diff --git a/lib/services/core/storageservicesettings.js b/lib/services/core/storageservicesettings.js
index 03c2676b9..4362ee731 100644
--- a/lib/services/core/storageservicesettings.js
+++ b/lib/services/core/storageservicesettings.js
@@ -124,7 +124,30 @@ StorageServiceSettings.developmentStorageAccount = function () {
   }
 
   return _devStoreAccount;
-}
+};
+
+/**
+* Gets the default service endpoint using the specified protocol and account 
+* name.
+* 
+* @param {array}  settings The service settings.
+* @param {string} dns      The service DNS.
+* 
+* @return {string}
+*/
+StorageServiceSettings._getDefaultServiceEndpoint = function (settings, dns) {
+  var scheme = util.tryGetValueInsensitive(
+    ConnectionStringKeys.DEFAULT_ENDPOINTS_PROTOCOL_NAME,
+    settings
+  );
+
+  var accountName = util.tryGetValueInsensitive(
+    ConnectionStringKeys.ACCOUNT_NAME_NAME,
+    settings
+  );
+
+  return url.format({ protocol: scheme, host: accountName + '.' + dns });
+};
 
 /**
 * Creates StorageServiceSettings object given endpoints uri.
diff --git a/lib/util/util.js b/lib/util/util.js
index 8efdb31e6..ce8fbf266 100644
--- a/lib/util/util.js
+++ b/lib/util/util.js
@@ -232,6 +232,30 @@ exports.inArrayInsensitive = function (needle, haystack) {
   return _.contains(_.map(haystack, function (h) { return h.toLowerCase() }), needle.toLowerCase());
 };
 
+/**
+* Returns the specified value of the key passed from object and in case that
+* this key doesn't exist, the default value is returned. The key matching is
+* done in a case insensitive manner.
+*
+* @param {string} key      The array key.
+* @param {object} haystack The object to be used.
+* @param {mix}    default  The value to return if $key is not found in $array.
+* 
+* @static
+* 
+* @return mix
+*/
+exports.tryGetValueInsensitive = function (key, haystack, defaultValue)
+{
+  for (var i in haystack) {
+    if (i.toString().toLowerCase() === key.toString().toLowerCase()) {
+      return haystack[i];
+    }
+  }
+
+  return defaultValue;
+};
+
 exports.pathExistsSync = fs.existsSync
   ? fs.existsSync
   : path.existsSync;
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diff --git a/test/testlist.txt b/test/testlist.txt
index a6c167892..e40a5eb04 100644
--- a/test/testlist.txt
+++ b/test/testlist.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 services/core/servicesettings-tests.js
 services/core/storageservicesettings-tests.js
-util/validate-tests.js
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+util/validate-tests.js
+util/util-tests.js
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diff --git a/test/util/util-tests.js b/test/util/util-tests.js
index 0281d1cc8..8fcfdd574 100644
--- a/test/util/util-tests.js
+++ b/test/util/util-tests.js
@@ -175,4 +175,14 @@ suite('util-tests', function() {
 
     done();
   });
+
+  test('Get value case insensitive', function (done) {
+    // int positives
+    assert.equal(util.tryGetValueInsensitive('B', { 'a': 'a1', 'b': 'b1', 'c': 'c1' }), 'b1');
+    assert.equal(util.tryGetValueInsensitive('b', { 'a': 'a1', 'b': 'b1', 'c': 'c1' }), 'b1');
+    assert.equal(util.tryGetValueInsensitive('D', { 'a': 'a1', 'b': 'b1', 'c': 'c1' }), undefined);
+    assert.equal(util.tryGetValueInsensitive('D', { 'a': 'a1', 'b': 'b1', 'c': 'c1' }, 'something'), 'something');
+
+    done();
+  });
 });
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