We performed a comparison between Amazon S3 Glacier, Microsoft Azure Block Storage, 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 pricing is low, and it's dedicated to archiving is valuable to us."
"I find Amazon S3 Glacier valuable for storing various documents like purchase orders, standard documents, and drawings."
"The data archive feature is valuable."
"The solution is stable."
"AWS does support the ability for user controlled movement of data between regions for business continuance (BC), high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR)."
"We use the solution for migration."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a very cheap storage, where we store infrequently used data."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is an easy-to-use solution."
"In terms of latency, bandwidth, and productivity, Azure Block Storage is better than other solutions."
"What I like best about Microsoft Azure Block Storage is the accessibility because it's very easy for me to access it. You'll find different resources and documentation about the tool if you need to learn how to start."
"The initial setup for the production areas was on premise, which is very simple."
"The stability seems to be very reliable."
"The tool is pretty easy to use."
"Storing and then retrieving data are the most valuable features of Microsoft Azure Block Storage."
"It can be deployed independently and supports every kind of deployment."
"The setup is straightforward."
"Its simplicity of use is most valuable. It's easy to start working with it and understand it. It's easier to transfer files between different users. I'm able to move files from my device to my manager's device without any issues or without facing any problems in between."
"I like that Microsoft Azure File Storage works fine and is quick to deploy. It's also easy to connect to it, particularly when connecting it with my on-premise file servers."
"The functionality is easy."
"It's a scalable solution."
"The product is a reliable cloud solution."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure File Storage is the cloud file storage capability."
"The solution is easy to use."
"It helps us with geo-redundancy."
"The user experience must be improved."
"The product needs to improve cloud security."
"Billing issues can be a nightmare. It's tough reaching the right person to get them sorted out."
"The pricing is a bit expensive. There is room for improvement in costs."
"Their pricing structure is always a big topic. It's so difficult to understand."
"The product takes more time to secure data when the bandwidth is low."
"The solution's cost optimization could be improved."
"The solution's dashboard is a bit complicated and could be improved."
"There should be a discount on Block Storage for people who use it more often."
"Microsoft Azure Block Storage can improve the configuration to be more user-friendly."
"One of the biggest challenges on Azure infrastructure is that sometimes we don't get what we want. Either we have to wait for it or contact support because something is not working for us... It's the system availability that is the difficult point."
"Microsoft Azure Block Storage could improve by having integration with Amazon AWS. The file transfer could be easier."
"The solution could use a couple of security features."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement. Microsoft Azure Block Storage is priced higher than alternative solutions."
"The cache issue needs to be addressed to ensure that the correct file is downloaded, especially when it's done manually into the local storage."
"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."
"Microsoft Azure File Storage is not that scalable. Once you reach the boundaries, you need to migrate to another solution."
"The upload speed has room for improvement."
"One thing that Azure File Storage could help us with is some kind of impact assessment. When we talk to some of our larger customers who have between 500 and 1,000 applications, we normally do an assessment of all these applications and then tell them which ones are ready to be lifted and shifted, and which ones need to re-architected. It would really help if Azure File Storage could come up with a better way to give estimations of the total investment required, including all costs incurred during the migration."
"The product must provide better security functions."
"Sometimes it takes very long to refresh the information."
"Firewall rules should be introduced to secure the access date from any virus attacks. Anti-virus should be introduced in the work filtering and document filtering."
"Azure File Storage's stability is okay, but sometimes we have trouble with the link to the Azure VPN disconnecting."
"The pricing could be improved. They need to make the costs more transparent so users know what they will be charged and why ahead of time."
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