We performed a comparison between Microsoft Azure Block Storage and Microsoft Azure File 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."The solution has a valuable gearing feature."
"The setup is straightforward."
"This is a very robust and flexible solution."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is the security and the management of user access from on-premise to the cloud."
"The major benefit of using Microsoft Azure Block Storage is that it supports various types of data, including structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data, without requiring different tools to read each type. This comprehensive approach simplifies the data handling process for data engineers and allows for seamless data transfer to downstream applications. In essence, this is a data paradigm shift that enables easy ingestion of diverse data types."
"Storing and then retrieving data are the most valuable features of Microsoft Azure Block Storage."
"We can use Azure Block Storage for some of our bigger files."
"The data lake is invaluable. We also use Microsoft SQL in terms of structuring the data and getting into a position where it could be useful to support reporting. We Databricks for data science. We incorporated Databricks with that as well."
"Very user-friendly and intuitive."
"We have not explored the desktop performance analysis of the file storage, but the user interface, API, and the response that we receive over the file storage are very good. We have a lot of customers that connect to the client-side, click the images, and upload them. The beauty of the solution is that we can mount the file storage into a critical server as well as an external drive. The speed that we receive with the images is pretty good."
"What I like about Microsoft Azure File Storage is its convenience for customers, cost-effectiveness, and high availability."
"The best part is the accessibility to all the files."
"The most valuable aspect of Azure File Storage is that all the features are available in one place."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure File Storage is the cloud file storage capability."
"The immutable storage features are valuable."
"The initial setup is fairly easy."
"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."
"Licensing costs are pretty high."
"Microsoft Azure Block Storage's stability needs improvement."
"I find the user interface of newer versions, particularly, the flows, not user-friendly. The UI of Azure’s initial version was very comfortable. I didn’t have to remember floor menus. I knew where I had to go to see the logs or grab configuration parameters."
"The stability of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is good but could improve."
"Customer support could be improved, it can be difficult getting appropriate support."
"There have been problems with integration, but it's getting better."
"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 easy to use."
"The upload speed has room for improvement."
"Importing and exporting data needs to have a bit more documentation."
"They should make the solution more user-friendly."
"It's a bit complex to set up. Other than that, there is nothing to improve."
"Licensing costs are expensive."
"Microsoft Azure File Storage should improve its pricing."
"I have used the file storage explorer in multiple systems, and it seems a bit cumbersome and not very efficient, particularly with authentication. It can be tricky to set it up."
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Microsoft Azure Block Storage is ranked 8th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 56 reviews while Microsoft Azure File Storage is ranked 1st in Public Cloud Storage Services with 40 reviews. Microsoft Azure Block Storage is rated 8.0, while Microsoft Azure File Storage is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft Azure Block Storage writes "Straightforward to set up and reliable with good features on offer". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure File Storage writes "Various storage options available, high availability, and quick deployment". Microsoft Azure Block Storage is most compared with Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store), Rackspace Cloud Block Storage, Amazon S3 Glacier, Wasabi and Azure NetApp Files, whereas Microsoft Azure File Storage is most compared with Amazon EFS (Elastic File System), Azure NetApp Files, Wasabi, Amazon S3 and Amazon S3 Glacier. See our Microsoft Azure Block Storage vs. Microsoft Azure File Storage report.
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