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Microsoft Azure File Storage pros and cons

Vendor: Microsoft
4.1 out of 5
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PROS

Microsoft Azure File Storage is highly scalable and supports seamless integration with other Azure services, making it a versatile choice for various business needs.
It offers robust security features and provides cost-effective cloud file storage capability, suited for medium and large-sized enterprises.
The platform allows easy migration of data with reliable access, reducing the risk of data loss and providing high availability for backups and file security.
Its lifecycle functionality enables efficient file management by transferring older files to more economical storage options, optimizing usage and reducing costs.
Microsoft Azure File Storage ensures geo-redundancy, adding another layer of data protection and stability.

CONS

Microsoft Azure File Storage pricing lacks transparency and could be improved.
Setting up Microsoft Azure File Storage is complex and challenging without prior experience.
Microsoft Azure File Storage lacks integration with other platforms and systems.
Scaling Microsoft Azure File Storage is difficult, and migration is needed once limits are reached.
Technical support for Microsoft Azure File Storage has slow response times and could be improved.
 

Microsoft Azure File Storage Pros review quotes

MA
Operations Engineer at Nokia Corporation
Nov 5, 2019
Implementations with other products are easy.
reviewer1283700 - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO & Co-Founder at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
Feb 13, 2020
The interface is very good.
it_user1274955 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Director of IT Operations at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Feb 26, 2020
General user familiarity with Office 365 products make adopting this solution easy to adopt in production.
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reviewer1393146 - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 4, 2020
Integration with the entire Azure platform.
MV
Project Manager / Solution Architect at Ultimum
Dec 23, 2020
The initial setup is fairly easy.
SA
Manager Cloud Platform at AGILE CLOUD SOLUTIONS LLC
Jul 27, 2021
The solution can scale to fit any requirement.
SF
Infrastructure Team at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Nov 11, 2021
It was quick to synchronize back from Azure to the on-premise server.
reviewer1346826 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager - IT at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Jan 20, 2022
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.
MO
IT Analyst at Evapco, Inc.
Jun 23, 2022
It was easy to set up.
Sameer_Shah - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Solution Specialist at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
Jul 3, 2022
The storage in this solution is excellent.
 

Microsoft Azure File Storage Cons review quotes

MA
Operations Engineer at Nokia Corporation
Nov 5, 2019
Sometimes it takes very long to refresh the information.
reviewer1283700 - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO & Co-Founder at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
Feb 13, 2020
The pricing could be improved. They need to make the costs more transparent so users know what they will be charged and why ahead of time.
it_user1274955 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Director of IT Operations at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Feb 26, 2020
The initial setup is complex. Unless you have done it a few times it, it is going to be hard.
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reviewer1393146 - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 4, 2020
Lacks integration with other platforms.
MV
Project Manager / Solution Architect at Ultimum
Dec 23, 2020
Microsoft Azure File Storage is not that scalable. Once you reach the boundaries, you need to migrate to another solution.
SA
Manager Cloud Platform at AGILE CLOUD SOLUTIONS LLC
Jul 27, 2021
The solution should support all the legacy storage systems.
SF
Infrastructure Team at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Nov 11, 2021
The storage account key could be a security issue.
reviewer1346826 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager - IT at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Jan 20, 2022
In our use cases, we see the weakness in mobile internet connectivity.
MO
IT Analyst at Evapco, Inc.
Jun 23, 2022
It's not very intuitive.
Sameer_Shah - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Solution Specialist at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
Jul 3, 2022
If the file is large, there may be a delay in download time.