We performed a comparison between Azure NetApp Files 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."Using NetApp Files got us out of a really difficult situation quickly, effectively, and at a reasonable cost."
"I like the SnapMirror feature in Azure NetApp Files. It helps me create backups with snapshots and makes data recovery and compression."
"I think the easiest part is, when you do a comparison, it is the throughput versus the cost. And it's much easier to set up."
"It's elastic, so it scales with our demands. We can start small, then with the addition of customer loads, we can expand on-the-fly without the need to reprovision something."
"You can change it non-disruptively. You can increase the size and decrease the size online, which is a huge benefit compared to Azure disks. It just works seamlessly. You don't need to stop the instances."
"Its security and ease of use are most valuable."
"The most valuable features of the solution is replication to another region and the performance. The solution is stable. The solution is scalable. The initial setup is straightforward."
"The critical features of this solution are SnapMirror for replication, data protection, and SnapLock."
"Its integration is very easy."
"Azure Block Storage lets you customize code you can use on that endpoint. If you want to write a logic for something, Azure Function can be used to deploy that application."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is its performance."
"Microsoft is currently updating a few features, such as object sizes and tiering, which were not available previously."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Azure Block Storage are flexibility and the possibility to trigger actions."
"One can easily scale with this program."
"The stability seems to be very reliable."
"The data lake is invaluable. We also use Microsoft SQL in terms of structuring the data and getting into a position where it could be useful to support reporting. We Databricks for data science. We incorporated Databricks with that as well."
"The pricing definitely needs to be improved."
"The main hurdle in promoting this solution is the price. Its price definitely requires an improvement. It is more expensive than other options, so customers go for a cheaper option."
"This solution would be improved with more innovation."
"Azure NetApp Files is expensive."
"Azure NetApp Files could improve by being more diverse to integrate better with other solutions, such as Splunk and the on-premise version. There are some use cases that are not covered natively by Azure. It is not the best solution because it is not external from the cloud which for me is the best type of solution."
"The main area for improvement is in the support ticket system. Since it's a SaaS platform, support tickets are managed by Microsoft or NetApp backend. This can sometimes lead to cross-functional challenges for organizations."
"We would like to see more paired regions for the replication."
"I have a hunch that storage could be now the most expensive portion of our monthly bill. So I can imagine that, not this year, but next year we will be talking about looking deeper into ways how we can optimize the cost."
"Licensing costs are pretty high."
"They could create more readability of files."
"Microsoft Azure Block Storage can improve the configuration to be more user-friendly."
"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 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 tool could be cheaper."
"There are some space limitations."
"Microsoft Azure Block Storage should improve its stability."
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Azure NetApp Files is ranked 10th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 15 reviews while Microsoft Azure Block Storage is ranked 7th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 56 reviews. Azure NetApp Files is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Azure Block Storage is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Azure NetApp Files writes "We can expand our storage on-the-fly without the need to reprovision". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure Block Storage writes "A stable and widely accepted solution". Azure NetApp Files is most compared with Microsoft Azure File Storage, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Amazon EFS (Elastic File System), Nasuni and Panzura, whereas Microsoft Azure Block Storage is most compared with Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store), Rackspace Cloud Block Storage, Wasabi, Amazon S3 Glacier and Zadara. See our Azure NetApp Files vs. Microsoft Azure Block Storage report.
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