Likelihood to Recommend The AWS Storage Gateway is well suited if you want a quick way to off load your backups to the cloud to eliminate the need of a offsite storage location for physical tapes. The ROI is quite good from that perspective since you can utilize Glacier storage for the virtual tapes. The AWS Storage Gateway is not well suited if data sets being backed up is very large. The lack of de-duplication will add time to your backup. It will also increase the egress charges
Read full review Even as a non-IT employee, this software helps me to see how I am using the organization's digital resources. At a larger scale, where Hitachi Command Suite excels, this software allows an organization to monitor and analyze their resources and how employees and customers are utilizing them. I find this is best used when dealing with sensitive information (such as medical records), or with consumer-facing content.
Read full review Pros Easy to deploy: Setting the solution up took much less time than anticipated. AWS management Console facilitates monitoring: This allowed us to ditch a home baked solution in lieu this great tool! Secure data transfer: Easily passing our company audits and standards for security. VM integration Read full review measure analyze visual representation up to date numbers. real-time metrics Read full review Cons Ease of finding useful helpful tips on using AWS Dumbing down of the technical jargon on the site Short sharp to the point step videos - answering some common questions Remembering not everyone is an IT person - could be more user friendly Read full review non-tech savvy workers will have difficulty with readouts detail heavy by default could allow more personalization for individual users/departments/groups Read full review Support Rating AWS Storage Gateway is supported by the AWS Support team, they provide excellent support and great SLAs for our needs.
Read full review Alternatives Considered AWS Storage Gateway performance is ever excellent since we deployed it in our company. Downloading this platform and installing the setup is easy as compared to other similar products. Virtual data that we get from our cloud servers [are] good in the enhancement of better planning and safety [compliance]. I have been able to integrate the data from our server to our systems to streamline workflow and boost performance.
Read full review Better reputation to start with, Hitachi appears to have (and thus hopefully will continue to have) great customer service for its products. Moreover, Hitachi Command Suite offered the most comprehensive, in terms of variables and aspects measured, functioning compared to its peers. Other software services were just as clunky, without the extra features, and without the customer service reputation, Hitachi has. So far I/we have been pleased with this selection.
Read full review Return on Investment It has positively affected us for ETL on reports to customers that neither party wants to pay too much for. It has also positively affected us where our backup systems where old and had large maintenance costs. It has some new, net negative impact with slowed down delivery or random slowing incidents. Read full review increased awareness of company resources awareness of how consumers and employees are using company data 30% increase in worker productivity Read full review ScreenShots