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We performed a comparison between Amazon EFS (Elastic File System), Amazon S3 Glacier, and Google Cloud Storage Nearline based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The solution is scalable.""EFS is flexible.""Its elasticity and flexible pricing are the most valuable. For Amazon EFS, you are charged based on the storage. It is also very fast and stable with a very simple and intuitive interface.""I appreciate Amazon's extensive range of services, which makes it a favorable choice.""The initial setup was straightforward.""The most beneficial feature of the product for data storage stems from the fact that it serves as a shared file storage.""The solution's technical support is good.""We can run code and deploy it whenever we want."

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"We use the solution for migration.""The solution is stable.""We save money with the product.""We like that the price is cheaper.""I like the price. If you compare Glacier to others, the prices in terms of what you store beyond retention are much lower.""It is a very comprehensive tool.""The solution is great for storing data you don't usually need access to. It's also well-integrated with Amazon S3.""Amazon S3 Glacier is a scalable and easy-to-manage solution with good read-write capability."

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"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.""It provides the necessary support and flexibility to manage data storage effectively, especially during times of variable data flow.""Nearline is highly stable.""It can isolate files and stop them from corrupting other files.""The capacity and space on offer are excellent.""The data structure and the types of data that are supported are very good.""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."

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Cons
"The lack of transparency in the costs attached to the product is an area of concern where improvements are required.""When we faced some issues, the support team took a lot of time to resolve them.""Specifically, when it comes to the file system for the learning system, we encountered performance issues with both Azure and AWS.""Around 80 percent of the features of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) are available on Linux and not in Windows, making it a major drawback of the product.""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.""It could be better in connecting with Windows Server instances.""Its deployment process could be faster while installing the Python package directly into the environment."

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"The product takes more time to secure data when the bandwidth is low.""The product is difficult to use.""Although Amazon S3 Glacier is cheap, its data retrieval cost is very high compared to other solutions.""There is room for improvement in handling GDPR compliance better. GDPR is about personal data protection and retention. It would be great if S3 Glacier could handle compliance items related to this, especially with upcoming legislation like the California law, which restricts data storage time and allows users to request data deletion.""The product needs to improve cloud security.""The response times could be faster. When you are with Amazon and use Glacier, you expect a response time between four to seven hours to retrieve the data.""Their pricing structure is always a big topic. It's so difficult to understand.""The stability must be improved."

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"The UI could be a little bit more effective.""They need a better, more visual, user interface for folders and files.""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.""Nearline security could be better. The solution could integrate better with SEIM tools.""The pricing is quite high.""The interface for managing file storage in the buckets could be improved.""The suggestion for improvement primarily revolves around cost efficiency."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It has flexible pricing. You are charged based on your storage."
  • "The solution's price is mid-ranged."
  • "I would rate the pricing 7 out of 10."
  • "The product's price depends on the services and the size and capacity at which it is used in a business environment."
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  • "Amazon S3 Glacier is much cheaper than competing products."
  • "There is no license, you pay for what you use."
  • "The solution is cost-effective."
  • "The product is cheap."
  • "Amazon S3 Glacier is expensive."
  • "Amazon S3 Glacier is a cost-effective solution for archiving."
  • "The pricing must be improved."
  • "Amazon S3 Glacier is very cheap, but the cost becomes a concern when you have a very large amount of data."
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  • "Right now, for the number of servers and the storage that I have, I would say I'm charged between $125 and $150 per month."
  • "Google Cloud Storage Nearline is very inexpensive. It costs us less than $50 a month to store our files. We use approximately 10 terabytes. Overall, I would rate the product a five out of five for affordability."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Amazon EFS is easy to set up: you can use the AWS management console, API, or command-line. Amazon EFS can grow to… more »
    Top Answer:I appreciate Amazon's extensive range of services, which makes it a favorable choice.
    Top Answer:Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Amazon's S3 Glacier or Elastic Block Store data storage… more »
    Top Answer:Amazon S3 Glacier is a highly scalable and available solution.
    Top Answer:The solution's cloud storage is very expensive, and users may not be able to afford cloud storage.
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Nearline is the access. It's helpful to move data that is generated once a month, such as… more »
    Top Answer:The pricing of the different storage classes is hard to compare. The higher the zone, the higher the price. The… more »
    Top Answer:The UI could be a little bit more effective. Now, the UI is just a white background, but it's really helpful if there… more »
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    Amazon Glacier
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    Overview

    Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) provides simple, scalable file storage for use with Amazon EC2 instances in the AWS Cloud. Amazon EFS is easy to use and offers a simple interface that allows you to create and configure file systems quickly and easily. With Amazon EFS, storage capacity is elastic, growing and shrinking automatically as you add and remove files, so your applications have the storage they need, when they need it.

    When mounted to Amazon EC2 instances, an Amazon EFS file system provides a standard file system interface and file system access semantics, allowing you to seamlessly integrate Amazon EFS with your existing applications and tools. Multiple Amazon EC2 instances can access an Amazon EFS file system at the same time, allowing Amazon EFS to provide a common data source for workloads and applications running on more than one Amazon EC2 instance.

    It’s designed for high availability and durability, and provides performance for a broad spectrum of workloads and applications, including Big Data and analytics, media processing workflows, content management, web serving, and home directories.

    Amazon Glacier is a secure, durable, and extremely low-cost cloud storage service for data archiving and long-term backup. Customers can reliably store large or small amounts of data for as little as $0.007 per gigabyte per month, a significant savings compared to on-premises solutions. To keep costs low, Amazon Glacier is optimized for infrequently accessed data where a retrieval time of several hours is suitable.

    A low-cost, highly-durable and highly available storage service for infrequently accessed data, data archiving, online backup and disaster recovery. Data is available instantly, not within hours or days. With sub-second average response times and 1 cent per GB/month pricing, Cloud Storage Nearline gives you terrific performance at a low cost.

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    Arcesium, Atlassian, Seeking Alpha, Zend
    King Cpunty, Illumina, Backupify, Nearmap.com, Scribd, Baylor College of Medicine, SoundCloud
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