Minimize the cost of storage by storing the large files in Windows Azure Table Storage versus SQL Azure (though BLOB storage is preferred for files) Maintain a fast retrieval performance by having ...

Azure Table storage supports querying to a limited extent, allowing to get rows by key and filtering by property. It implements the OData protocol, which is the enpoint for querying.

Incremental improvement to Azure Mobile Services .NET Backend Azure Storage Extension and Windows Azure Mobile Services will ease table navigation pain with Web apps.