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Cloud Solution Architect at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Real User
Top 10
Offers ease of use and good performance to users but needs to improve on the stability part
Pros and Cons
  • "The product's initial setup phase is straightforward."
  • "The stability of the product is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."

What is our primary use case?

I use the solution in my company for business applications and to move content.

What is most valuable?

I can't speak about the specific features I like about the product, but I know that it was used for our company's processes. The most valuable features of the solution are related to its ease of use and performance.

What needs improvement?

The stability of the product is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been Microsoft Azure Object Storage for 7 years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability-wise, my company didn't face any issues. I rate the solution's scalability out of seven out of ten.

It is not a tool used by users since it is for the system. The front-end system uses the storage.

How was the initial setup?

The product's initial setup phase is straightforward.

For the product's deployment phase, my company used CI/CD pipelines and the DevOps process, but the storage can be accessed through laptops and Azure Storage Explorer, which was a great feature.

What about the implementation team?

The product was deployed with the help of our company's in-house team.

What was our ROI?

The product works on a real-time and optimized basis. The scalability offered by the product is one of its benefits. You don't have to wait for your company's infrastructure team to increase the storage, as it can grow on its own.

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

The tool has a pay-per-use pricing model. You need to pay for what you are consuming. It is not a complex model. It is not an expensive product. There is no need to pay extra money for the licensing costs since the price is based on the storage you consume.

What other advice do I have?

The tool is useful for our company's client engagement and for the automation of their business applications.

The product's security measures are good. I rate the tool's security measures an eight out of ten.

Speaking about the integration capabilities of the product, I can say that my company serves as a system integrator of the tool for our clients.

The product integrates with our customers' existing ecosystems.

Microsoft Azure Object Storage is a straightforward product that is available with good documentation and is useful for a good number of use cases. I recommend the product to those who plan to use it.

I rate the tool a seven or eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Integrator
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reviewer1601595 - PeerSpot reviewer
Operations Team Lead at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
Real User
Portable and easy to use and integrate
Pros and Cons
  • "Object Storage's best features are the soft delete option and the retention period."
  • "Azure's technical support could be better - they take a long time to respond, and issues get transferred to multiple engineers, so you have to repeat the whole story every time without getting any proper resolution."

What is most valuable?

Object Storage's best features are the soft delete option and the retention period.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using Object Storage for a year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Object Storage is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Object Storage is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

Azure's technical support could be better - they take a long time to respond, and issues get transferred to multiple engineers, so you have to repeat the whole story every time without getting any proper resolution.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was simple.

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

Object Storage is competitively priced.

What other advice do I have?

Object Storage is easy to use, very portable, and easy to integrate. I would rate it as nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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Shariq Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
MSP
Top 5
Provides efficient data storage features and has good stability
Pros and Cons
  • "We can easily create a storage layer in any system."
  • "Its user interface could be better."

What is most valuable?

We can store and load data into Snowflake using the product. We can easily create a storage layer in any system. We can store and backup data at any point before transformation.

What needs improvement?

The product's cost needs improvement during the POC stage. Additionally, its user interface could be better compared to AWS and GCP.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable product. I rate its stability a nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the product's scalability a nine out of ten.

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

We are running AWS and GCP as well.

How was the initial setup?

I rate the initial setup process a seven out of ten. You need to understand many things by referring to the documentation before implementing it.

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

I rate Azure Blob storage's pricing a seven out of ten. Additional costs depend on the data and complexity of the project.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Azure Blob storage an eight out of ten.

I recommend it to others as it is a leading cloud provider. I advise the customers to consider the cost. If you find it expensive, you can go for GCP and AWS.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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AmrEL Tahan - PeerSpot reviewer
Software QA Lead at Ajman Municipality
Real User
Top 5
Streamlined with good data management but room for deployment process improvements
Pros and Cons
  • "It has helped with data management."
  • "The deployment process needs improvement, and it requires a lot of expertise to use and to utilize it."

What is our primary use case?

The solution is used for the compilation of information for the company.

How has it helped my organization?

It has helped with data management.

What needs improvement?

The deployment process needs improvement, and it requires a lot of expertise to use and to utilize it.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Azure Object Storage for only one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of the solution is rated as seven out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable, and I would rate its scalability as eight out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

Microsoft technical support is helpful. I would rate their support as eight out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

What about the implementation team?

The deployment was handled by a third-party company.

What was our ROI?

We have not yet fully completed one year of usage, so we cannot judge the ROI at this time. Still, we hope it will benefit our company.

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

The pricing is higher than CNC. On a scale of one to ten, I would rate the pricing as six to seven.

What other advice do I have?

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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