We performed a comparison between Azure NetApp Files and Nutanix Unified Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Public Cloud Storage Services solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Using NetApp Files got us out of a really difficult situation quickly, effectively, and at a reasonable cost."
"Azure NetApp Files has been stable."
"This solution definitely makes us more efficient in being able to provide storage quickly to our customers in the Azure Cloud."
"Its security and ease of use are most valuable."
"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."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its flexibility."
"One aspect of Azure NetApp Files that I truly appreciate is its remarkable performance capabilities."
"Nutanix's analytics provide better insights into all of our files."
"The solution is easy to use, share, and manage."
"The inclusion of it in the Nutanix Objects Storage platform simplifies my process as I am no longer required to acquire a separate platform. Instead, I can simply purchase additional licenses as needed. All management can be performed from a single unified interface, making it a convenient and streamlined experience."
"Nutanix Volumes is a perfectly stable product."
"Nutanix Objects is reliable."
"The most valuable feature is the easy interface."
"They have well-documented best practices and the interface is good."
"The real-time alerts generated by this system enable us to swiftly address and mitigate such threats."
"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."
"Azure NetApp Files could improve by being more diverse to integrate better with other solutions, such as Splunk and the on-premise version. There are some use cases that are not covered natively by Azure. It is not the best solution because it is not external from the cloud which for me is the best type of solution."
"The deployment process is somewhat complex compared to other storage solutions."
"The pricing definitely needs to be improved."
"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."
"I have a hunch that storage could be now the most expensive portion of our monthly bill. So I can imagine that, not this year, but next year we will be talking about looking deeper into ways how we can optimize the cost."
"Reserved Instances for Azure NetApp Files would improve more use cases, making them more valuable in Azure as the cost would be reduced."
"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."
"Nutanix needs to improve their cybersecurity options at the storage level."
"We have had to deal with some infrastructure and general cluster issues but these issues don't impact storage."
"The escalation process with technical support could do with some improvement."
"One thing I'd appreciate is having a desktop application similar to what VMware offered."
"The solution should increase its storage capabilities."
"The solution is very expensive."
"The documentation on the support site needs to be improved."
"The interface could be improved."
Azure NetApp Files is ranked 12th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 12 reviews while Nutanix Unified Storage is ranked 7th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 39 reviews. Azure NetApp Files is rated 8.4, while Nutanix Unified Storage is rated 9.0. 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 Nutanix Unified Storage writes "Provides good performance, longer uptime, and an easy way to manage our data". 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 Nutanix Unified Storage is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Red Hat Ceph Storage, MinIO, Dell ECS and Qumulo. See our Azure NetApp Files vs. Nutanix Unified Storage report.
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