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Azure Data Lake Storage vs Huawei FusionStorage comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 17, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Azure Data Lake Storage
Ranking in Cloud Storage
9th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Huawei FusionStorage
Ranking in Cloud Storage
16th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
File and Object Storage (19th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Azure Data Lake Storage is 1.4%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei FusionStorage is 2.4%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Storage Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Azure Data Lake Storage1.4%
Huawei FusionStorage2.4%
Other96.2%
Cloud Storage
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2767269 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President, Technology at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Has improved analytics workflows through seamless integration and strong data management capabilities
It depends on the tool when it's outside of the Microsoft portfolio as to whether it integrates; it really depends on what you're doing with the other tool. The cost is something that everyone is cost-sensitive about. There was a curious feature that I was interested in; I think it was something in preview, a blob scanning ability, the ability to have a hardware-level querying of the data there. I don't think it worked with Parquet data; I think it mainly worked with plain text data. That's something that I would want to have added, is the ability to scan and query data with Parquet, because currently, that's what you have to use Databricks to do. They make it easy to set up, and their licensing for Azure Data Lake Storage is just pay-as-you-go, so you can get into it quite easily. The devil's in the details, because the cost as you use it can be difficult to forecast because it really depends upon all the other services and how heavily it's being used. There are other features that can catch you, such as a storage security scanner that automatically scans your storage for malware. Compliance departments and IT departments love that type of feature, so people will blanket enable that, but then that racks up tons of bills because it's reading massive files constantly that should be excluded from that type of scan because it's not a type of file capable of having malware; it's the backend database. There are some gotchas with the pricing; you have to be careful. There's not really a way to throttle it either. The premium tier, which they recommend for analytics, can't be switched off once enabled. Similarly, if you start on standard tier, you can never upgrade it; you have to delete it and make a new one. These limitations are quite annoying.
Wondwossen Abebe Kebede - PeerSpot reviewer
Program and performance manager at Ethio Telecom
Reliable platform that integrates well with different IT infrastructures and systems
The product integrates well with different IT infrastructures and systems in the telecom sector. Our partners manage services, including detailed integration and migration-related operations. The platform upholds the uptime and reliability of our business applications. We classify our systems into different tiers, ranging from machine-critical to business-critical, and FusionStorage helps us run all the services. It delivers a remarkable uptime of 99.9%. With our expectations for continuous service availability, we are operating 24/7. In cases where system interruptions occur, it enables rapid restoration, ensuring a prompt return to normal service levels. I rate it an eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Data Lake Storage provides valuable features such as access keys, container strings, lifecycle management, audit logs, and the soft delete option."
"The solution is worth the money because it allows you to gain insights into your business and implement forecasting solutions to predict future trends."
"The most valuable feature is the scalability due to the blob, which allows us to scale our data effectively."
"Azure Data Lake Storage is user-friendly and easy to use."
"Azure Data Lake Storage is user-friendly and easy to use."
"The tool offers a big storage layer. The security aspect is quite good. In Azure, there's an option for soft deletes and policy management. This allows us to store only the most up-to-date data while everything else can be policy-managed. This makes handling and management easier."
"I also like its speed. It's basically built on Azure Blob Storage, which was already fast. But Azure Data Lake Storage adds the hierarchical structure for even better performance."
"I would say the best features include that it's easy to integrate; it's certainly easy to integrate with the other things in the Microsoft portfolio."
"In cases where system interruptions occur, it enables rapid restoration, ensuring a prompt return to normal service levels."
"Huawei FusionStorage does well in its basic functions and offers broad utility."
"Provides easy access to our data."
"The product has a very simple GUI-based management platform and it is very simple to use. There is a very easy step-by-step configuration procedure that guides you through, and you can configure it very easily."
"It is a stable solution."
"The solution’s most valuable feature is its performance."
 

Cons

"The speed of support response needs to improve, especially for critical, high-priority issues. Having a quick SLA response time is crucial."
"Pricing is always a factor. It could be more affordable."
"If tools like Azure Data Lake Storage are enabled within the tool named Azure Storage Explorer, then it would be of tremendous help, but it can be really tricky."
"The documentation could be more user-friendly with better tutorials."
"Currently, Azure Data Lake Storage has blob, table, and file share, but no vector feature."
"I suggest enhancing the connectors for improvement. Some software, like HubSpot and Xero, has connectors, but they're limited to a few fields. That's why we use REST API calls instead. It would be better if the connectors could retrieve all data."
"If I had to nitpick, maybe the throughput could be faster - how quickly you can access data and how fast data can be written onto the Azure Data Lake Storage."
"The scalability is limited. However, it's easy to set up."
"The initial setup and installation is not that straightforward. It should be made easier and the time to install should be reduced."
"The problem with Huawei is that it generally oversells. As a principle, Huawei does not educate the partner or the end user enough to scale up their solution correctly."
"The solution’s support could be improved."
"The product needs improvement in terms of affordability."
"I hope for improvements in the product's processing ability and performance."
"Their cloud services could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It costs just a few dollars per terabyte per month."
"From one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the product price as five."
"I rate the product price as two or three, where one is high, and ten is low. The product's price is really high."
"Compared to other options we've explored, I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with ten being expensive."
"Pricing is tricky because it depends on the solution you're building and the type of Data Lake storage you use—hot or cold."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."
"It's a pay-as-you-go model. Your charges are based on the amount of data you store."
"The tool is cheap, depending on the services and requirements you need."
"It is expensive but might be optimal based on the partnership."
"If one is a cheap solution and ten means it is a very expensive product, I would rate the price as two or three."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
No data available
Retailer
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Azure Data Lake Storage?
The tool's most valuable feature is security access policies.
What needs improvement with Azure Data Lake Storage?
It depends on the tool when it's outside of the Microsoft portfolio as to whether it integrates; it really depends on what you're doing with the other tool. The cost is something that everyone is c...
What do you like most about Huawei FusionStorage?
In cases where system interruptions occur, it enables rapid restoration, ensuring a prompt return to normal service levels.
What needs improvement with Huawei FusionStorage?
The solution’s support could be improved.
What is your primary use case for Huawei FusionStorage?
Huawei FusionStorage provides a scalable, high-performance, and highly available distributed storage solution designed to support critical enterprise applications and big data workloads. We deploye...
 

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Sample Customers

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China Merchants Bank, Liaoning, Zhejiang
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