Microsoft Azure File Storage Other Advice

Arti Jaiswal - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Solutions Architect at UGL

Depending on the size of the deployment will determine out much maintenance staff is needed. However, two people are typical for maintenance. Some of the maintenance tasks are modifying the code as per the requirements and fixing bugs and issues.

I would advise others if they want a life cycle storage it is a good option. The cloud solutions are good.

I rate Microsoft Azure File Storage a nine out of ten.

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Srikanth Madduri - PeerSpot reviewer
Program Director at Cognizant

While there are some areas for improvement, Azure File storage is, overall, a highly comprehensive solution which ticks all the boxes for us. For cloud file storage and file transfers, it is definitely our preferred solution.

I would rate Microsoft Azure File Storage an eight out of ten.

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Assistantmgr67 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistance Manager, ICT Communication at ELNG

I would tell those planning to buy the solution to put in the effort to understand Microsoft's strategy before they go for a cloud solution or cloud storage. The product's potential users need to find the risks of going to a cloud solution and the return on their investment. They also need to compare the on-premises and the cloud solution offered by Microsoft Azure File Storage.

Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

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CTO at a construction company with 51-200 employees

I give the solution a seven out of ten.

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Jereesh Thomas - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technology Architect at Infosys

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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Khoon Kung Ong - PeerSpot reviewer
Management Information Systems Manager at Peterson Holding Co Limited

We use four people for the maintenance of the solution.

I rate Microsoft Azure File Storage an eight out of ten.

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Anandh Parathnandh - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Executive, Client Coverage at Absa Group Ltd

This is becoming a very widely used platform throughout the world. I think the sooner people get on to it, the better it will be for their organization. I rate this solution nine out of 10. 

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PP
Manager implementation at XENOTTABYTE

I recommend the solution to those planning to use it, especially if they require a cheap cloud solution. We haven't seen any issues with the solution in our organization since it works fine. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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AM
Senior Information Technology Officer at Ravi Exchange

I recommend the solution to those planning to use it. I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.

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MM
Azure Integration Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

I would rate the product a seven out of ten. 

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PB
IT consultant at Secoptrial

I recommend Microsoft Azure File Storage to other people.

My Microsoft Azure File Storage rating is a nine on a scale of one to ten.

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Bienz Robert - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at CloudCAB

I am a service provider for Microsoft. Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

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Souai Amani - PeerSpot reviewer
Data engineer at Esprit

To those looking into using the solution, I recommend getting Azure documentation. This will help you to configure the solution with other tools.

Owing to the fact that some features might get added in the future after sending my notes to Azure, I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.

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MO
IT Analyst at EVAPCO

We're a Microsoft reseller. 

I am not sure if I am using the latest version of the solution. 

I'd recommend the solution to others. 

I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.

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Devi Vara Prasad Dommeti - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Engeener at a consultancy with 51-200 employees

I would recommend that new users begin with an on-premises, private cloud setup, as mistakes on the public cloud are costly to rectify. Once they are familiar with the solution, they can then move to public cloud hosting. I rate this solution a seven out of ten.

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Sameer_Shah - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Solution Specialist at a construction company with 10,001+ employees

I rate the product a ten out of ten. I would recommend file storage because there are no issues. It is simple, easy, and stable. It is suitable for medium-sized and enterprise companies.

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Tony Kerr - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Consultant at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees

As long as one knows how to implement and secure it, Microsoft Azure File Storage can be used efficiently. There aren’t any particular recommendations, because a lot of it is already in place.

Microsoft has been implementing these scenarios but they can work a bit more around the SaaS token scenario. If they can simplify that, it can be great as not enough people use the SaaS tokens. I think this needs to be explained on an engineering level. If they include it, customers can use and choose this facility.

Overall, I would rate Microsoft Azure File Storage an eight out of ten.

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AbasoJadhav - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead at Tech Mahindra Limited

I recommend Microsoft Azure File Storage to others and rate it an eight out of ten.

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ANANDA KANCHARLA - PeerSpot reviewer
Program Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. 

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MA
Operations Engineer at Nokia Corporation

We're a partner.

I'm no longer using the solution as I have finished the POC process.

The solution works very well. I would recommend the solution to others. 

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

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AB
Lead Software Engineer at Glastechnische Industrie Peter LISEC GmbH

I rate the product an eight out of ten. The solution is easy to use. However, you need to be careful with the tool's pricing. 

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Dinusha Priyalanka - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Engineer at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees

Different cloud providers offer similar services but the choice should align with the customer's overall requirements. For example, if a customer deploys in Oracle Cloud, we use Oracle File Storage. If they opt for Azure, then Azure File Storage is used. The key is to match the storage solution to the chosen cloud environment. Additionally, you can use a multi-cloud approach to deploy workloads in various environments. Tools like Cloudify, Morpheus, or Aviatrix help manage these multiple cloud platforms for the organization. Overall, I would rate Microsoft Azure File Storage a seven out of ten. 

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RV
Manager - IT at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

We are focused on the Indian market and we have a lot of SMEs and enterprise customers. The most difficult aspect of capturing more customers is for Microsoft Azure File Storage to offer higher discounts and credits. They do not provide enough discounts.

I rate Microsoft Azure File Storage an eight out of ten. 

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KS
Founder & CEO at a government with 201-500 employees

New features might be introduced in the future, but the solution is already good from our perspective. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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BK
Cloud Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

I rate the solution a seven out of ten and recommend it to others.

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Fed Yunis Zapata - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Solutions Architect at Canvia

I rate this product a nine out of ten. 

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Sizwe Mabusa - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Specialist at Galeboe Professional Services

I'd definitely recommend it. If you are looking for a very simple solution for your file services, I'd definitely recommend Microsoft Azure File Storage. It's a very good solution for businesses that are looking to grow.

I'd rate it a ten out of ten.

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Manager Cloud Platform at AGILE CLOUD SOLUTIONS LLC

We are a Microsoft partner. 

While I only use the cloud deployment, it can be integrated with any on-premises solution as well. 

I'd rate the solution at a seven out of ten.

It's been a pretty good solution so far.

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Malick Thiam - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Service Manager at ISG Saint Michel UC

I would rate Azure File Storage eight out of ten.

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MB
Owner at IT CARE

I rate Microsoft Azure File Storage a nine out of ten.

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VK
Solution architect at ACS

I recommend the solution to others and rate it a nine.

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it_user1274955 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Director of IT Operations at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

We try to push as many clients as we can toward Azure because most of our clients are Office 365 clients as it stands already, so they already have Azure integrated. They have the authentication and because of that, it allows us to push Azure a little easier because it is already native to the products they are using and familiar to their users. 

On a scale from one to ten where one is the worst and ten is the best, I would rate this solution as a six. Currently, you just have to spend too much time wrapping your head around what the product does and how it does it. Then the build-out takes a lot of effort. If it took less effort in that way — especially from my perspective as a reseller and consultant where implementation is so important — then I could rate it higher. The economy of scale plays in, but it is just hard to invest into that build-out on the front end.  

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Muharrem Iseri - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Partner at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

My advice would be to get information about the products and features Microsoft provides. I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. 

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AM
BDM at Hiperdist Ltd

I give the solution a nine out of ten.

The entire organization of around 800 people uses Microsoft Azure File Storage.

I recommend Microsoft Azure File Storage to others.

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GG
CTO & Co-Founder at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees

We use quite a few different products on Azure. For example, we also use Azure Backup and Stack.

A small team at our organization is using the software. We use the solution daily.

I don't really have any advice to give to others. I would just say that it's pretty straightforward and it works well for our team.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. It's generally okay. It doesn't blow my mind in the sense that it's so unique or revolutionary. It does what it needs to do.

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MA
Operations Engineer at Nokia Corporation

Implementations with other products are easy. In the past we had to use a multi-cloud, but we had a preference for one unique tool for each subject that we wanted to manage. So now we are using one cloud only. We had a very new team and we were building everything from scratch.

I will rate this solution an eight out of ten. We haven't been using it very long, but we don't have any complaints. The interface is easy to work on, but sometimes it takes very long to refresh the information. Perhaps that can be improved. It is not a big problem but it would be nice if you could get what you need straight away. So an improvement in the design and speed of things would be great. 

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MV
Project Manager / Solution Architect at Ultimum

Overall, I think Microsoft Azure File Storage is workable, but you really need to make a design to make it redundant. There is a possibility to connect several discs, several file storage accounts. Then you can make it scalable yourself. I'm fully comfortable with that solution. We worked it out that we direct users to different storage accounts. But that all needs to be done before you start. Before you start, you really need to consider your design and make it scalable yourself. That's my recommendation.

I think that they should implement on the background so that you can upgrade and migrate on the fly. 

It doesn't feel hardware-wise that I'm working in a cloud, and it doesn't really feel like cloud. It feels like I have a dedicated device disc I am working on and that doesn't provide me the cloud experience. Because I'm working on the dedicated device I expect that I can read the usual suspects as normal, the IOPS, et cetera, and those figures are not provided standardly.

I am sure that we will find a solution. It integrates very well and is easy to implement.

But like I said, I expect more of the cloud experience.

So taking all that together, on a scale of one to ten I would give Microsoft Azure File Storage a six.

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RH
Executive at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would certainly recommend this product, especially if you are working with the Microsoft and Azure ecosystem, because then it's really easy to be used and you get all the benefits and I can't think of any reason not to like it. Once you're on the platform, it should be that it's more a question of how strong the solution is. 
 
I would rate this solution a nine out of 10. 

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SA
Operations Team Lead at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees

I rate the solution a nine out of ten. The solution is good, but improvements could be made to its stability and the way retention policies are applied could be more optimized.

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Buyer's Guide
Microsoft Azure File Storage
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Microsoft Azure File Storage. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
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