A new storage service is now available that provides definition and management of underlying storage locations. It is possible to define multiple locations for different uses. Other components and services can use the storage service to list the locations and interact with them, such as Console Asset Upload feature making use of the location to upload assets to.
A vital future role of the service is to provide an abstraction over the underlying storage mechanics, such that other components and services do not need to know about a physical storage location.