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We performed a comparison between Azure NetApp Files and Cisco CloudCenter based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud Migration solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Azure NetApp Files vs. Cisco CloudCenter Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"It's elastic, so it scales with our demands. We can start small, then with the addition of customer loads, we can expand on-the-fly without the need to reprovision something.""You can change it non-disruptively. You can increase the size and decrease the size online, which is a huge benefit compared to Azure disks. It just works seamlessly. You don't need to stop the instances.""Since we have NetApp's internally, we use the SnapMirror predominantly for this process in the cloud which is beneficial.""The critical features of this solution are SnapMirror for replication, data protection, and SnapLock.""The most valuable features of the solution is replication to another region and the performance. The solution is stable. The solution is scalable. The initial setup is straightforward.""One aspect of Azure NetApp Files that I truly appreciate is its remarkable performance capabilities.""Using NetApp Files got us out of a really difficult situation quickly, effectively, and at a reasonable cost.""This solution definitely makes us more efficient in being able to provide storage quickly to our customers in the Azure Cloud."

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"I can define all components and create a blueprint for consumption across all services.""Cisco has a lot of published information and documentation that helps users understand the product and its offering very well.""You can scale it easily.""The initial setup process is straightforward.""The initial setup is fairly straightforward if you have a basic setup.""The solution includes a lot of features and is useful because you can configure all the way down to ports.""Cisco CloudCenter's scalability is good.""The solution is agile and it has APIs for integration."

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Cons
"The pricing definitely needs to be improved.""We would like to have backup functionality built-in so that we don't run into the issue where the replication process makes a copy of the corrupted data.""I would like to see multi-zone redundancy so that I don't have to worry about it. I just back up my data to that one SMB share and I know that it's replicated to a different region.""We would like to see more paired regions for the replication.""Reserved Instances for Azure NetApp Files would improve more use cases, making them more valuable in Azure as the cost would be reduced.""We were looking for a clustered solution that has over-complicated things because we had it in AWS, which is Amazon. There was a solution for clustered NetApp. That meant there would be two NetApps that were not clustered because there was no solution for a cluster. We would like there to be an HA cluster solution.""We would like for the files which are coming in that we can version them. So, if a file is accidentally deleted, there should have a recycle bin option where we can go back, and at least once, clean it up.""The main hurdle in promoting this solution is the price. Its price definitely requires an improvement. It is more expensive than other options, so customers go for a cheaper option."

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"The tool should improve its security on the XDR part.""The improvement I would like to see is not one thing particular to CloudCenter. I'd say it's more of a message that the system is still using a lot of the different products and if they would all just fit better together, they all could be faster together.""I'm not a big fan of CloudCenter. I don't have anything against it, however, the on-premise version has been so hard to upgrade and maintain.""They should provide an entire cloud offering, from architecture to network security features.""For many clients, the main problem with the solution is the price. Cisco is very expensive. If they could somehow make the pricing more competitive, that would be a big draw.""They can add some of those features to make the platform more usable for different backgrounds and developer skills.""The solution needs to be more simple.""Improvements are needed in UI and multi-tenancy for this solution."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The solution’s combination of the ease of use, simplicity, and reduction in IT management versus the cost has helped a lot. It is very fast to deploy. It's very easy to maintain. You don't have to do a lot in the cloud to maintain this thing, so it gives good performance. It's fast to deploy, easy to maintain, and it gives a better performance. These are the most basic three criteria for any application. This saves cost because the manpower you need to deploy is going down. You're getting better performance and not buying new resources. You have resources available in the cloud. It's just a couple of clicks, then you're good to go."
  • "The performance has improved by about 30 percent."
  • "The licensing fees for this solution vary, ranging from a single shelf to a full suite."
  • "Our pricing has not been determined because we are still waiting on additional features."
  • "It is expensive in small environments, which could be better. The reason is the four terabyte minimum. A one terabyte minimum would be better."
  • "We are currently on a pay-as-you-go model with the storage that we use."
  • "Its price is double the price of the premium disks, which is the main reason why customers don't go for this solution in the end."
  • "The price of Azure NetApp Files could be better."
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  • "The solution is extremely expensive and has additional fees for things like monitoring."
  • "The tool's pricing is balanced with the market."
  • "The tool's pricing is expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Azure NetApp Files is a Microsoft Azure file storage service built on NetApp technology. The platform combines the file capabilities of Azure and NetApp to move critical file-based applications to the… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of the solution is replication to another region and the performance. The solution is stable. The solution is scalable. The initial setup is straightforward.
    Top Answer:The initial setup process is straightforward.
    Top Answer:They should provide an entire cloud offering, from architecture to network security features.
    Top Answer:We use the product for demonstration, device provisioning, and data management.
    Ranking
    3rd
    out of 38 in Cloud Migration
    Views
    2,593
    Comparisons
    1,714
    Reviews
    3
    Average Words per Review
    585
    Rating
    8.0
    10th
    out of 38 in Cloud Migration
    Views
    208
    Comparisons
    128
    Reviews
    5
    Average Words per Review
    698
    Rating
    7.8
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    NetApp ANF, ANF
    CliQr, CliQr CloudCenter
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    Overview

    Extreme File Performance
    Azure NetApp Files allows you to target any of your business-critical file workloads with extreme file throughput with sub-millisecond response times.With three service levels you can change on-the-fly, you get the performance that’s best suited to the application.

    Simple, Seamless Experience
    A seamless Azure experience for your file services workloads. You can deploy and manage Azure NetApp Files directory from the Azure Portal or automate using the Azure API or CLI integration.

    Secure Your Data
    Built-in capabilities ensure your data is protected at all times in Azure: from always-on encryption to point-in-time data copies (without added capacity costs). And with Microsoft‘s world class support, you can rest assured that you‘re in good hands with Azure.

    The Cisco CloudCenter solution is an application-centric hybrid cloud management platform that securely provisions infrastructure resources and deploys applications to data center, private cloud, and public cloud environments.

    With Cisco CloudCenter breakthrough application-centric technology, users
    can:

    • Model: Quickly and easily build a cloud-independent application profile that defines the deployment and management requirements of an entire application stack.
    • Deploy: Use one click to deploy the application profile and related components and data to any data center or cloud environment.
    • Manage: Apply a wide range of application lifecycle actions to set policies to enable in-place scaling, support cross-environment bursting or high availability and disaster recovery, and stop the deployment.
    Offer
    Run your most demanding Linux and Windows file workloads in Azure

    Running performance-intensive and latency-sensitive file workloads in the cloud can be hard. Use Azure NetApp Files to migrate and run complex, file-based applications and simplify storage management.

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    Sample Customers
    SAP, Restaurant Magic
    NTT, Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), CollabNet, Pratt & Miller, PZFlex
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company30%
    Retailer20%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Government10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization26%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company34%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Healthcare Company8%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise57%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise34%
    Large Enterprise52%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business44%
    Large Enterprise56%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise70%
    Buyer's Guide
    Azure NetApp Files vs. Cisco CloudCenter
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Azure NetApp Files vs. Cisco CloudCenter and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Azure NetApp Files is ranked 3rd in Cloud Migration with 12 reviews while Cisco CloudCenter is ranked 10th in Cloud Migration with 9 reviews. Azure NetApp Files is rated 8.4, while Cisco CloudCenter is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Azure NetApp Files writes "We can expand our storage on-the-fly without the need to reprovision". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco CloudCenter writes "Useful features for configuring down to ports but extremely expensive". Azure NetApp Files is most compared with Microsoft Azure File Storage, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Nasuni, Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) and Google Cloud Storage, whereas Cisco CloudCenter is most compared with Cisco Intersight, VMware Aria Automation, Cisco UCS Director, CloudStack and Faddom. See our Azure NetApp Files vs. Cisco CloudCenter report.

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