We performed a comparison between Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) and Google Cloud Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The initial setup was straightforward."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy, as per the configurations."
"I appreciate Amazon's extensive range of services, which makes it a favorable choice."
"We can run code and deploy it whenever we want."
"Its elasticity and flexible pricing are the most valuable. For Amazon EFS, you are charged based on the storage. It is also very fast and stable with a very simple and intuitive interface."
"The most beneficial feature of the product for data storage stems from the fact that it serves as a shared file storage."
"We are not that big of a cloud user. We just use it for the storage of our bytes. The most valuable aspect is the storage."
"The solution is scalable."
"The most valuable features of Google Cloud Storage are flexibility and sustainability."
"The most valuable features of Google Cloud Storage are the ease of use and I can share files with my colleagues."
"Google Cloud Storage includes Docs, calendar, Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Meet."
"Access your files from anywhere, no installation necessary"
"The most valuable features are the ease and accessibility of information."
"Their technical support is good and very professional."
"The responses from the technical team are fast...It is a stable product...We do have plans to increase the number of users since it is a scalable product."
"The solution is stable and has good performance."
"The interface seems strange and complicated."
"Its deployment process could be faster while installing the Python package directly into the environment."
"The lack of transparency in the costs attached to the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Around 80 percent of the features of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) are available on Linux and not in Windows, making it a major drawback of the product."
"It should be simplified. There are people who don't have cloud experience. It should be storage that we are able to just connect to."
"Specifically, when it comes to the file system for the learning system, we encountered performance issues with both Azure and AWS."
"When we faced some issues, the support team took a lot of time to resolve them."
"It could be better in connecting with Windows Server instances."
"I would like the storage to be less expensive."
"Google Cloud Storage could be improved if they provided more free storage for free accounts."
"They need more enhancements in the security features."
"Google Cloud Storage could improve the integrations in a way Microsoft Azure is going about it. For Data Lake integrations, Microsoft Azure has a bunch of native pipelines available. All Google needs to do is add the same set or maybe even improve on the sets that they have. All the analytics, including the Data Lake, would then be able to sit in Google Cloud Storage."
"There are inefficiencies with cache when the names are sequencing."
"This solution could be improved by increasing integration with other tools, like Microsoft."
"The solution could improve by adding an automatic removal of duplications feature."
"The implementation is not as easy as Microsoft, and the process could be improved."
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Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is ranked 5th in Cloud Storage with 10 reviews while Google Cloud Storage is ranked 2nd in Cloud Storage with 66 reviews. Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is rated 8.6, while Google Cloud Storage is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) writes "Offers integration capabilities that improve areas like storage and security". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Google Cloud Storage writes "Flexible, reliable, and beneficial for small sized companies". Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is most compared with Microsoft Azure File Storage, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Amazon S3 Glacier, Azure NetApp Files and Oracle Cloud Object Storage, whereas Google Cloud Storage is most compared with Amazon S3 Glacier, AT&T Cloud Storage, Microsoft Azure File Storage, Google Workspace and Amazon S3. See our Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) vs. Google Cloud Storage report.
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