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Feature Set Ratings
- IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) ranks higher in 1 feature set: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
8.5
Azure NetApp Files
85%
8.9
IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
89%
IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) ranks higher in 7/9 features
IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) ranks higher in 7/9 features
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime
8.9
89%
8 Ratings
8.9
89%
26 Ratings
Dynamic scaling
8.6
86%
8 Ratings
9.3
93%
24 Ratings
Elastic load balancing
8.8
88%
7 Ratings
8.8
88%
22 Ratings
Pre-configured templates
8.4
84%
7 Ratings
8.3
83%
23 Ratings
Monitoring tools
8.0
80%
8 Ratings
9.0
90%
24 Ratings
Pre-defined machine images
8.4
84%
6 Ratings
9.0
90%
24 Ratings
Operating system support
9.0
90%
8 Ratings
8.4
84%
26 Ratings
Security controls
8.6
86%
8 Ratings
9.1
91%
26 Ratings
Automation
8.0
80%
1 Rating
8.8
88%
5 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
7.9
Azure NetApp Files
79%
8 Ratings
8.5
IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
85%
28 Ratings
Support Rating
Azure NetApp Files
N/A
0 Ratings
8.5
IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
85%
12 Ratings
Implementation Rating
Azure NetApp Files
N/A
0 Ratings
8.5
IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
85%
26 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Azure NetApp Files
In my opinion, I would say it is more suitable to huge workloads, where you really needs the reliability and performance that a Netapp storage provides to you, larger share sizes, etc. Use cases where you really needs to store large amounts of non-structured data.It is not a cheap solution, I mean, you can find other options to store your data on the Cloud at smaller prices. So, for small companies, or companies that depends mostly on web-applications, or don't have such a specific requirements, I would not go with Azure Netapp Files.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employeesIBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
I have liked the performance of this platform since we deployed it. It provides us with an additional network layer that eliminates any bottlenecks of our virtual servers. It has high functionality speed in data processing contributing to faster workflows. Security of our private cloud is guaranteed at an affordable and reliable cost.
Software Engineer
RingCentralComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees
Pros
Azure NetApp Files
- We have found that it scales very well. In some cases we had a large existing storage infrastructure and were able to migrate it while other times we started from scratch with low storage demands and Azure NetApp Files fit the bill each time.
- We have been impressed with the replication capabailities.
- The read and write speed when interacting with files is a major asset.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Insurance Company, 51-200 employeesIBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
- The IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) architecture allows scripted preparation and management of the virtual environment, which we use to link the IBM VPC API with an Ultimus CPS solution, allowing our colleagues to manage the IBM environment directly from our own management solution.
- IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) uses a "pay what you use" pricing model. By integrating the IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) API into Ultimus management processes, the machines can be started and stopped automatically specifically for the needed times. This saves us a lot of money.
- The performance of the IBM VPM machines is excellent and gives us great performance for developing and presenting our Ultimus products and solutions.

Verified User
Project Manager in Product Management
Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employeesCons
Azure NetApp Files
- It does not support file locking although its available as an add-on
- Design is far from native and has a learning curve
- 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.
Software Developer
Tata Consultancy ServicesPharmaceuticals, 1001-5000 employees
IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
- UI has lot of confusion, new user gets lot confusion while navigation.
- Most of IBM cloud has pre -configured Vm's, very less customization available.
- Very limited varieties of flavors for windows and Linux OS available.
- Compared to AWS very less features like SQL & Oracle DB's are also missing.
Senior Technical Specialist
HCL SoftwareInformation Services, 5001-10,000 employees
Pricing Details
Azure NetApp Files
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0 per month
Azure NetApp Files Editions & Modules
Edition
Standard Storage | $0.14746 per GiB1 |
---|---|
Premium Storage | $0.29419 per GiB1 |
Ultra Storage | $0.39274 per GiB1 |
Cross Region Replication Minutes - Replication frequency is every 10 mins | $0.14/GiB1 |
Cross Region Replication Hourly - Replication frequency is every 1 hour | $0.12/GiB1 |
Cross Region Replication Daily - Replication frequency is once a day | $0.11/GiB1 |
Backup | $0.05/GiB1 |
Restore | $0.02/GiB1 |
- per month
Additional Pricing Details
Azure NetApp Files (ANF) cloud file storage service is charged per hour based on the provisioned ANF capacity. Customers can provision a minimum of 4TiB of ANF capacity and then add additional provision capacity in the increments of 1TiB. Cross Region Replication pricing varies by the desired replication frequency per unit of data, and the region of the destination volume.IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
Virtual server profiles are priced per hour (see pricing link for details). Dedicated host options are priced per hour (see pricing link for details). Pricing changes depending on the region.Support Rating
Azure NetApp Files
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) 8.5
Based on 12 answers
Great responsiveness and detailed know-how from the team. Self Explanatory and good resources on the Web to resolve issues. Good communication on issues via email. Good response times on issues which arise and where we have received support from the IBM support team. We believe that IBM is a great Partner to base our IT applications and we believe that a critical infrastructure like a cloud backend will be well served if we continue to base it on IBM.
CEO
SensefinityComputer Hardware, 11-50 employees
Implementation Rating
Azure NetApp Files
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) 8.5
Based on 26 answers
The implementation of the VPCs was seemless. All the components worked according to their function. This was also done quickly, and without needing a lot of administrative support. By gaining support from IBM as well, this gave us the expert administrative support we needed and did not have to burden our own departments

Verified User
Supervisor in Information Technology
Insurance Company, 1001-5000 employeesAlternatives Considered
Azure NetApp Files
Azure NetApp Files is very well integrated with Microsoft Azure, we use the same request methods that everyone knows from Azure. NetApp and Microsoft has built a very efficient solution that allows you to transfer virtually any service to the Microsoft public cloud. Azure NetApp Files also protects our data very well.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employeesIBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
We chose IBM Cloud [Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)] because of its tight integration with the Lithops library, which allows us to quickly scale our compute resources by provisioning VPC instances or calling Cloud Functions, handling all the deployment, data moving, etc. without us needing to know the details or learn another language, all from Python code.

Verified User
Engineer in Research & Development
Biotechnology Company, 1001-5000 employeesReturn on Investment
Azure NetApp Files
- 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.
- Its security and ease of use are most valuable.
- It is stable and scalable.

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 501-1000 employeesIBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
- Future readiness--we have the ability to quickly respond and build custom demos for customers in a short timeframe.
- Savings on hardware--we have the ability to spin up large workloads to demonstrate to customers the performance of our tools and IBM Cloud.
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
ArtisanECM LLCComputer Software, 1-10 employees