Function to get an Azure Storage account from the configuration settings

GetAccount.cs

using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.ServiceRuntime;
using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage;
 
public static CloudStorageAccount GetAccount()
{
  const string configName = "StorageConnectionString";
  string value = RoleEnvironment.GetConfigurationSettingValue(configName);
  return CloudStorageAccount.Parse(value);
}