We performed a comparison between Amazon S3 Glacier, Google Cloud Storage Nearline, and Microsoft Azure File Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google and others in Public Cloud Storage Services."The product is easy to use."
"The solution’s storage management is good and dynamic. The product is highly stable. The solution is highly scalable. The customer service and support is good. The initial setup is straightforward. I recommend the solution."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is an easy-to-use solution."
"I like the price. If you compare Glacier to others, the prices in terms of what you store beyond retention are much lower."
"AWS Lambda is the most valuable part of the solution because it gives you a code interface for everything."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a highly stable solution."
"Data retrieval, security, compliance, and storage archiving are the most valuable features of Amazon S3 Glacier."
"Google is always introducing new features and tends to have a new release every month."
"Nearline is highly stable."
"It can isolate files and stop them from corrupting other files."
"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."
"I find the flexibility in storing documents or data and the ease of retrieval valuable with this solution."
"It provides the necessary support and flexibility to manage data storage effectively, especially during times of variable data flow."
"The data structure and the types of data that are supported are very good."
"The capacity and space on offer are excellent."
"The product is a reliable cloud solution."
"The tool offers a secure way to access storage. You can also easily share the files securely across Azure."
"The most valuable aspect of Azure File Storage is that all the features are available in one place."
"My client had zero data loss while using the solution for backups and file security."
"It is a good service for file storage."
"The solution is easy to use."
"It is a scalable product since it is a cloud solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The initial setup is fairly easy."
"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."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a cheaper tool if you're running it on-prem, but it is expensive if deployed on the cloud."
"The solution's cost optimization could be improved."
"The product’s pricing must be improved."
"The pricing is a bit expensive. There is room for improvement in costs."
"They should increase the data limit for the free version or reduce the price."
"The technical support has room for improvement."
"The solution’s deployment process is complex and could be improved."
"They need a better, more visual, user interface for folders and files."
"They should provide more options or flexibility in terms of pricing."
"The interface for managing file storage in the buckets could be improved."
"The suggestion for improvement primarily revolves around cost efficiency."
"Nearline security could be better. The solution could integrate better with SEIM tools."
"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 pricing is quite high."
"The UI could be a little bit more effective."
"Importing and exporting data needs to have a bit more documentation."
"The way retention policies are applied could be more optimized."
"If the file is large, there may be a delay in download time."
"The solution is not user-friendly."
"Azure File Storage's stability is okay, but sometimes we have trouble with the link to the Azure VPN disconnecting."
"Microsoft Azure File Storage should improve its pricing."
"Maybe Microsoft can make it more economical because it is a costly affair."
"They can improve the ability to assign permissions to different groups or users."
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