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We performed a comparison between Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) and Microsoft Azure Block Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Public Cloud Storage Services solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) vs. Microsoft Azure Block Storage Report (Updated: March 2024).
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"I appreciate Amazon's extensive range of services, which makes it a favorable choice.""We can run code and deploy it whenever we want.""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's technical support is good.""The solution is scalable.""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.""The initial setup was straightforward."

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"It provides secure cloud storage.""The product’s security features are valuable.""Azure Block Storage lets you customize code you can use on that endpoint. If you want to write a logic for something, Azure Function can be used to deploy that application.""The initial setup for the production areas was on premise, which is very simple.""The initial setup is very simple and straightforward.""RBAC, access control, soft delete, hard delete, and cool and hot storage tiers are some of the features I have found valuable in Azure Block storage.""The ease of setup is the primary reason we use Azure Block Storage. The setup takes one or two days, and we had help from Microsoft. We had five people on our team.""The most valuable features of this solution are the ease with which you connect and use it."

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Cons
"Specifically, when it comes to the file system for the learning system, we encountered performance issues with both Azure and AWS.""The user activity needs to be more connected.""Its deployment process could be faster while installing the Python package directly into the environment.""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.""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.""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."

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"The solution can be improved by including quicker hard drive access and larger bandwidth as part of the standard licensing fee.""The support response time could be quicker.""Uploading of data could be improved. Currently, the only way you can upload your data is by using their storage explorer. You need to use a command line to do that. Then, maybe you can go online and you can use their explorer to check to see if it's there. If they had a third-party application to handle the upload, it would be better. Many people aren't familiar with command lines for uploading data. It makes it more difficult for many users.""We don't delete the other tools from the folder directly. There's no folder deletion option in Azure Block Storage. It would be nice if they could update this.""We need to do versioning each and every time, that is, check-in and check-out. If a person forgets to do that, then there could be an issue in the replacement of that particular object in the storage. It will be great if it can be automatically managed.""Azure Block Storage could use more capacity.""The solution's downside is related to its documentation, which I believe can be difficult to navigate because it is hidden between or within other pages of the product's manual.""If the documentation could be improved then it would be very good. Right now, if you face a question, you have to guess how it works or you have to test your hypothesis."

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  • "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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  • "The solution is affordable, and we only pay for what we use."
  • "For the first 50DB, they cost around $50. It's an open solution for everybody. Anybody can go to the Microsoft website and they can get the pricing for it. But the first 50GB of data is a default rate and then it increases for the next 500GB or something like that. It is a pay as you go solution. The more you use, the more you pay. That's normally how you pay for any cloud solutions."
  • "In terms of pricing, Azure is quite cheaper than AWS. However, I have recently read that Oracle Cloud Generation 2 storage is quite cheaper than Azure. I haven't used it yet. We need to look at a customer's requirements, and, based on that, we can suggest the storage. You can save at least 20% with Azure as compared to AWS, which is quite costly."
  • "Azure Block Storage is higher priced than its competitors."
  • "We pay around $300 to $400 a month for some scenarios where consumption is limited. However, going forward, we're seeing the likelihood of the cost coming to around $2,000 as consumption rises."
  • "The price of Microsoft Azure Block Storage could be less expensive."
  • "The cost is very low. The cost is something like $0.01 to $0.50 per gig. It's pay per use. We have a yearly license."
  • "The price of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is less expensive than other solutions on the market, such as Cloud Storage from GCP."
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    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 petabytes and deliver consistent low latencies and high levels of throughput. This… more »
    Top Answer:I appreciate Amazon's extensive range of services, which makes it a favorable choice.
    Top Answer:The product’s security features are valuable.
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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.

    Massively scalable cloud storage for your applications

    Store and help protect your data. Get durable, highly available data storage across the globe and pay only for what you use.

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    Financial Services Firm10%
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    Retailer14%
    Manufacturing Company14%
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    Midsize Enterprise33%
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    Buyer's Guide
    Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) vs. Microsoft Azure Block Storage
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) vs. Microsoft Azure Block Storage and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is ranked 3rd in Public Cloud Storage Services with 9 reviews while Microsoft Azure Block Storage is ranked 8th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 51 reviews. Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Azure Block Storage is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) writes "Useful for storing details of projects and has an easy configuration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure Block Storage writes "Straightforward to set up and reliable with good features on offer". Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is most compared with Microsoft Azure File Storage, Google Cloud Storage, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Amazon S3 Glacier and Azure NetApp Files, whereas Microsoft Azure Block Storage is most compared with Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store), Rackspace Cloud Block Storage, Amazon S3 Glacier, Wasabi and Microsoft Azure Object Storage. See our Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) vs. Microsoft Azure Block Storage report.

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