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Amazon FSx vs. Azure StorSimple vs. Huawei Cloud Network Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amazon FSx

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AAmazon FSx is a cloud storage service designed to make it easy and cost effective to launch, run, and scale feature-rich, high-performance file systems in the cloud. It supports a range of workloads boasting reliability, security, scalability, and broad set of capabilities. As a fully managed service, it handles hardware provisioning, patching, and backups, and supports four widely-used file systems: NetApp ONTAP, OpenZFS, Windows File Server, and Lustre.N/A

    Azure StorSimple

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AStorSimple was acquired by Microsoft in 2012. The StorSimple storage gateway appliance is now a part of Microsoft's Azure StorSimple Hybrid Cloud Storage solution.

    $4.11

    Per Day

    Huawei Cloud Network Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AVirtual Private Cloud (VPC) from Huawei Cloud enables users to create a secure, private, and isolated virtual network. The user can customize IP address ranges, subnets, security groups, and bandwidths, and assign Elastic IP (EIP) addresses.N/A
    Pricing
    Amazon FSxAzure StorSimpleHuawei Cloud Network Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Virtual Appliance
    $4.11
    Per Day
    Cloud Array
    $4.11
    Per Day
    Physical Appliance
    $43.84
    Per Day
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon FSxAzure StorSimpleHuawei Cloud Network Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Amazon FSxAzure StorSimpleHuawei Cloud Network Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Amazon FSx and Azure StorSimple and Huawei Cloud Network Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
    Feature
    Amazon FSx
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Azure StorSimple
    -
    Ratings
    Huawei Cloud Network Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning8.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files6.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files6.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control10.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    File search8.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync8.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Amazon FSx and Azure StorSimple and Huawei Cloud Network Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
    Feature
    Amazon FSx
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Azure StorSimple
    -
    Ratings
    Huawei Cloud Network Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
    -
    Ratings
    User and role management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    File organization10.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Amazon FSx and Azure StorSimple and Huawei Cloud Network Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
    Feature
    Amazon FSx
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Azure StorSimple
    -
    Ratings
    Huawei Cloud Network Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
    -
    Ratings
    Performance10.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reliability10.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Storage Reports10.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score8.4 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Amazon FSxAzure StorSimpleHuawei Cloud Network Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Amazon FSxAzure StorSimpleHuawei Cloud Network Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Amazon AWS
    - For any enterprise-grade storage, this is the best option. - EDA workloads are very strong with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP and NetApp's FlexCache technologies. - Random read workloads such as OLTP are awesome on Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP. - File Services are the best in class on FSxN. - DR sites from ONTAP on-premises are amazing.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Onsite storage needs and backing up to Azure.
    Incentivized
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    Huawei Technologies
    I honestly believe that it is well suited for companies, whose sole requirement is robust accessibility. Since the training part for admin takes a lot of time, I feel that it might not be suitable for small companies who are still looking to grow. Also, the product sometimes faces scaling issues and I feel like it might not be appropriate for smaller companies as they might look to expand in the future.
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    Pros
    Amazon AWS
    • Enterprise grade unified storage in the cloud
    • Multiprotocol access
    • PV for EKS
    • Data mobility
    • Data security
    • Integration with NetApp Cloud Manager
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • Performance via the SSD drives.
    • Writes back to our Private Cloud via Azure.
    • Easy to Admin via Web client interface.
    Incentivized
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    Huawei Technologies
    • Isolated private networks on the cloud
    • Two-way migration feature
    • Flexible network deployment
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Amazon AWS
    • Data Protection from AWS console
    • Advance Matrix
    • FlexGroups creating as part of AWS console
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • Additional fail-over functionality
    Incentivized
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    Huawei Technologies
    • It's a little tricky to use, you will need training for maintenance
    • UI can be changed a bit in order to make it more user-friendly
    • Sometimes has scaling issues
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    If I wanted to use just onsite storage the StorSimple device is already paid for.
    Incentivized
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    Huawei Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Amazon AWS
    I have not worked with other reliable and powerful platform that is as reliable as this product. This platform has given us room to concentrate on more productive activities leaving our data under a safe system. It automates file transfer and saves time in uploading documents across all team members. It interlinks all our applications systems to enhance teamwork and increase production.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Easy to use and highly compatible with our MSFT Hyper-V environment
    Incentivized
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    Huawei Technologies
    I'd like to point out that Huawei Cloud Network Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is very simple to use and operate, and we can easily perform operations on it using the documents that are available on its support site. We can easily download the documents from the site, which are very useful for doing any configuration on the cloud and for operations.The security level is very good; enabling traffic and defining security rules is extremely simple utilizing their cloud portal in GUI form, which makes it simple to use, and the performance is also good; they provide a variety of solutions to meet customer needs.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Amazon AWS
    • It improved our TCO by optimizing storage costs between SSDs and S3
    • It speeded our TTM with speedy deployment and orchestration
    • It removed needed expertise from our engineers
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • Great Folks on the MSFT Implementation team
    • Great value on year 2
    Incentivized
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    Huawei Technologies
    • Solved a huge issue of accessibility from different geographical zones
    • Since it was cheaper than the current one, this business decision did save some costs
    • Helped solving concurrent transaction saving issues
    Incentivized
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