We performed a comparison between Amazon EFS (Elastic File System), Amazon S3 Glacier, and Google Cloud Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about NetApp, Nasuni, Google and others in Cloud Storage."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."
"We can run code and deploy it whenever we want."
"I appreciate Amazon's extensive range of services, which makes it a favorable choice."
"The solution's technical support is good."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"EFS is flexible."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a highly stable solution."
"I like the price. If you compare Glacier to others, the prices in terms of what you store beyond retention are much lower."
"We get free credits from Amazon, and we like the overall stability. We haven't had to rely heavily on their customer success teams, which is a good sign."
"The solution is stable."
"The main advantage of Glacier is its low cost. It is incredibly cheaper than other storage options, especially for objects you don't access frequently. Glacier would add value if you have a staging area for objects you only need to access occasionally. Since we have data in terabytes between S3 buckets, we can significantly reduce our storage and cost footprint by using Glacier."
"The reliability of storage is the main benefit."
"The solution is easy to use."
"Amazon S3 Glacier can integrate seamlessly with other AWS services."
"The performance is good."
"It's simple to use."
"I have more than enough personal storage and have had no security issues."
"It's easy to use."
"The most valuable features are the ease and accessibility of information."
"The feature we've found most valuable is the ability to access our data anywhere, anytime."
"It is seamlessly integrated with your Android. There’s no fuss, no hassle."
"It's easy to use."
"The lack of transparency in the costs attached to the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The interface seems strange and complicated."
"The user activity needs to be more connected."
"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."
"Its deployment process could be faster while installing the Python package directly into the environment."
"It could be better in connecting with Windows Server instances."
"The learning curve is very high."
"The solution's cost optimization could be improved."
"Technical support needs improvement. Previously, even though we had premium and enterprise support, the response time would be quicker if we ran into issues, but now it is slowed down. The analytical dashboard feature, like the CloudOps dashboard, should be included in the next release of the Amazon S3 Glacier."
"A couple of times, we faced outage issues that caused us problems."
"I would like to see the retrieval time reduced."
"I would like to see improved storage capacity and enhanced security features for better protection."
"Although Amazon S3 Glacier is cheap, its data retrieval cost is very high compared to other solutions."
"The stability must be improved."
"Google Cloud Storage could improve by being more user-friendly."
"I would like more storage available."
"Google Cloud Storage could be improved by increasing the drive capacity."
"Having more storage space would be an improvement."
"It was not easy to reach the storage because there were different network zones."
"The user experience needs to be simplified."
"It is hard to migrate to another product if we want to."
"The solution should have two factor authentication."
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