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."Nearline is highly stable."
"Google is always introducing new features and tends to have a new release every month."
"I find the flexibility in storing documents or data and the ease of retrieval valuable with this solution."
"It can isolate files and stop them from corrupting other files."
"The capacity and space on offer are excellent."
"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."
"The most helpful features of Microsoft Azure Block Storage are the many use cases. Additionally, it can be locked down well and has two-factor authentication."
"The solution has a valuable gearing feature."
"The product offers hierarchical storage and we like the main space storage with business."
"We can use Azure Block Storage for some of our bigger files."
"It's easy to deploy, easy to scale up, and pay-as-you-go."
"The initial setup is very simple and straightforward."
"The solution is stable."
"We use the solution to develop SaaS platforms on Azure. We utilize various Microsoft components like block storage and databases for this purpose."
"They should provide more options or flexibility in terms of pricing."
"The UI could be a little bit more effective."
"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 suggestion for improvement primarily revolves around cost efficiency."
"They need a better, more visual, user interface for folders and files."
"The pricing is quite high."
"Nearline security could be better. The solution could integrate better with SEIM tools."
"The interface for managing file storage in the buckets could be improved."
"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."
"I find the user interface of newer versions, particularly, the flows, not user-friendly. The UI of Azure’s initial version was very comfortable. I didn’t have to remember floor menus. I knew where I had to go to see the logs or grab configuration parameters."
"There should be a discount on Block Storage for people who use it more often."
"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 performance of Microsoft Azure Block Storage needs improvement because it's laggy. Microsoft Azure Block Storage also has a lot of limitations on file sizes. The rendering and loading times also need improvement."
"Licensing costs are pretty high."
"I encountered a challenge where certain metadata was located on a secured network that could only be accessed through a VPN. As there was no direct connector available to reach the private networks that require VPN access, we had to rely on manual effort to access the data. This could potentially be addressed as an area of improvement, especially with regard to accessibility issues where data is only accessible through a VPN connection."
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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 7th 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, Wasabi and Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store), whereas Microsoft Azure Block Storage is most compared with Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store), Rackspace Cloud Block Storage, Wasabi, Amazon S3 Glacier and Azure NetApp Files. See our Google Cloud Storage Nearline vs. Microsoft Azure Block Storage report.
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