We performed a comparison between Amazon EFS (Elastic File System), Google Cloud Storage, and Microsoft Azure File Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about NetApp, Google, Nasuni and others in Cloud Storage."I appreciate Amazon's extensive range of services, which makes it a favorable choice."
"We can run code and deploy it whenever we want."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The solution is scalable."
"The most beneficial feature of the product for data storage stems from the fact that it serves as a shared file storage."
"EFS is flexible."
"The solution's technical support is good."
"We are not that big of a cloud user. We just use it for the storage of our bytes. The most valuable aspect is the storage."
"Access your files from anywhere, no installation necessary"
"It is easy to use."
"It's easy to use."
"There's no implementation process."
"It is stable and scalable."
"The solution is already stable and I have not encountered problems in this regard."
"There is a free-to-use version. This is the version I use."
"The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is that I can link with my PC."
"It is a good service for file storage."
"The most significant aspect of Microsoft Azure File Storage is its life cycle functionality, which enables us to transfer files to various storage options, such as hot storage, full storage, and archive. This feature is crucial since we can apply a life cycle method to files that have not been in use for an extended period, and then move them to a cheaper cold storage option to save costs. Since the newest files are stored in the hot storage, it met our specific requirements. Consequently, older files can be transferred to archive and cold storage."
"The best part is the accessibility to all the files."
"The storage in this solution is excellent."
"The solution can scale to fit any requirement."
"The solution is user-friendly and integrates easily with web apps."
"I like that Microsoft Azure File Storage works fine and is quick to deploy. It's also easy to connect to it, particularly when connecting it with my on-premise file servers."
"Its most valuable features are speed and security."
"Specifically, when it comes to the file system for the learning system, we encountered performance issues with both Azure and AWS."
"It could be better in connecting with Windows Server instances."
"The interface seems strange and complicated."
"Its deployment process could be faster while installing the Python package directly into the environment."
"Around 80 percent of the features of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) are available on Linux and not in Windows, making it a major drawback of the product."
"It should be simplified. There are people who don't have cloud experience. It should be storage that we are able to just connect to."
"The lack of transparency in the costs attached to the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"When we faced some issues, the support team took a lot of time to resolve them."
"The user interface could be more intuitive."
"The product's user interface is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"This solution could be improved by increasing integration with other tools, like Microsoft."
"Google Cloud Storage could improve by having better integration with Microsoft Office files. When I open a Google document I would like it to be able to be opened with Microsoft. You can already open Google documents in Microsoft Office."
"They need more enhancements in the security features."
"Its security should be better from the data security point of view. It should be more secure, and it should get tightly integrated with products such as Google Docs and Google Sheets. Microsoft covers different kinds of tools such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel."
"I would like to see better pricing."
"User management could be better. It's complicated process to delete users and maintain the structure of documents created by deleted users."
"Lacks integration with other platforms."
"The solution should support all the legacy storage systems."
"The product’s pricing could be better."
"Microsoft Azure File Storage should improve its pricing."
"It’s a challenge to find the right support person."
"The integration of the site storage with SQL was not completely seamless."
"In our use cases, we see the weakness in mobile internet connectivity."
"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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