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"The ELT versus ETL extract, transform and load versus extract, load, and then transform, the ELT method is what really sells SoftLayer.""The stability is the solution's most valuable aspect for our organization."

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"The ease of setup is the primary reason we use Azure Block Storage. The setup takes one or two days, and we had help from Microsoft. We had five people on our team.""RBAC, access control, soft delete, hard delete, and cool and hot storage tiers are some of the features I have found valuable in Azure Block storage.""I like the product’s versioning and file share features. The file share feature is most useful when we are connecting on-premises services. Azure file share helps to migrate small data amounts from on-premises to the cloud.""It is easy to integrate with applications.""The tier feature in V2 is the most valuable feature of this solution. It enables you to move your storage from hot tier to cold tier into archive tier.""The initial setup for the production areas was on premise, which is very simple.""This is a very stable solution.""We use Microsoft Azure Block Storage to store, upload and download data. We can also use it as a backup."

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"The interface is hard to use for us. It should be simplified.""For us, the versioning was an issue."

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"The user interface is very difficult.""The solution could have better archival policies and localization of data.""Microsoft Azure Block Storage can improve the configuration to be more user-friendly.""Technical support needs improvement.""If the documentation could be improved then it would be very good. Right now, if you face a question, you have to guess how it works or you have to test your hypothesis.""They could create more readability of files.""There should be a discount on Block Storage for people who use it more often.""The security is poor, and the sharing model is confusing, conceptually. I'd prefer not to use it. I'd like a user-friendly web interface and a better security model."

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  • "The solution is affordable, and we only pay for what we use."
  • "For the first 50DB, they cost around $50. It's an open solution for everybody. Anybody can go to the Microsoft website and they can get the pricing for it. But the first 50GB of data is a default rate and then it increases for the next 500GB or something like that. It is a pay as you go solution. The more you use, the more you pay. That's normally how you pay for any cloud solutions."
  • "In terms of pricing, Azure is quite cheaper than AWS. However, I have recently read that Oracle Cloud Generation 2 storage is quite cheaper than Azure. I haven't used it yet. We need to look at a customer's requirements, and, based on that, we can suggest the storage. You can save at least 20% with Azure as compared to AWS, which is quite costly."
  • "Azure Block Storage is higher priced than its competitors."
  • "We pay around $300 to $400 a month for some scenarios where consumption is limited. However, going forward, we're seeing the likelihood of the cost coming to around $2,000 as consumption rises."
  • "The price of Microsoft Azure Block Storage could be less expensive."
  • "The cost is very low. The cost is something like $0.01 to $0.50 per gig. It's pay per use. We have a yearly license."
  • "The price of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is less expensive than other solutions on the market, such as Cloud Storage from GCP."
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    Overview

    SoftLayer provides cloud infrastructure as a service from a growing number of data centers and network points of presence around the world. Our customers range from Web startups to global enterprises.

    Products and services include bare metal and virtual servers, networking, turnkey big data solutions, private cloud solutions, and more. Our unique advantages include the industry's first Network-Within-a-Network topology for true out-of-band access, and an easy-to-use customer portal and robust API for full remote-access of all product and service management options.

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    Store and help protect your data. Get durable, highly available data storage across the globe and pay only for what you use.

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    Whogohost Ltd., Skypicker, Infinity Computers and Communications Company, Grace Co. Ltd., Keyword, Uvionics Tech, Tennis Australia, immixGroup, Salesbox, Cxense ASA, Avnet Inc., Komsomolskaya Pravda, Seekr
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Retailer14%
    Manufacturing Company14%
    Non Tech Company10%
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    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Healthcare Company6%
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    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise45%
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    IBM SoftLayer is ranked 22nd in Public Cloud Storage Services while Microsoft Azure Block Storage is ranked 8th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 51 reviews. IBM SoftLayer is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Azure Block Storage is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of IBM SoftLayer writes "Stable with excellent speed and agility". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure Block Storage writes "Straightforward to set up and reliable with good features on offer". IBM SoftLayer is most compared with Amazon AWS, whereas Microsoft Azure Block Storage is most compared with Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store), Rackspace Cloud Block Storage, Amazon S3 Glacier, Wasabi and Microsoft Azure Object Storage.

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