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Senior manager at Wipro Limited
Real User
Top 5
Great performance, good security, and lots of features
Pros and Cons
  • "Technical support has been excellent."
  • "We would like it if we did not have to use another encryption solution to encrypt the storage."

What is our primary use case?

Azure Object Storage is basically for storing files - if you want to process certain files. It's useful for if you want to keep images or some documents. I use it for that purpose as well.

What is most valuable?

We like the indexing feature.

The performance has been good. We haven't had any issues. 

The security has been fine.

Everything we need is already pretty much there.

It is very scalable. 

Technical support has been excellent. 

What needs improvement?

We are not missing any features. 

We would like it if we did not have to use another encryption solution to encrypt the storage. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We've been using the solution for a couple of years. 

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's reliable and it performs well. it's stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's scalable. We can increase storage as required. 

Azure Object Storage is mapped with a user. It's mapped to the server for storing files and all. So IOPS storage, probably we can talk 20,000 to 30,000 IOPS.

We monitor the usage based on there being increases.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is very good and very sound. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

There's not really an installation. It's a mapping solution. It's on the cloud. 

We have a common cloud team. They do any maintenance. It's a common cloud team who provisions the server, who manages the storage, who assigns the storage to the server. They do everything. We don't have a separate team.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I can't speak to the exact licensing costs. 

What other advice do I have?

As a cloud-based solution, we are always on the latest version. It stays up-to-date.

I'd recommend the product to other users and organizations. 

Overall, I would rate the product ten out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Microsoft Azure
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Team Lead , Enterprise Computing Platforms at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
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Top 5
An easy-to-use solution that can be used for backups, archiving, and SFTP storage
Pros and Cons
  • "Microsoft Azure Object Storage is an easy-to-use and stable solution."
  • "Microsoft Azure Object Storage is a pretty expensive solution."

What is our primary use case?

We use Microsoft Azure Object Storage for backups, archiving, and SFTP storage.

What is most valuable?

Microsoft Azure Object Storage is an easy-to-use and stable solution.

What needs improvement?

Microsoft Azure Object Storage is a pretty expensive solution. The cost management part is a little complex, and if we don't configure it right, it can be pretty expensive.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Azure Object Storage for a few years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure Object Storage is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure Object Storage is a scalable solution. Around 200 users are using the solution in our organization, and we have plans to increase the usage.

How are customer service and support?

The solution’s technical support should be improved.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We have previously used different solutions. We switched to Microsoft Azure Object Storage because most of our landscape is on Azure, and it's easier to have everything in one place than using a different vendor. So, it's convenient for us.

How was the initial setup?

The solution's initial setup is straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented the solution through an in-house team. The solution can be deployed in one or two weeks.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution's cost is on a pay-per-use basis.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend Microsoft Azure Object Storage to other users.

Overall, I rate Microsoft Azure Object Storage an eight out of ten.

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Senior DevOps Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Top 5
Key features of this solution meet the needs of data and application engineers
Pros and Cons
  • "Blob Storage is one of the best resources in Azure for storing unstructured data such as files, video files, audio files, and Excel files."
  • "One of the things that are currently important is consistency. To achieve this, another database called Cosmos DB is available. We want to have a similar consistency to the one in Cosmos DB but at a cheaper price."

What is our primary use case?

The storage account is one of the primary components in all implementations, including cloud implementations. It is a common resource in Azure.

What is most valuable?

We mostly work with Blob Storage, and it is a very good resource for unstructured storage. Blob Storage is one of the best resources in Azure for storing unstructured data such as files, video files, audio files, and Excel files. Currently, Blob Storage is the cheapest and best solution, with very good features for unstructured data.

What needs improvement?

One of the things that are currently important is consistency. To achieve this, another database called Cosmos DB is available. We want to have a similar consistency to the one in Cosmos DB but at a cheaper price. Although Cosmos DB is known to be expensive, it has a guaranteed consistency level of 99.99%. I want Microsoft to explore how they can provide the same consistency level as Cosmos DB but at a lower cost. Speaking of consistency, we are currently using GRS or GZRS as our storage redundancy types. It would be great if we could achieve the same guaranteed consistency level as with Cosmos DB. It would be of great use if we could apply the same approach to our storage account.

Currently, I do not have any suggestions regarding Blob Storage. The storage account allows for storing VHD, which is a type of blob, along with other blob types, such as append blobs and page blobs. These blob types are already well-matured designs, and I don't have any suggestions. The storage account also offers different tiers, such as cool, hot, and archive tiers, as per the access. These features meet the needs of data and application engineers for storing data. Mostly, it has all the features to meet the current requirements, and it is one of the well-designed resources from Microsoft.

For how long have I used the solution?

I work with an Azure storage account that includes a blob bin and file storage. I have used Azure Blob Storage for almost five years. Also, I am not sure if we are partners with Microsoft since I joined a month ago.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

For stability, I rate it a nine out of ten. This is because it offers one of the best features. Also, I have not faced any complaints regarding the storage account in my five years of experience. There might be other resources I feel that I couldn't access or have some service-related issues. But, I didn't face any issues with the storage account.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the solution nine out of ten in terms of its ability to scale. Since it is a management service, we should not bother about scaling. This is because we have a very good scaling policy for management services. As I recently joined the organization, I am not aware of how many employees are currently using this solution.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support you receive depends on the plan you choose, whether it is the basic plan, standard plan, or premium plan. In my current organization, we have a premium plan for which the technical support is awesome. I raised three tickets with the technical support team while using the premium plan and received the best support from Microsoft. So, I rate the technical support a ten out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I am working with AWS, Azure, and GCP, but my major contribution to the cloud is towards Azure.

How was the initial setup?

It is a very simple process.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Currently, it is a flexible price policy.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Amazon S3 is equivalent to Azure Storage accounts, as they offer almost the same features. Based on my experience, I find Azure to be a more comfortable tool to work with compared to Amazon S3. The UI is better designed, and I could easily understand the features and other things. Therefore, even though the two solutions are similar, I rate the storage account solution higher than Amazon S3.

What other advice do I have?

It is one of the best features or resources, especially for people who want to use Blob Storage for unstructured data. For us, it is a very cost-effective resource since we can understand it easily. I haven't experienced any issues with this solution for the past five to six years. I rate this solution a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Support Analyst at Solicitude It Services LLP
Real User
Top 5
The product has good accessibility and can be used to share files and folders
Pros and Cons
  • "The product has good accessibility."
  • "The stability could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

The solution can be used to share files and folders.

What is most valuable?

The product has good accessibility.

What needs improvement?

The stability could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The tool is stable. I rate the stability an eight and a half out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The tool is scalable. I rate the scalability an eight and a half out of ten. Around 100 technical support team members, including support engineers, support analysts, and service delivery managers, use the solution in our organization.

How are customer service and support?

I have contacted the support team for a couple of issues. The team is knowledgeable.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We were using the on-premise solution NAS provided by Dell.

How was the initial setup?

The setup is straightforward.

What was our ROI?

The tool is worth the money.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution is expensive. However, we can choose to get a budget-friendly license. The vendor should offer extensions on the licenses. People are still working on on-premise servers. If we want them to move to the cloud, the vendors must provide competitive prices. We have a couple of small to medium businesses. The solution is not affordable for small businesses.

What other advice do I have?

The vendor must provide more information on how the tool helps users. Many of our clients do not know the solutions provided by the vendor. Though the information is available on the website, most customers do not understand the technical aspects. A better way to explain the tool's uses would be through pictures. Overall, I rate the product an eight and a half out of ten.

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Manish  Purohit - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Cloud Solution Architect at Green Point Technology Services (I) Pvt. Ltd
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Comes with good performance but needs to improve response time
Pros and Cons
  • "The tool's most valuable feature is performance."
  • "Microsoft Azure Object Storage needs to increase its response time from 25,000 per second to 40,000 or 50,000."

What is our primary use case?

We use the product for all kinds of images and static data. 

What is most valuable?

The tool's most valuable feature is performance. 

What needs improvement?

Microsoft Azure Object Storage needs to increase its response time from 25,000 per second to 40,000 or 50,000. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for nine years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the product's stability a ten out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

My company has 100 users for Microsoft Azure Object Storage. 

How are customer service and support?

The solution's support is good enough for us. 

How was the initial setup?

Microsoft Azure Object Storage's deployment is straightforward. 

What about the implementation team?

We deployed the solution in-house. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Microsoft Azure Object Storage is not expensive. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate the product a ten out of ten. 

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Syed Irtaza Ali - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer Team Lead at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Real User
A secure object storage solution for the cloud with a useful regional set up for storage
Pros and Cons
  • "The best thing is it's on the cloud. It's easily accessible to everyone through a mobile device, tablet, or laptop. Secondly, it's secure. Like any URL shared will not work after a few hours. Only the person concerned who has that URL can use it within a few hours to download the document. After that, it expires. Thirdly, we all keep an archive. For example, if there are old documents, they are still stored over there. Another nice Azure feature is that they have the regional set up for that storage, and there's no downtime, and I'm grateful for that. We don't have to worry, because it's secure. If something goes down, they have other copies of it on a separate server, and it's accessible."
  • "The initial setup could be more straightforward. It would be best if you had a little bit of training or an understanding of the concepts. It's important because if you don't do that, then you might end up not following the best practices. Then you will learn it the hard way by making mistakes and then know that you shouldn't have done this or that. It's better to attend workshops and take a hands-on approach."

What is our primary use case?

Microsoft Azure Object Storage is integrated into the applications that we provide our customers. Job dockets, regulatory documents, licenses, and insurance-related are the most common types of documents that our application users store in their storage containers. 

Apart from that, the job docket probably moves from one person to another and only authorized users can have access to view or download using a secure URL with a token and the shared access signature. This comes with an important feature that allows us to limit the time the users have access to the files on the storage.

Another aspect we have is for internal purposes, like having database backups over specific timelines. Internal application docket messages between the web and mobile application users including attachments that can be retained or archived for several years. All of this works under a multi-tenant structure.

How has it helped my organization?


What is most valuable?

The best thing is that it's on the cloud and accessible through any mobile, tablet, or laptop device. Easily configurable and integrated with any of our applications through its client libraries. 

Secure and having the option to setup additional regions for high availability.

What needs improvement?

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For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Azure Object Storage consistently for the past two years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure Object Storage is stable. I haven't had any issues. Initially, when I was conducting hands-on workshops in the past few years most of the client-side libraries used to connect with Azure Storage have become obsolete and the newly updated libraries are simple and easy to work with.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure Object Storage is a scalable solution. I believe this will grow, just like AWS, because it's totally isolated, and even websites could use that separately. I think Azure is beginning to take that path where other applications could directly connect to it and use the storage system. I believe there is a feature to interconnect all the other products they have.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was quick. You definitely need some help with that, and Microsoft provides resources for learning. I have in the past attended workshops that came in handy when working with this solution. It's easy to use if you have some hands-on experience. There are online courses with hands-on labs available in some cases on Microsoft Learn which makes understanding and using this solution easier.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Pay per-use subscription has been our option and I see no problem using this subscription model as we are able to keep track of our costs on a daily basis

What other advice do I have?

 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Microsoft Azure
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Real User
Top 5
Helps you create data lakes for your analytics needs, and provides storage to build powerful cloud-native and mobile apps
Pros and Cons
  • "The reason is that I believe they only offer the corporate interface we use, and perhaps they should consider creating a historical customer interface. I haven't created a virtual machine; instead, I've established a personal GED. This allows me to provide customers with the necessary role functions, enabling them to download files without incurring excessive costs."
  • "The efficiency depends on various operations, and therefore, it should involve multiple vendor support."

What is our primary use case?

Perhaps some customers wish to share information such as DPN or other materials about the company. However, we are uncertain about reaching every worldwide employee in every country or office. Therefore, this solution allows to download or access information like product details or new prices.

What is most valuable?

The reason is that I believe they only offer the corporate interface we use, and perhaps they should consider creating a historical customer interface. I haven't created a virtual machine; instead, I've established a personal GED. This allows me to provide customers with the necessary role functions, enabling them to download files without incurring excessive costs.         

What needs improvement?

The efficiency depends on various operations, and therefore, it should involve multiple vendor support.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Azure Object Storage for three to five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is scalable and we have around ten users.

How are customer service and support?

We have used Microsoft's technical support through phone calls; the experience was okay.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

Regarding the integration and setup of Public Storage, it was a bit complex. The upgrade process was okay. In terms of time, I'm not sure about the exact duration of the deployment. We use object storage for data related to different customers. I'm still learning about the steps involved in deployment.

What about the implementation team?

We didn't use a consultant; it's done in-house. The technical staff needed for deployment and maintenance is more than ten. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I'm not aware of the licensing cost, as my customer handles it. In Taiwan, it's reasonably priced,

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution, and my advice is to use it for object storage or other services. I would like to see improvements in integration to support multiple operations.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Chief Executive Officer at Test Aust.
Real User
Top 10
Useful for storage, documentation, and reporting
Pros and Cons
  • "We use the product for storage, documentation, and reporting."
  • "Microsoft Azure Object Storage needs to improve stability and cloud user interface."

What is our primary use case?

We use the product for storage, documentation, and reporting. 

What needs improvement?

Microsoft Azure Object Storage needs to improve stability and cloud user interface. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the tool's stability an eight out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure Object Storage is scalable, and we have nine users. 

What about the implementation team?

A consultant helped us with the implementation. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The tool's licensing costs are annual. It should be made reasonable. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate the solution a nine out of ten. 

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