Microsoft Azure Object Storage and Microsoft Azure File Storage are both cloud storage solutions. Based on user reviews, Microsoft Azure Object Storage has the upper hand in cost-effectiveness and scalability, while Microsoft Azure File Storage is noted for ease of integration and usage.
Features: Microsoft Azure Object Storage is appreciated for its extensive scalability, high availability, and integration with various data analytics tools. Users note its ability to handle large amounts of unstructured data efficiently. Microsoft Azure File Storage stands out for its seamless integration with on-premises environments and a familiar file system interface, which users find very intuitive.
Room for Improvement: Users of Microsoft Azure Object Storage suggest enhancements in security features, more granular access controls, and better support for certain file types. Microsoft Azure File Storage users highlight the need for an improved pricing model, better data migration tools, and enhancements in the speed of customer support responses.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Microsoft Azure Object Storage is praised for its straightforward deployment process and comprehensive customer support, with users appreciating the clear documentation and responsive support team. Microsoft Azure File Storage also receives high marks for deployment ease, largely due to its compatibility with existing file systems and networks, though some users report slower customer support response times.
Pricing and ROI: Microsoft Azure Object Storage users find the pricing reasonable, valuing its pay-as-you-go model for flexibility and cost-efficiency, and noting high ROI due to low storage costs and scalability. Microsoft Azure File Storage is noted to be more costly, but users report good ROI, citing the convenience and integration capabilities as justification for the higher price.
The perspective documentation is good.
Microsoft technical support is very prompt.
As and when we require, they are able to provide solutions or guide us toward solutions.
If I want to change something on my resources or directly access it via the portal, there is not a service level agreement of 100%, and sometimes it's quite difficult to access.
Technical support from Microsoft is good.
We successfully handled a huge transaction during an iPhone launch without any issues.
The storage is very scalable, so you can effortlessly scale it.
The downloading of high volume data and scalability processes face performance issues related to high data volumes.
Most of the time, it fits the requirement, but for drastic demands, we may need to provide quotas and other requirements to Microsoft for them to manage forecast and capacity planning.
I rate the stability of Microsoft Azure File Storage as a seven out of ten.
We sometimes encounter glitches with bigger files, but everything else works as expected.
The downloading of high volume data and scalability processes face performance issues related to high data volumes.
From a security standpoint, there is a question mark due to past cyber attacks.
Some chunking logics need to be better to address issues with processing bigger files.
There is a limitation on the storage capacity, like four terabytes.
The information is not readily available on the internet, so we have to double-check and understand everything.
When using Data Lakes for analytics and frequently pulling data from our source database to Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, there should be faster methods to download large data from Microsoft Azure Storage Blob to different locations.
They need enhancement in security aspects. Security alerts and integrations could be improved as part of lifecycle management, especially for archives and restoration requirements.
The improvement needed for Microsoft Azure Object Storage is to reduce the transactional charges, as these read and write operation charges are higher.
I would rate it three or three and a half out of ten on the pricing scale.
I would rate the pricing of Microsoft Azure File Storage seven or eight, where one is high and ten is low.
The pricing for Microsoft Azure File Storage is five out of ten, not so expensive and not so low.
It's a pay-per-use solution and a good idea for proof of concept and value.
The licensing cost of Microsoft Azure Object Storage is cheaper compared to other competitors, such as Google or third-party solutions, which easily engages customers.
Regarding pricing for Microsoft Azure Object Storage, I find it reasonable.
It is satisfying our requirements with encryption and security features in place.
File storage is complemented by OCR with Azure Cognitive Service.
Microsoft Azure File Storage saves time compared to AWS.
Since I work mostly with AI/ML, data piping, data integrations, and ETL tools, these features are valuable.
When talking about storage accounts, customers utilize Azure file as a replica of the file server, allowing them to access file shares or storage accounts from their systems, making it easy to use while automatically syncing data with the cloud.
The ability to store everything inside Blob or Object storage and use it for archiving data is beneficial.
| Product | Market Share (%) |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Azure File Storage | 9.6% |
| Microsoft Azure Object Storage | 2.4% |
| Other | 88.0% |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 17 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 8 |
| Large Enterprise | 24 |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 22 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 11 |
| Large Enterprise | 21 |
Fully managed file shares that use the standard SMB 3.0 protocol
Key scenarios:
REST-based object storage for unstructured data in the cloud
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