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 data structure and the types of data that are supported are very good."
"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."
"Google is always introducing new features and tends to have a new release every month."
"It provides the necessary support and flexibility to manage data storage effectively, especially during times of variable data flow."
"The capacity and space on offer are excellent."
"Nearline is highly stable."
"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 product offers hierarchical storage and we like the main space storage with business."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the ease with which you connect and use it."
"It has capabilities such as versioning and, from a security point of view, you can also back it up."
"The solution has a valuable gearing feature."
"It provides secure cloud storage."
"It can be deployed independently and supports every kind of deployment."
"The tool is pretty easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is the backing up of files."
"The suggestion for improvement primarily revolves around cost efficiency."
"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."
"They should provide more options or flexibility in terms of pricing."
"The UI could be a little bit more effective."
"They need a better, more visual, user interface for folders and files."
"The interface for managing file storage in the buckets could be improved."
"Nearline security could be better. The solution could integrate better with SEIM tools."
"I want to see my region added to the data center. I'm in Africa, and if a data center is specifically added under Central Africa, that will reduce data latency when accessing data."
"The initial setup of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is more complex than Google Drive, but it is still not too difficult."
"Microsoft Azure Block Storage could improve the SFTP. The SFTP can be used for exchanging data between two parties and it works but Microsoft is new to this market and they could be a lot better in this area with its features."
"It should be easier to deploy."
"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."
"The product is not as stable as we would like it to be."
"They could create more readability of files."
"Azure Block Storage could use more capacity."
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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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