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Amazon S3 Glacier

Read 35 Amazon S3 Glacier reviews
6,661 views|5,683 comparisons
89% willing to recommend
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Google Cloud Storage Nearline

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2,009 views|1,768 comparisons
100% willing to recommend
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Oracle Cloud Archive Storage

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We performed a comparison between Amazon S3 Glacier, Google Cloud Storage Nearline, and Oracle Cloud Archive Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Kiran Rajanna
A cost-effective solution to reduce storage and cost footprint
The main advantage of Glacier is its low cost. It is incredibly cheaper than other storage options, especially for objects you don't access... Read more →
Darasimi Ajewole
Provides APIs for everything and has good protection through encryption
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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
    Which is better - Amazon's S3 Glacier or EBS (Elastic Block Store)?
    Top Answer:Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Amazon's S3 Glacier or Elastic Block Store data storage… more »
    What do you like most about Amazon S3 Glacier?
    Top Answer:I like creating buckets where data can be segregated at a high level and then routing the appropriate data to each… more »
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    What needs improvement with Amazon S3 Glacier?
    Top Answer:I believe the usage reporting could be simplified, particularly for billing purposes. Overall, I find Amazon S3… more »
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    What do you like most about Google Cloud Storage Nearline?
    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 »
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud Stor...
    Top Answer:The pricing of the different storage classes is hard to compare. The higher the zone, the higher the price. The… more »
    Read all 6 answers   →
    What needs improvement with Google Cloud Storage Nearline?
    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 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.

    Oracle offers general purpose and high memory compute shapes to provide the full power of the Oracle Database in the cloud for any type of application. You can use all standard network connections and have administrative control.

    Sample Customers
    King Cpunty, Illumina, Backupify, Nearmap.com, Scribd, Baylor College of Medicine, SoundCloud
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    Computer Software Company42%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Recruiting/Hr Firm8%
    Integrator4%
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    Educational Organization29%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
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    Computer Software Company20%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    University7%
    Educational Organization6%
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    Financial Services Firm19%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Healthcare Company10%
    Government10%
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    Small Business58%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise26%
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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise37%
    Large Enterprise44%
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    Small Business63%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise25%
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    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise63%
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise68%
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