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Amazon FSx vs Iron Mountain Iron Cloud comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon FSx
Ranking in Cloud Storage
14th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
File System Software (6th), File and Object Storage (17th)
Iron Mountain Iron Cloud
Ranking in Cloud Storage
21st
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

KhaderNawaz - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 4, 2024
Effortless data recovery through cloud-based storage management and good support on offer
Currently, our use case involves moving shared folders on-premises to FSx for cloud-based storage The use of cloud technology saves time by reducing the need for infrastructure maintenance. It allows for dynamic scaling and efficient resource utilization. FSx operates as an independent service,…
Naved Hussain - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 16, 2024
A SaaS solution that improves efficiency and helps to save time
The tool helps with hidden cloud storage. We can build security practices according to our needs. It is reactive rather than proactive.  The solution must conduct extensive research, build a product based on compression and OCR techniques, and improve scalability.  I have been using the product…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We used it for disaster recovery perspective behind a number of resources, like batch services and RDS."
"FSx operates as an independent service, not tied to any server, which eliminates dependencies between applications for storage."
"The tool helps with hidden cloud storage. We can build security practices according to our needs. It is reactive rather than proactive."
 

Cons

"A direct FTP feature would be beneficial instead of relying on transmission services."
"I've been facing a challenge when doing a failover from FSx side. AWS console does not refresh within a half hour."
"The solution must conduct extensive research, build a product based on compression and OCR techniques, and improve scalability."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Iron Mountain Iron Cloud is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
23%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
5%
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Company Size

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Amazon FSx?
In the last month, I've been facing a challenge when doing a failover from FSx side. AWS console does not refresh within a half hour. It sometimes takes more than an hour. So we have to go to FSx c...
What is your primary use case for Amazon FSx?
We have a few relational databases (RDS) with instances and EFS file systems mounted to them. We use FSx for failover and disaster recovery purposes. I mainly use it for DR purposes. I also use Bot...
What advice do you have for others considering Amazon FSx?
I would recommend it to everyone who uses AWS platform for storage purposes. It's a really nice tool, and we get what we expected. However, there are those three things: switchover, switchback, doc...
What do you like most about Iron Mountain Iron Cloud?
The tool helps with hidden cloud storage. We can build security practices according to our needs. It is reactive rather than proactive.
What needs improvement with Iron Mountain Iron Cloud?
The solution must conduct extensive research, build a product based on compression and OCR techniques, and improve scalability.
 

Comparisons

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Also Known As

Amazon FSx for Windows File Server, Amazon FSx for Lustre
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Sample Customers

Neiman Marcus, T Mobile, Docxellent, Matrix, Lyell
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