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As of May 2025, the mindshare of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) in the Cloud Storage category stands at 7.6%, down from 9.8% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Educational Organization
15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
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University
4%
Healthcare Company
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Insurance Company
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Retailer
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Comms Service Provider
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Real Estate/Law Firm
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Media Company
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Construction Company
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Energy/Utilities Company
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Non Profit
2%
Transportation Company
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Legal Firm
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Performing Arts
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Hospitality Company
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Consumer Goods Company
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Pharma/Biotech Company
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Wholesaler/Distributor
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Logistics Company
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Engineering Company
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MuhammadAzhar Khan - PeerSpot user
Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group
Verified user of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System)
Jan 5, 2025
Auto-scaling capabilities enhance file management while reducing downtime

Pros

"Amazon EFS is extremely stable, as it is managed by AWS. "

Cons

"EFS could be improved by including a one-click setup."
Mahender Nirwan - PeerSpot user
Software developer at TAIGLE LLC
Verified user of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System)
Aug 14, 2024
Reliable product with a simple integration process

Pros

"The platform is highly scalable."

Cons

"The platform's connectivity could be improved to be more comparable to S3 buckets, which offer better API availability. "
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ChanchalSingh1 - PeerSpot user
Head of Engineering - Data and Machine Learning at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Verified user of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System)
Feb 9, 2025
Uses shared drive for daily tasks and improves user communication

Pros

"Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is secure as it is used under VPC. "

Cons

"I don't have notes on improvements."
Girish Mukim - PeerSpot user
AWS Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System)
Feb 3, 2025
Has flexible scaling and seamless AWS integration while requiring technical setup expertise

Pros

"Amazon EFS offers the flexibility of scaling as needed without requiring pre-provisioned storage. "

Cons

"The initial setup requires prior experience and technical skills. "
Vijay Gawade - PeerSpot user
Data Engineer at Softtech Cloud Technologies
Verified user of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System)
Dec 10, 2024
Easily share and manage data but has security challenges

Pros

"Elastic File Systems allow me to share data, provision, and manage capacity and performance in AWS."

Cons

"There are challenges related to AWS, such as ensuring proper security measures with IMS code and encryption."
Sri Ganesh - PeerSpot user
DevOps Developer at AFORV Private Limited
Verified user of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System)
Mar 18, 2024
With an easy setup phase in place, it offers great integration capabilities

Pros

"The most beneficial feature of the product for data storage stems from the fact that it serves as a shared file storage."

Cons

" The lack of transparency in the costs attached to the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
Vishal Somal - PeerSpot user
Senior Power BI Developer at RP tech India
Verified user of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System)
May 9, 2024
Offers integration capabilities that improve areas like storage and security

Pros

"The product's initial setup phase is easy, as per the configurations."

Cons

"The product's stability has some shortcomings where improvements are required."
Shailesh Tripathi - PeerSpot user
Senior Cloud Engineer at a tech consulting company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System)
Mar 13, 2024
Useful for storing details of projects and has an easy configuration

Pros

"We can run code and deploy it whenever we want."

Cons

"When we faced some issues, the support team took a lot of time to resolve them."