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Manish Purohit
Fast, easy to use, and has a good impact on the performance of the systems
The solution has supported us very much with our data-intensive applications. We have an education platform. It also has Power BI reports. Before,... Read more →
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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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    What do you like most about Microsoft Azure Block Storage?
    Top Answer:The product’s security features are valuable.
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    Top Answer:The product is costlier than Amazon S3.
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    What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure Block Storage?
    Top Answer:The user interface is very difficult. It is not user-friendly. We need time to understand the product and create a container. It would be nice if the user interface were made simpler. The… more »
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    Overview

    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.

    Cloud Files provides online object storage for files and media, delivering them globally at blazing speeds over a worldwide content delivery network (CDN). You can store as many files as you want—even very large files.

    Sample Customers
    Mazda, BlinkBox, Rakuten Showtime, Xbox One, Serko, ChronoDrive
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    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company17%
    Retailer13%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Government6%
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business40%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise42%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Microsoft Azure Block Storage is ranked 8th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 56 reviews while Rackspace Cloud Files is ranked 24th in Public Cloud Storage Services. Microsoft Azure Block Storage is rated 8.0, while Rackspace Cloud Files is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Azure Block Storage writes "Straightforward to set up and reliable with good features on offer". On the other hand, 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 Rackspace Cloud Files is most compared with Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Storage.

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