We performed a comparison between Amazon S3 Glacier, Microsoft Azure Block Storage, 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."Amazon S3 Glacier is a highly scalable and available solution."
"AWS does support the ability for user controlled movement of data between regions for business continuance (BC), high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR)."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a stable and scalable solution."
"We use the solution for migration."
"We save money with the product."
"The solution’s storage management is good and dynamic. The product is highly stable. The solution is highly scalable. The customer service and support is good. The initial setup is straightforward. I recommend the solution."
"The solution is stable."
"AWS Lambda is the most valuable part of the solution because it gives you a code interface for everything."
"Microsoft is currently updating a few features, such as object sizes and tiering, which were not available previously."
"Storing and then retrieving data are the most valuable features of Microsoft Azure Block Storage."
"Azure Block Storage has very good integration with the Microsoft suite, which helps a lot when creating a digital workspace."
"The data lake is invaluable. We also use Microsoft SQL in terms of structuring the data and getting into a position where it could be useful to support reporting. We Databricks for data science. We incorporated Databricks with that as well."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the ease with which you connect and use it."
"Azure Block Storage lets you customize code you can use on that endpoint. If you want to write a logic for something, Azure Function can be used to deploy that application."
"We can use Azure Block Storage for some of our bigger files."
"The solution is easy to purchase and is a Microsoft product, making procurement straightforward."
"The initial setup is fairly easy."
"First of all, the solution is very secure. Secondly, the solution is very fast. It is reliable and available all the time."
"This solution supports all file formats."
"The most valuable aspect of Azure File Storage is that all the features are available in one place."
"The product can integrate with all platforms. My team also does data visualization, and Power BI can directly connect with those nodes. We can very conveniently connect with multiple tools for our database. The benefit here is that by utilizing the same storage application, my application is linked with their application through the same server. This setup provides real analytics and data for a holistic purpose, which is advantageous."
"The product is a reliable cloud solution."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure File Storage is the cloud file storage capability."
"The solution can scale to fit any requirement."
"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."
"They should increase the data limit for the free version or reduce the price."
"Their pricing structure is always a big topic. It's so difficult to understand."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a cheaper tool if you're running it on-prem, but it is expensive if deployed on the cloud."
"The product takes more time to secure data when the bandwidth is low."
"The product needs to improve cloud security."
"I am unsure if the product provides good integration capabilities. From an improvement perspective, I want the tool to provide easier integration features."
"The response times could be faster. When you are with Amazon and use Glacier, you expect a response time between four to seven hours to retrieve the data."
"There have been problems with integration, but it's getting better."
"The stability of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is good but could improve."
"Some big customers have experienced some problems with the stability of the Azure cloud."
"I want to see my region added to the data center. I'm in Africa, and if a data center is specifically added under Central Africa, that will reduce data latency when accessing data."
"Uploading of data could be improved. Currently, the only way you can upload your data is by using their storage explorer. You need to use a command line to do that. Then, maybe you can go online and you can use their explorer to check to see if it's there. If they had a third-party application to handle the upload, it would be better. Many people aren't familiar with command lines for uploading data. It makes it more difficult for many users."
"The solution needs a direct connection to visualization."
"The implementation can be quite technical."
"The performance could be improved, but all the services in the cloud are improved every week."
"Microsoft Azure File Storage should improve its pricing."
"The tool needs to add more controls and enhance Power BI. For instance, I'm just suggesting the visualization layer. Power BI can increase visualization as much as possible, and the product can add more controls to the data flows."
"It's not very intuitive."
"Licensing costs are expensive."
"It’s a challenge to find the right support person."
"The solution should support all the legacy storage systems."
"In our use cases, we see the weakness in mobile internet connectivity."
"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."
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