We performed a comparison between Microsoft Azure Block Storage and Microsoft Azure Object 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 initial setup for the production areas was on premise, which is very simple."
"Microsoft Azure Block Storage is an easy-to-use tool as it has a lot of APIs and libraries, making it a very easy product to get started with for a user."
"In terms of latency, bandwidth, and productivity, Azure Block Storage is better than other solutions."
"Microsoft Azure Block Storage has the same features as other solutions, but I like that its implementation process is straightforward."
"We use this solution for backup storage on our on-premise backup."
"This is a very robust and flexible solution."
"The most important reason we use Azure Block Storage is the ability to store large files. When we were building the solution, we knew we needed to store images and video files that are 100 MBs or more. The second thing is speed when dealing with such large file sizes."
"The price is decent. I rate Azure Block Storage eight out of 10 for affordability."
"You can peer into different levels of the archive."
"The key feature for us is the possibility to have a copy of our data and machines outside of our premises just in case of a disaster."
"The most important thing for me is reliability."
"The layout of Microsoft is professional."
"What I like most about Microsoft Azure Object Storage is that you have many ways to access it."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Object Storage for us is its simplicity and reliability as a storage solution."
"Technical support has been excellent."
"The most valuable feature is the API because it is very flexible."
"The product is not as stable as we would like it to be."
"The solution can be improved by including quicker hard drive access and larger bandwidth as part of the standard licensing fee."
"Microsoft Azure Block Storage should improve its stability."
"The solution could have better archival policies and localization of data."
"Technical support needs improvement."
"Licensing costs are pretty high."
"Microsoft Azure Block Storage could improve by allowing the switching of the hot tier to the cold tier."
"Microsoft Azure Block Storage could improve by having integration with Amazon AWS. The file transfer could be easier."
"Microsoft Azure Object Storage needs to improve stability and cloud user interface."
"They could improve AI and ML-based modules. They should add more modules based on artificial intelligence and machine learning. Pricing is a little bit tricky with Microsoft Azure. They do provide the estimates, but it is not easy to guess the exact amount that we will be billed after a month or two because it is based on usage. This is a little confusing."
"The cost of support is always expensive."
"The password retrieval process was very difficult."
"I have no complaints about Microsoft Azure Object Storage, but maybe its market size could be more extensive, and its backup speed enhanced."
"In future releases, I would add something like a better lifecycle management system, and for integration purposes, I would add some stuff related to newer concepts like data products and databases. I would like to have a seamless flow between those things."
"Microsoft Azure Object Storage has had a number of failures last week due to the lack of hardware available to support the resources. However, it was only for a short time, approximately two days."
"The pricing of the solution can be improved."
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Microsoft Azure Block Storage is ranked 8th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 56 reviews while Microsoft Azure Object Storage is ranked 10th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 44 reviews. Microsoft Azure Block Storage is rated 8.0, while Microsoft Azure Object Storage is rated 8.0. 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 Object Storage writes "Easy to query, offers great security, and integrates well with other Microsoft applications". 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 Object Storage is most compared with Oracle Cloud Object Storage, Wasabi, Amazon S3 and Nutanix Unified Storage. See our Microsoft Azure Block Storage vs. Microsoft Azure Object Storage report.
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