Microsoft Azure Block Storage Reviews

Our primary use case is for long-term backup. We are customers of Microsoft.

Gearing is a very useful feature and the most valuable one for us. 

The technical support could be improved and the price could be more flexible for clients. 

I've been using this solution for 10 years. 

The solution is stable. 

The solution is scalable enough for our needs. We have around 200 users and are a small to medium-sized company. 

When I get hold of the right person in customer support, the service is good. But it's sometimes difficult to get to that because there are so many departments and different support teams that it's difficult to find the right queue. 

The initial setup is simple for me because I have a lot of experience. There are some frustrating elements with the solution that require the updating of PowerShell modules each day and that requires a lot of work. 

Moving from a lower tier to a higher tier license requires additional payment and is expensive. When you have some Block Store in the archive tier and you want to get it back to the hot or cold tier, it's too expensive.

I rate this solution eight out of 10. 

Hybrid Cloud

We have Azure Block Storage because we heavily use image and video files in our application for our data. We are able to store and download them from our web application to view images and stream/playback videos.

This is a very stable solution.

I would like for the next release to replace the CDN being used for content delivery, there is currently a rather long delay.

I have been using this solution for more than four years.

I have not had any issues regarding the stability thus far.

This is a scalable solution. We have twelve people using Azure at our company with over four thousand end users

Microsoft support is really amazing. We got feedback quickly, almost within twenty four hours.

The initial setup was easy. All I needed to do was create an account and begin configuration.

I was able to complete the setup myself and it took all but thirty minutes.

Note that if you plan to use Azure, you will need to create an account with AWS.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Public Cloud

Microsoft Azure

We primarily use the solution for migration to restore data and to help us migrate to other systems. I do occasionally also use it as a backup, but not very often. Mostly, it's used for migration and we installed Microsoft on it. We store it in the cloud and migrate everything over.

The solution offers tiers of storage, depending on what we want to do. 

If I want to store my data for a very long period of time and I know that I'm going to archive it, I just do the archive.

You can easily access your data whenever you need it.

Uploading of data could be improved. Currently, the only way you can upload your data is by using their storage explorer. You need to use a command line to do that. Then, maybe you can go online and you can use their explorer to check to see if it's there. If they had a third-party application to handle the upload, it would be better. Many people aren't familiar with command lines for uploading data. It makes it more difficult for many users.

The pricing is a bit high.

I've been using the solution for a year or two.

The solution is very stable. I'd say it's 99.9% stable. Microsoft is very good.

I believe it is possible to scale the solution, although I haven't tried to yet personally.

It's been a long time since I've contacted technical support, but I did reach out once when I was having latency issues. I contacted them and they were able to resolve the issue. When you reach out to them for assistance, they call you immediately.

I didn't previously use a different solution. My email was hosted on Microsoft, so I moved to Azure.

The initial setup is straightforward. It's not very complicated. We handled the deployment in stages. It took, at maximum, just over a week.

We handled the implementation ourselves.

The pricing is pay-as-you-go, so it runs on credit. The more storage a company has, the more they pay. If you are putting data into an archive, it doesn't cost too much, but if you need to access it, the price may be a bit high.

I'm a Microsoft partner and I deploy the solution for other customers.

Currently, I'm the only user on the solution. I don't use it every day; I use it only when I need to.

The solution is quite good and is easy to integrate with other systems, You can also integrate it as a backup for your recordings.

It's also easily accessible and, because it's on the cloud, it doesn't matter where your current location is. It allows for easy replication of data on different levels. 

For these reasons, I'd recommend the product. I'd rate the solution seven out of ten. It's a bit expensive. If it was more reasonably priced I'd rate it higher.

Public Cloud

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure Block Storage is used for data storage.

The most valuable features of Microsoft Azure Block Storage are flexibility and the possibility to trigger actions.

I have been using Microsoft Azure Block Storage for approximately one year.

The stability of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is good but could improve.

I rate the stability of Microsoft Azure Block Storage an eight out of ten.

Microsoft Azure Block Storage is scalable. The scalability is based on the subscription parameters.

We have a few hundred users using this solution in my organization.

I have not used the support from Microsoft Azure Block Storage. However, I know others who have and they are good.

I rate the support from Microsoft Azure Block Storage a four out of five.

Positive

The initial setup of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is easy.

The price of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is less expensive than other solutions on the market, such as Cloud Storage from GCP.

We evaluated other solutions before purchasing Microsoft Azure Block Storage, such as Cloud Storage from GCP. Based on our experience and our project, the solution is very similar.

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

Public Cloud

We are currently using it for POC. It is not yet live. The data storage is pulling the data.

We have the latest version of this solution.

It is easy to integrate with applications.

It should be easier to deploy.

I have been using this solution for one year.

It is stable.

It is scalable. Currently, we have three or four users.

Their support is fine.

Its installation is okay. It takes around one hour.

It was done by me. Sometimes, it is also done by a third party.

I would recommend this solution. I would rate Microsoft Azure Block Storage a seven out of ten.

Public Cloud

Microsoft Azure

We primarily use the solution for backup and replication.

The solution's most valuable features are its usability, scalability, and management, which is really easy. It is not a heavy product either. 

The biggest problem with Azure is the price. It's cost too high.

Technical support needs improvement.

I've been using the solution since 2014.

The scalability of the solution is good.

Technical support is not really excellent. It's not easy to speak with the right level of engineer directly. We need to wait for a first level and then wait again to be moved to a higher level. The tiered system they use slows down the responsiveness.

Above licensing, Azure does have extra costs, which makes the solution rather pricey.

We use the cloud deployment model.

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.

Our primary use case is for the creation of a data lake, which was looking at unstructured predominantly in big data storage, it is looking at an economical solution. This was then used in conjunction with an SAP BW solution pulling and using SAP data hub to thencreate a single ecosystem of data.

The data lake is invaluable. We also use Microsoft SQL in terms of structuring the data and getting into a position where it could be useful to support reporting. We use Databricks for data science. We incorporated Databricks with that as well.

In terms of improvement, it could use better integration with non-propriety tools. Azure pushes you down a data factory road for integrations but data factory isn't always a scalable, viable solution, particularly when using large numbers ofconnections to IoT solutions. 

I have been using Microsoft Azure Block Storage for around a year. 

We don't have any issues with stability. 

I haven't needed to contact customer support. 

The initial setup was smooth and straightforward. The deployment took very little time. The main time frame taken was on the SAP side. We put SAP on the Azure cloud which took some time. 

I would rate it an eight out of ten. 

Think about your file structure to make sure you get it right. Management of the business is important because if the business starts pushing data into it in can turn into a data swamp.

Private Cloud

We are using Microsoft Azure Block Storage for storing report data. This product that we are currently developing has been in progress for around a year.

Microsoft Azure Block Storage offers storage with a high volume of data and focuses on security aspects. We have specific security and governance practices to follow for product development, and Microsoft Azure Block Storage supports most of our needs.

We encountered an issue where enabling SFTP on Microsoft Azure Block Storage didn’t allow us to get the IP address, as Azure doesn’t support it. We had to set up a separate virtual machine with SFTP software and then mount the drives from the storage account as a workaround. If Azure supports static IP addresses for SFTP, it would be a great improvement. Additionally, the download time can be long when retrieving files from Microsoft Azure Block Storage, so we optimized by zipping files before storage. Improving this download performance would be beneficial.

We have been using Microsoft Azure Block Storage for about a year.

The stability of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is uncertain as we haven’t released the product yet. We expect to store hundreds of reports in the Microsoft Azure Block Storage and access them efficiently. The download time is a noted issue, as it takes longer than expected, which we are addressing by storing files as zip files.

The scalability of Microsoft Azure Block Storage depends on the plan. We are on a premium plan, which should handle scalability automatically. As we are in the testing phase and haven't released the product, we have not yet had a significant volume of data to fully evaluate scalability.

We had a couple of meetings with Microsoft tech support. They responded quickly, and I have no issues with their service.

Neutral

Setting up Microsoft Azure Block Storage was easy. I didn't find any complexity while setting it up.

Our experience with pricing has been positive. The budget for Microsoft Azure services has been within expectations for the last couple of months. The cost for Azure Data Factory, utilized for intensive data migration, was high but expected, as it's a one-time activity.

I would rate Microsoft Azure Block Storage a seven out of ten. I would definitely recommend it to others, provided the download time improves. My overall rating for the solution is seven out of ten.

Public Cloud

Microsoft Azure