azure - How to include large data set AzureWebRole -

we're trying setup service in azure webrole requires large dataset (approx 10gb on 35,000 files). what's best approach this? we've tried:

i) including files in visual studio project content files - vs grinds halt

ii) putting files blob storage , downloading them needed - service grinds halt, presumably because we've hit iops limit on instance saving files disk. don't want use large instance won't hit iops level in normal running.

iii) including zip file , extracting @ startup - again grinds halt.

i'm assumming there's way of including files in depolyment package without putting them in vs project, have upload 10gb deployment package everytime update doesn't seem ideal. files need local on ssd because of speed. have solution this?

putting 10 gb files in package not desirable + not allowed maximum size of package file can 600 mb only.

one possible solution problem make use of azure file service built on smb protocol. though in preview, think fit bill perfectly. can upload files there , map file service share these files located network drive in vm (e.g. z:). , when need files, can copy files network drive local vm , work files.