We performed a comparison between Google Cloud Storage Nearline and Microsoft Azure Block 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."The data structure and the types of data that are supported are very good."
"The most valuable feature of Nearline is the access. It's helpful to move data that is generated once a month, such as salary information, to Nearline."
"The capacity and space on offer are excellent."
"Google is always introducing new features and tends to have a new release every month."
"I find the flexibility in storing documents or data and the ease of retrieval valuable with this solution."
"It can isolate files and stop them from corrupting other files."
"Nearline is highly stable."
"It provides the necessary support and flexibility to manage data storage effectively, especially during times of variable data flow."
"The solution has a valuable gearing feature."
"It's easy to deploy, easy to scale up, and pay-as-you-go."
"The price is decent. I rate Azure Block Storage eight out of 10 for affordability."
"It is easy to integrate with applications."
"The scalability of the solution is good."
"We can use Azure Block Storage for some of our bigger files."
"It has easy versioning. The versioning is amenable to any changes. It also has great security. It can only be accessed through an API, and only the requested users can access it. It is optimized for data lakes and comprehensive data management."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is the backing up of files."
"The pricing is quite high."
"Nearline security could be better. The solution could integrate better with SEIM tools."
"The suggestion for improvement primarily revolves around cost efficiency."
"The interface for managing file storage in the buckets could be improved."
"They need a better, more visual, user interface for folders and files."
"They should provide more options or flexibility in terms of pricing."
"The solution needs to offer better System Information and Event Management (SEIM). I'd like to discover how we could implement something like that within Google's cloud."
"The UI could be a little bit more effective."
"Technical support needs improvement."
"The integrations right now are limited, however, we are hopeful this will improve as the cloud continues to develop."
"Azure Block Storage could use more capacity."
"The implementation can be quite technical."
"It is also costly and not cheap compared to Internet-based networks."
"The initial setup of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is more complex than Google Drive, but it is still not too difficult."
"The solution’s user interface could be improved."
"There should be a discount on Block Storage for people who use it more often."
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Google Cloud Storage Nearline is ranked 13th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 8 reviews while Microsoft Azure Block Storage is ranked 8th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 56 reviews. Google Cloud Storage Nearline is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Azure Block Storage is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Google Cloud Storage Nearline writes "Provides APIs for everything and has good protection through encryption". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure Block Storage writes "Straightforward to set up and reliable with good features on offer". Google Cloud Storage Nearline is most compared with Amazon S3 Glacier, Amazon S3, Wasabi, Microsoft Azure File Storage and Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store), whereas Microsoft Azure Block Storage is most compared with Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store), Rackspace Cloud Block Storage, Amazon S3 Glacier and Wasabi. See our Google Cloud Storage Nearline vs. Microsoft Azure Block Storage report.
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