We performed a comparison between Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) and Microsoft Azure File Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features of Amazon EBS are the ease of mounting any file system and good for block storage. We can use secondary storage for our difficult instances and it performs well."
"The product’s most valuable feature is IOPS."
"The solution provides big space that is reasonably priced."
"One of the most valuable was snapshots. There were scenarios in which the whole EC2 crashed, or we were unable to use it for some time, but the data on the mounted volumes were crucial to us. So, at that time, snapshots were very helpful."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy to manage."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is backup...Amazon EBS is a very good product since it is very easy to enhance or increase and migrate your servers immediately, in a matter of seconds."
"The most important feature is the volume types in those hundred EDS. For example, if you need a volume with high IOPS, you should choose an io2 or io2 Block Express volume type. The default volume type for EBS is GP3, which is a good balance of performance and price for most workloads."
"Amazon EBS is a storage system, and the storage is attached to the servers."
"It was easy to set up."
"The best part is the accessibility to all the files."
"What I like about Microsoft Azure File Storage is its convenience for customers, cost-effectiveness, and high availability."
"The most valuable aspect of Azure File Storage is that all the features are available in one place."
"The tool offers a secure way to access storage. You can also easily share the files securely across Azure."
"It helps us with geo-redundancy."
"It is very easy to use SSTP and some traditional code to move the data into a database because we can easily use the permissions and we don't have any integration or conversion issues."
"The initial setup is fairly easy."
"Amazon EBS performs well but it could improve."
"Amazon EBS needs to improve its user interface for data transactions."
"I think performance can be improved."
"The initial setup process is easy."
"The initial setup is not easy."
"It would be good if the solution added a button to increase the size and make the EC2 machine recognize the increased capacity of the EBS."
"The cost of using EBS is high compared to other cloud vendors such as Tencent Cloud or CARI Cloud. Some costs are generated immediately and some are likely to increase."
"It is hard to access EBS volumes in different Availability Zones (AZs) because most EBS volumes are created in a single AZ."
"The product’s pricing could be better."
"It would be good if they added some features that make the solution easier to access for everyone."
"Lacks integration with other platforms."
"It’s a challenge to find the right support person."
"The pricing could be improved. They need to make the costs more transparent so users know what they will be charged and why ahead of time."
"The provider needs to collect more information about the products."
"A lot of things could be better, especially when it comes to accessing File Storage for monitoring. Azure Copy is fine, but there could be additional integration and security features for those who want more privacy and control over access to Azure."
"One thing that Azure File Storage could help us with is some kind of impact assessment. When we talk to some of our larger customers who have between 500 and 1,000 applications, we normally do an assessment of all these applications and then tell them which ones are ready to be lifted and shifted, and which ones need to re-architected. It would really help if Azure File Storage could come up with a better way to give estimations of the total investment required, including all costs incurred during the migration."
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Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Cloud Storage with 16 reviews while Microsoft Azure File Storage is ranked 1st in Public Cloud Storage Services with 41 reviews. Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Azure File Storage is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) writes "Easy to setup and afforadable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure File Storage writes "Various storage options available, high availability, and quick deployment". Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is most compared with Microsoft Azure Block Storage, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Amazon S3 Glacier, Oracle Cloud Object Storage and Google Cloud Storage, whereas Microsoft Azure File Storage is most compared with Amazon EFS (Elastic File System), Azure NetApp Files, Wasabi, Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Storage Nearline. See our Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) vs. Microsoft Azure File Storage report.
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