

The container policy and Shared Access Signature
To simplify this process, Azure Storage Explorer is going to be used, which provides
a nice graphical interface. You can download the software from the CodePlex
website for free at http://azurestorageexplorer.codeplex.com .

After you have downloaded the Azure Storage Explorer, the following steps will
guide you in using it to create a Shared Access Signature:

1. Install the .msi package on your computer, open up the Azure Storage

Explorer , and connect to your storage container using the credentials
supplied in the management portal. You will need the storage account that
you created previously as well as a storage access key. Click on the storage
account and then click on the Manage Access Keys icon. This can be found
at the bottom of the storage container. You will need the key to connect.