"When it comes to valuable features, ease of use would be number one."
"It was quick to synchronize back from Azure to the on-premise server."
"Implementing Microsoft Azure has meant that we are using the same solution as our customers who use Azure Public Cloud. This allows us to integrate our application, as well as provide the solution to them."
"The storage in this solution is excellent."
"Azure File Storage gives good value for money, so I don't find it expensive."
"It was easy to set up."
"We have not explored the desktop performance analysis of the file storage, but the user interface, API, and the response that we receive over the file storage are very good. We have a lot of customers that connect to the client-side, click the images, and upload them. The beauty of the solution is that we can mount the file storage into a critical server as well as an external drive. The speed that we receive with the images is pretty good."
"The solution can scale to fit any requirement."
"The initial setup is fairly easy."
"I think performance can be improved."
"Microsoft Azure File Storage is not that scalable. Once you reach the boundaries, you need to migrate to another solution."
"The solution should support all the legacy storage systems."
"The storage account key could be a security issue."
"Lacks integration with other platforms."
"In our use cases, we see the weakness in mobile internet connectivity."
"If the file is large, there may be a delay in download time."
"Azure File Storage's stability is okay, but sometimes we have trouble with the link to the Azure VPN disconnecting."
"It would be helpful if we could remove data that we don't frequently access to reduce the cost of the storage."
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Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is ranked 14th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 1 review while Microsoft Azure File Storage is ranked 2nd in Public Cloud Storage Services with 9 reviews. Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is rated 8.0, while Microsoft Azure File Storage is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) writes "Robust block-storage service that's easy to use and accessible from anywhere". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure File Storage writes "Good performance, stable interface, and different storage mounting options". Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is most compared with Microsoft Azure Block Storage, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Amazon S3 Glacier, Google Cloud Storage Nearline and Google Cloud Storage, whereas Microsoft Azure File Storage is most compared with Amazon EFS (Elastic File System), Azure NetApp Files, Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage and Zadara.
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