We performed a comparison between Amazon S3 Glacier 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."Amazon S3 Glacier is a stable and scalable solution."
"AWS Lambda is the most valuable part of the solution because it gives you a code interface for everything."
"The product is easy to use."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is an easy-to-use solution."
"We use the solution for migration."
"We like that the price is cheaper."
"AWS does support the ability for user controlled movement of data between regions for business continuance (BC), high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR)."
"The tool is simple to use and not very expensive."
"It's a stable product."
"It was quick to synchronize back from Azure to the on-premise server."
"The immutable storage features are valuable."
"The product can integrate with all platforms. My team also does data visualization, and Power BI can directly connect with those nodes. We can very conveniently connect with multiple tools for our database. The benefit here is that by utilizing the same storage application, my application is linked with their application through the same server. This setup provides real analytics and data for a holistic purpose, which is advantageous."
"I like that Microsoft Azure File Storage works fine and is quick to deploy. It's also easy to connect to it, particularly when connecting it with my on-premise file servers."
"The most valuable aspect of Azure File Storage is that all the features are available in one place."
"Azure File Storage gives good value for money, so I don't find it expensive."
"It is very easy to use SSTP and some traditional code to move the data into a database because we can easily use the permissions and we don't have any integration or conversion issues."
"The pricing is a bit expensive. There is room for improvement in costs."
"The product is difficult to use."
"Billing issues can be a nightmare. It's tough reaching the right person to get them sorted out."
"Amazon S3 Glacier's data retrieval time is slow compared to other AWS storage services and should be improved."
"Their pricing structure is always a big topic. It's so difficult to understand."
"The solution's cloud storage is very expensive, and users may not be able to afford cloud storage."
"Amazon S3 Glacier could be more secure."
"They can improve data discovery."
"The storage account key could be a security issue."
"I have had issues migrating my data to another subscription."
"In our use cases, we see the weakness in mobile internet connectivity."
"Sometimes it takes very long to refresh the information."
"Considering the enterprise licensing required for the solution, the cost of the solution is an area where the product needs improvement."
"The support could improve."
"They can improve the ability to assign permissions to different groups or users."
"Firewall rules should be introduced to secure the access date from any virus attacks. Anti-virus should be introduced in the work filtering and document filtering."
Amazon S3 Glacier is ranked 2nd in Public Cloud Storage Services with 35 reviews while Microsoft Azure File Storage is ranked 3rd in Public Cloud Storage Services with 44 reviews. Amazon S3 Glacier is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Azure File Storage is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Amazon S3 Glacier writes "A cost-effective solution to reduce storage and cost footprint". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure File Storage writes "Various storage options available, high availability, and quick deployment". Amazon S3 Glacier is most compared with Google Cloud Storage Nearline, Google Cloud Storage, Wasabi, Amazon S3 and Amazon EFS (Elastic File System), whereas Microsoft Azure File Storage is most compared with Amazon EFS (Elastic File System), Azure NetApp Files, Wasabi, Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Storage. See our Amazon S3 Glacier vs. Microsoft Azure File Storage report.
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