I don't like Azure NetApp Files because I think it's too complicated. In short, I think all the Azure services are quite confusing. We're using the solution because we're already buying the express route. We mainly use the solution for storage by extending our data center into Microsoft as a backup. Any other application within Microsoft is not doing that well. We're using the tool because we don't have a choice. I don’t like the solution’s configuration and support.
The main hurdle in promoting this solution is the price. Its price definitely requires an improvement. It is more expensive than other options, so customers go for a cheaper option.
Reserved Instances for Azure NetApp Files would improve more use cases, making them more valuable in Azure as the cost would be reduced. They should remove the whitelisting right now. You still have to whitelist customers, subscriptions, etc.
I have a hunch that storage could be now the most expensive portion of our monthly bill. So I can imagine that, not this year, but next year we will be talking about looking deeper into ways how we can optimize the cost. However, I'm pretty sure with NetApp we nailed the cost thing by literally provisioning only what we need.
AVP at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2019-11-05T05:27:00Z
Nov 5, 2019
We would like to be able to replicate data to different regions as soon as possible. The data protection piece is missing. We would like to have backup functionality built-in so that we don't run into the issue where the replication process makes a copy of the corrupted data. Technical support needs to be improved.
I would like to see multi-zone redundancy so that I don't have to worry about it. I just back up my data to that one SMB share and I know that it's replicated to a different region.
We would like for the files which are coming in that we can version them. So, if a file is accidentally deleted, there should have a recycle bin option where we can go back, and at least once, clean it up. They could probably improve the versioning and other advanced features. The replication is not available in all the Azure Availability Zones.
Azure NetApp Files is designed for unstructured data, virtualized SAP systems, SQL backups, NFS and CIFS protocols, Azure Virtual Desktop storage, and optimizing file share services. It supports high performance and networking integration in Microsoft Azure.
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Azure NetApp Files is expensive.
I don't like Azure NetApp Files because I think it's too complicated. In short, I think all the Azure services are quite confusing. We're using the solution because we're already buying the express route. We mainly use the solution for storage by extending our data center into Microsoft as a backup. Any other application within Microsoft is not doing that well. We're using the tool because we don't have a choice. I don’t like the solution’s configuration and support.
We would like to see more paired regions for the replication.
The pricing definitely needs to be improved.
The main hurdle in promoting this solution is the price. Its price definitely requires an improvement. It is more expensive than other options, so customers go for a cheaper option.
Reserved Instances for Azure NetApp Files would improve more use cases, making them more valuable in Azure as the cost would be reduced. They should remove the whitelisting right now. You still have to whitelist customers, subscriptions, etc.
I have a hunch that storage could be now the most expensive portion of our monthly bill. So I can imagine that, not this year, but next year we will be talking about looking deeper into ways how we can optimize the cost. However, I'm pretty sure with NetApp we nailed the cost thing by literally provisioning only what we need.
We would like to be able to replicate data to different regions as soon as possible. The data protection piece is missing. We would like to have backup functionality built-in so that we don't run into the issue where the replication process makes a copy of the corrupted data. Technical support needs to be improved.
I would like to see multi-zone redundancy so that I don't have to worry about it. I just back up my data to that one SMB share and I know that it's replicated to a different region.
We would like for the files which are coming in that we can version them. So, if a file is accidentally deleted, there should have a recycle bin option where we can go back, and at least once, clean it up. They could probably improve the versioning and other advanced features. The replication is not available in all the Azure Availability Zones.
This solution would be improved with more innovation.