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Microsoft Azure Data Box vs Palantir Foundry comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 11, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure Data Box
Ranking in Data Migration Appliances
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.5
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Palantir Foundry
Ranking in Data Migration Appliances
3rd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (12th), IT Operations Analytics (4th), Supply Chain Analytics (1st), Cloud Data Integration (10th), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (1st), Data and Analytics Service Providers (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Data Migration Appliances category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure Data Box is 29.7%, down from 30.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Palantir Foundry is 1.3%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Sravan KumarKolloju - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficiently handles heavy incoming traffic and maintains stable operations without crashing the application
When it comes to old applications, they may not be the most suitable environment for Microsoft's current focus on Azure and the latest technologies. It would be helpful if Microsoft could provide some guidelines or recommendations for transitioning from old to new. Currently, there is no established practice in the market for migrating from outdated technologies, and each company follows its own approach. At our company, we have devised our own migration process, involving a mix of traditional integration, following HI methodology, and transitioning from text services to virtual services. While Azure is suitable for modern stacks, there is still room for improvement when it comes to handling legacy systems. In my opinion, Microsoft should offer guidance on how to migrate from old technologies to new ones since the old technologies were also developed by Microsoft. Although they may have reached their end-of-life and end-of-support stages, it would benefit developers to have support for these old technologies. At the very least, Microsoft should provide a clear path for migrating from old technologies to new ones. Since the old technologies were originally developed by Microsoft, they should offer support, especially considering that these technologies are still used by companies like Linea, with whom I am currently working.
Manilal Kasera - PeerSpot reviewer
Transparent with good reliability and good data visibility
The initial setup had a medium level of difficulty. If we go through the documentation, we can learn about what to do. In Palantir, they had a section called Academy, and that Academy was quite useful. If you go through that as a new user, it makes the process easier as you learn what to do. Initially, we didn't have many sources that would help us learn things, so we struggled a bit. In contrast, with Azure and Amazon Cloud, you have many sources from where you would be easily able to learn. You could just Google what you needed with them, as there's so much available documentation online. What was easy was the fact that everything was in one place. With AWS Cloud, there are many applications to support. You can use Glue or Athena, and you have all these other applications. However, with Palantir, everything is easy due to the fact that it is centralized. It's drag and drop and everything is very transparent.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It provides secure transfer of large amounts of data."
"The Azure Data Box saves us a great deal of time when migrating data to Azure."
"We're looking at this solution because it's part of an overall tool suite, so the integration piece is what's striking our interest in it."
"The solution has allowed the organization to safely transfer and store into the cloud easily and quickly large amounts of data that can then be readily accessed."
"Microsoft Azure Data Box has much more usability than other tools like it. It is very intuitive."
"We use the solution for integration purposes."
"One valuable aspect is the support we receive from Microsoft Azure vendors."
"It is a good fit with ease of integration there."
"Encapsulates all the components without the requirement to integrate or check compatibility."
"The solution offers very good end-to-end capabilities."
"Live video sessions enhance the available documentation and allow you to ask questions directly."
"The ease of use is my favorite feature. We're able to build different models and projects or combine different projects to build one use case."
"The AI engine that comes with Palantir Foundry is quite interesting."
"It is easy to map out a workflow and run trigger-based scripts without having to deploy to another server."
"The virtualization tool is useful."
"It's scalable."
 

Cons

"The device must be transported off-site before the data is uploaded into the Microsoft Azure Cloud."
"Deployment can be a major challenge. It's important to understand the organization's policies, the data store where the data will be going, the necessary permissions, and the specific type of Data Box being used. We also need to consider the encryption keys that need to be utilized."
"When it comes to old applications, they may not be the most suitable environment for Microsoft's current focus on Azure and the latest technologies. It would be helpful if Microsoft could provide some guidelines or recommendations for transitioning from old to new."
"I am not confident in this device's ability to perform a network backup in our data center."
"It's a single node solution. If it can be spread out across more of the enterprise and have more segregation in its virtual environment, that would be good."
"For me it doesn't work well. ... If you are a non-Microsoft shop, to use Microsoft Azure Data Box, you would need to integrate it with your other vendors, and whether or not that will be possible will depend on the platform or platforms that host them."
"The solution is straightforward with simple application migration, but plug-and-play AI is not involved simultaneously."
"On an enterprise level, a per-user license for more than 1,000 users is very costly."
"The data lineage was challenging. It's hard to track data from the sources as it moves through stages. Informatica EDC can easily capture and report it because it talks to the metadata. This is generated across those various staging points."
"The frontend capabilities of Palantir Foundry could be improved."
"Compared to other hyperscalers, Palantir Foundry is complex and not so user-intuitive."
"Cost of this solution is quite high."
"The solution's visualization and analysis could be improved."
"The workflow could be improved."
"It requires a lot of manual work and is very time-consuming to get to a functional point."
"The solution’s data security could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is based on the size of the appliance needed to store the data."
"This is a pay-as-you-go solution, where you pay for the amount of storage space that you are using."
"The product’s pricing is normal for enterprises but higher for SMBs."
"On a scale of one to five, with one being not good and five being competitive, I would rate this solution as a four."
"Palantir Foundry is an expensive solution."
"Palantir Foundry has different pricing models that can be negotiated."
"It's expensive."
"The solution’s pricing is high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Which is better - Microsoft Azure Data Box or AWS Snowball?
Microsoft Azure Databox is a 45-pound, super rugged, tamper-resistant, human-managed hardware appliance that can transfer up to 100TB of data capacity to copy, store, then send to the Azure cloud. ...
What do you like most about Microsoft Azure Data Box?
We use the solution for integration purposes.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Data Box?
The product’s pricing is normal for enterprises but higher for SMBs. Enterprise customers prefer a longer contract, like 25 years, whereas SMBs prefer monthly billing.
What do you like most about Palantir Foundry?
Palantir Foundry is a robust platform that has really strong plugin connectors and provides features for real-time integration.
What needs improvement with Palantir Foundry?
The solution’s data security could be improved. We cannot use many Python packages with the solution. We were able to use only a few compatible Python packages.
What is your primary use case for Palantir Foundry?
Our use cases are mostly related to data analytics. We are building some dashboards and ETL pipelines on the Palantir side. Palantir Foundry is a low-code/no-code platform with a user-friendly UI. ...
 

Also Known As

Azure Data Box, MS Azure Data Box
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Sample Customers

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Merck KGaA, Airbus, Ferrari,United States Intelligence Community, United States Department of Defense
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