We performed a comparison between Google Cloud Storage Nearline and Microsoft Azure Block 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 capacity and space on offer are excellent."
"It can isolate files and stop them from corrupting other files."
"Nearline is highly stable."
"I find the flexibility in storing documents or data and the ease of retrieval valuable with this solution."
"It provides the necessary support and flexibility to manage data storage effectively, especially during times of variable data flow."
"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."
"Google is always introducing new features and tends to have a new release every month."
"The initial setup for the production areas was on premise, which is very simple."
"Storing and then retrieving data are the most valuable features of Microsoft Azure Block Storage."
"It can scale."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Azure Block Storage are flexibility and the possibility to trigger actions."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the ease with which you connect and use it."
"The product’s security features are valuable."
"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."
"This is a very stable solution."
"The UI could be a little bit more effective."
"The interface for managing file storage in the buckets could be improved."
"They should provide more options or flexibility in terms of pricing."
"The suggestion for improvement primarily revolves around cost efficiency."
"Nearline security could be better. The solution could integrate better with SEIM tools."
"They need a better, more visual, user interface for folders and files."
"The pricing is quite high."
"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 scalability of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The solution's downside is related to its documentation, which I believe can be difficult to navigate because it is hidden between or within other pages of the product's manual."
"Uploading of data could be improved. Currently, the only way you can upload your data is by using their storage explorer. You need to use a command line to do that. Then, maybe you can go online and you can use their explorer to check to see if it's there. If they had a third-party application to handle the upload, it would be better. Many people aren't familiar with command lines for uploading data. It makes it more difficult for many users."
"The implementation can be quite technical."
"Customer support could be improved, it can be difficult getting appropriate support."
"There is a drawback or limitation to the GRS storage feature because depending on the amount of data, it could take a lot of time."
"The support response time could be quicker."
"It is also costly and not cheap compared to Internet-based networks."
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Google Cloud Storage Nearline is ranked 12th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 8 reviews while Microsoft Azure Block Storage is ranked 9th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 56 reviews. Google Cloud Storage Nearline is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Azure Block Storage is rated 8.0. 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 Block Storage writes "A stable and widely accepted solution". Google Cloud Storage Nearline is most compared with Amazon S3 Glacier, Amazon S3 and Wasabi, whereas Microsoft Azure Block Storage is most compared with Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store), Rackspace Cloud Block Storage, Amazon S3 Glacier, Wasabi and Azure NetApp Files. See our Google Cloud Storage Nearline vs. Microsoft Azure Block Storage report.
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