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Azure Data Lake Storage vs Iron Mountain Iron Cloud comparison

 

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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
12th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Iron Mountain Iron Cloud
Ranking in Cloud Storage
19th
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Azure Data Lake Storage is 1.0%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Iron Mountain Iron Cloud is 0.6%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Chetan Jayatheertha - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides valuable features such as access keys, container strings, lifecycle management, audit logs, and the soft delete option
Data Lake Storage provides valuable features such as access keys, container strings, lifecycle management, audit logs, and the soft delete option. These features help in cost-saving and provide an excellent mechanism for backing up data. Furthermore, Data Lake Storage can interact with any other Azure resources, providing seamless integration and connectivity.
Naved Hussain - PeerSpot reviewer
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

"The hierarchical structure allows us to create multiple hierarchies inside, such as storage containers, directories, and subdirectories."
"I'd rate the solution nine out of ten."
"The tool's most valuable feature is security access policies."
"The solution is worth the money because it allows you to gain insights into your business and implement forecasting solutions to predict future trends."
"It's a cloud-based tool within the Microsoft ecosystem, offering many benefits for data handling."
"Storage within Azure Data Lake is cheaper, which is one of the reasons we moved to it."
"Azure Data Lake Storage is user-friendly and easy to use."
"We can implement one framework and utilize it for multiple use cases."
"The tool helps with hidden cloud storage. We can build security practices according to our needs. It is reactive rather than proactive."
 

Cons

"The high price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Simple migrations from one data lake to another take too much time and could be improved."
"Azure Data Lake Storage should support other formats apart from the Data Lake format, such as the Iceberg format."
"The solution needs to improve APIs and make them more accessible."
"The version was a bit outdated compared to the newer Microsoft Data Fabric offerings."
"Microsoft, in general, needs to simplify its licensing model. That's one of the biggest issues with Microsoft. The licensing model is either quite difficult to understand or is constantly evolving."
"The documentation could be more user-friendly with better tutorials."
"One improvement I'd suggest is the out-of-the-box conversion of input data, like spreadsheet or table data, to various formats. We'll be using Parquet, which enables transactional integrity."
"The solution must conduct extensive research, build a product based on compression and OCR techniques, and improve scalability."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is tricky because it depends on the solution you're building and the type of Data Lake storage you use—hot or cold."
"I rate the product price as two or three, where one is high, and ten is low. The product's price is really high."
"The tool's licensing model is pay-as-you-go. Regarding pricing, there's always competition between Azure Data Lake Storage and AWS. They're quite similar, but to attract more customers, Azure Data Lake Storage could consider adjusting its pricing to be more competitive with AWS. This might make Azure Data Lake Storage a more appealing option for users."
"One of the most affordable products from the vendor"
"It's a pay-as-you-go model. Your charges are based on the amount of data you store."
"Compared to other options we've explored, I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with ten being expensive."
"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."
"Iron Mountain Iron Cloud is expensive."
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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?
The speed of support response needs to improve, especially for critical, high-priority issues. Having a quick SLA response time is crucial.
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.
 

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