We performed a comparison between Amazon S3 Glacier, Google Cloud Storage Nearline, and Microsoft Azure File Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, Google and others in Public Cloud Storage Services."Data retrieval, security, compliance, and storage archiving are the most valuable features of Amazon S3 Glacier."
"I find Amazon S3 Glacier valuable for storing various documents like purchase orders, standard documents, and drawings."
"We get free credits from Amazon, and we like the overall stability. We haven't had to rely heavily on their customer success teams, which is a good sign."
"The solution is stable."
"It is the most feature-rich platform."
"The main advantage of Glacier is its low cost. It is incredibly cheaper than other storage options, especially for objects you don't access frequently. Glacier would add value if you have a staging area for objects you only need to access occasionally. Since we have data in terabytes between S3 buckets, we can significantly reduce our storage and cost footprint by using Glacier."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is scalable, flexible, easy to maintain and handle."
"The data structure and the types of data that are supported are very good."
"Nearline is highly stable."
"The capacity and space on offer are excellent."
"Google is always introducing new features and tends to have a new release every month."
"I find the flexibility in storing documents or data and the ease of retrieval valuable with this solution."
"It provides the necessary support and flexibility to manage data storage effectively, especially during times of variable data flow."
"The most valuable feature of Nearline is the access. It's helpful to move data that is generated once a month, such as salary information, to Nearline."
"It can isolate files and stop them from corrupting other files."
"The solution is user-friendly and integrates easily with web apps."
"The initial setup is straightforward and takes approximately twenty minutes."
"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."
"First of all, the solution is very secure. Secondly, the solution is very fast. It is reliable and available all the time."
"The functionality is easy."
"Azure File Storage gives good value for money, so I don't find it expensive."
"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 simplicity of use is most valuable. It's easy to start working with it and understand it. It's easier to transfer files between different users. I'm able to move files from my device to my manager's device without any issues or without facing any problems in between."
"The stability must be improved."
"Although Amazon S3 Glacier is cheap, its data retrieval cost is very high compared to other solutions."
"They should increase the data limit for the free version or reduce the price."
"The learning curve is very high."
"There is room for improvement in handling GDPR compliance better. GDPR is about personal data protection and retention. It would be great if S3 Glacier could handle compliance items related to this, especially with upcoming legislation like the California law, which restricts data storage time and allows users to request data deletion."
"The solution's cost optimization could be improved."
"The technical support has room for improvement."
"Amazon S3 Glacier's data retrieval time is slow compared to other AWS storage services and should be improved."
"The interface for managing file storage in the buckets could be improved."
"They should provide more options or flexibility in terms of pricing."
"The UI could be a little bit more effective."
"Nearline security could be better. The solution could integrate better with SEIM tools."
"The suggestion for improvement primarily revolves around cost efficiency."
"The pricing is quite high."
"The solution needs to offer better System Information and Event Management (SEIM). I'd like to discover how we could implement something like that within Google's cloud."
"They need a better, more visual, user interface for folders and files."
"The provider needs to collect more information about the products."
"Considering the enterprise licensing required for the solution, the cost of the solution is an area where the product needs improvement."
"The upload speed has room for improvement."
"The product’s pricing could be better."
"Microsoft Azure File Storage needs more integrations. In the future, I also want to see GRC added to the portal. If you enroll or sign up for Azure services, your country may not have GRC available in the portal, so you may have to choose a strange country, for example, Kenya, to activate credit."
"The storage account key could be a security issue."
"Maybe Microsoft can make it more economical because it is a costly affair."
"It would be good if they added some features that make the solution easier to access for everyone."
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