# Azure Blob Storage

Sedai continuously analyzes Azure Blob Storage access and autonomously shifts cold data to cheaper tiers, weighing retrieval costs with safety checks built in.

## Every Byte, Priced for How Often It's Used

Blob Storage defaults to the Hot tier regardless of access frequency, and nobody revisits that decision as data ages. Sedai continuously analyzes access patterns, manages lifecycle policies, and moves data to cooler tiers — accounting for retrieval costs — so every byte lands where it actually saves money.

## Storage Tiers Only Save Money If Something Moves the Data

Hot is the default tier for a reason: nobody wants a performance problem, But that default rarely gets revisited. As data cools, the gap between what you're paying and what you could be paying only grows.

### Data lands in the Hot tier by default and stays there.

Most data doesn't need Hot-tier performance for its entire lifecycle, but without an active process to reassess it, infrequently accessed data keeps paying premium storage rates indefinitely.

### Tiering decisions don't stay accurate on their own.

Access patterns shift as data ages, and manually reviewing usage and moving blobs between Hot, Cool, and Archive tiers across a large environment isn't something a team can sustain continuously.

### The cost of inaction compounds quietly.

Backup and archival data left in the Hot tier can cost twice what the same data would in Archive — savings that simply accumulate as waste until someone actively intervenes.

## How We Help

### Data-Driven Tiering Analysis

Sedai analyzes read/write patterns via Azure Monitor to identify cold data, weighing storage savings against retrieval costs so every move results in net savings.

### Automated Lifecycle Policy Management

Sedai creates lifecycle policies where none exist, or refines existing ones, to automatically transition blobs to cooler tiers based on age or last access.

### Intelligent Tiering Enablement

Sedai can enable Azure's Intelligent Tiering feature directly, running safety checks first to confirm the storage account is in a valid state.

## Stop Paying Hot-Tier Prices for Cold Data.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How does Sedai decide when moving data to a cooler tier makes sense?

Sedai analyzes access patterns from Azure Monitor to identify infrequently accessed data, then weighs the storage savings of a cooler tier against that tier's retrieval costs. Sedai only recommends a move when the net result is savings, not just a lower storage rate.

### What if my storage account doesn't have any lifecycle policies set up?

Sedai creates one. It configures a lifecycle policy that automatically transitions blobs to cooler tiers based on age or last access time, so tiering happens continuously without manual review.

### What if I already have lifecycle policies in place?

Sedai analyzes your existing policies and recommends modifications to improve their cost savings, rather than replacing them outright.

### What is Intelligent Tiering, and can Sedai turn it on for me?

Intelligent Tiering is an Azure feature that automatically moves data between tiers based on usage. Sedai can enable it on your behalf, running safety checks first to confirm the storage account is in a valid state before making the change.

### What do I need to set up to get started?

Connect your Azure account to Sedai, select Blob as a resource type, and connect a monitoring data source like Azure Monitor.