We performed a comparison between Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) and Microsoft Azure File 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 durability and snapshot capabilities are good."
"The most important feature is the volume types in those hundred EDS. For example, if you need a volume with high IOPS, you should choose an io2 or io2 Block Express volume type. The default volume type for EBS is GP3, which is a good balance of performance and price for most workloads."
"The tool has different types of volumes, like SSD and HDD."
"The most valuable feature is its scalability. I can easily scale the block from terabytes to gigabytes."
"The product’s most valuable feature is IOPS."
"The solution provides big space that is reasonably priced."
"When I have to change the operating system or delete a host, I can store the data in EBS or assign it to another host."
"The most valuable feature of Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is its scalability."
"Its most valuable features are speed and security."
"What I like about Microsoft Azure File Storage is its convenience for customers, cost-effectiveness, and high availability."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure File Storage is the cloud file storage capability."
"It is a very scalable solution. I rate the solution's scalability a nine out of ten."
"The solution is easy to use."
"It was easy to set up."
"The profile management option is another valuable feature that allows us to manage the profiles and secure them."
"The initial setup is straightforward and takes approximately twenty minutes."
"The cost of using EBS is high compared to other cloud vendors such as Tencent Cloud or CARI Cloud. Some costs are generated immediately and some are likely to increase."
"Amazon EBS performs well but it could improve."
"I feel that there are some concerns when it comes to the accessibility area of the product where improvements are required."
"The initial setup is not easy."
"The features could be improved."
"I think performance can be improved."
"There is room for improvement in terms of file storage. Recently, we had a scenario in which, in a file share, we had increased the IOPS capacity; this was for the production environment."
"In Amazon EBS, it is difficult to reduce the space chosen by the customer. The cost increases the moment the size of the storage increases, and I will have to pay for two TB of the tool instead of one TB."
"It would be helpful if we could remove data that we don't frequently access to reduce the cost of the storage."
"They should make the solution more user-friendly."
"Microsoft Azure File Storage should improve its pricing."
"The security could always be modernized."
"It's not very intuitive."
"The storage account key could be a security issue."
"The support could improve."
"The provider needs to collect more information about the products."
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Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is ranked 9th in Cloud Storage with 16 reviews while Microsoft Azure File Storage is ranked 3rd in Public Cloud Storage Services with 42 reviews. Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Azure File Storage is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) writes "Easy to setup and afforadable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure File Storage writes "Various storage options available, high availability, and quick deployment". Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is most compared with Microsoft Azure Block Storage, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Amazon S3 Glacier, Oracle Cloud Object Storage and Google Cloud Storage, whereas Microsoft Azure File Storage is most compared with Amazon EFS (Elastic File System), Azure NetApp Files, Wasabi and Amazon S3. See our Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) vs. Microsoft Azure File Storage report.
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