We performed a comparison between Google Cloud Storage Nearline and Microsoft Azure File 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 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 data structure and the types of data that are supported are very good."
"I find the flexibility in storing documents or data and the ease of retrieval valuable with this solution."
"The capacity and space on offer are excellent."
"Google is always introducing new features and tends to have a new release every month."
"It provides the necessary support and flexibility to manage data storage effectively, especially during times of variable data flow."
"Nearline is highly stable."
"It can isolate files and stop them from corrupting other files."
"It is a very scalable solution. I rate the solution's scalability a nine out of ten."
"The product is a reliable cloud solution."
"The tool offers a secure way to access storage. You can also easily share the files securely across Azure."
"The profile management option is another valuable feature that allows us to manage the profiles and secure them."
"The solution is easy to use."
"It's a scalable solution."
"The functionality is easy."
"Azure File Storage gives good value for money, so I don't find it expensive."
"The UI could be a little bit more effective."
"Nearline security could be better. The solution could integrate better with SEIM tools."
"They should provide more options or flexibility in terms of pricing."
"The suggestion for improvement primarily revolves around cost efficiency."
"The pricing is quite high."
"They need a better, more visual, user interface for folders and files."
"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 interface for managing file storage in the buckets could be improved."
"The pricing and technical support could be better."
"Microsoft Azure File Storage needs more integrations. In the future, I also want to see GRC added to the portal. If you enroll or sign up for Azure services, your country may not have GRC available in the portal, so you may have to choose a strange country, for example, Kenya, to activate credit."
"Maybe Microsoft can make it more economical because it is a costly affair."
"The product’s pricing could be better."
"It's not very intuitive."
"The solution is not user-friendly."
"The integration of the site storage with SQL was not completely seamless."
"Microsoft Azure File Storage is not that scalable. Once you reach the boundaries, you need to migrate to another solution."
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Google Cloud Storage Nearline is ranked 12th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 8 reviews while Microsoft Azure File Storage is ranked 3rd in Public Cloud Storage Services with 42 reviews. Google Cloud Storage Nearline is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Azure File Storage is rated 8.2. 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 File Storage writes "Various storage options available, high availability, and quick deployment". Google Cloud Storage Nearline is most compared with Amazon S3 Glacier, Amazon S3, Wasabi and Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store), whereas Microsoft Azure File Storage is most compared with Amazon EFS (Elastic File System), Azure NetApp Files, Wasabi, Amazon S3 and Amazon S3 Glacier. See our Google Cloud Storage Nearline vs. Microsoft Azure File Storage report.
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