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August 28, 2020
We use it to store backup data as an offsite copy of the on-premises backups. It is also used for archive and long term storage for files/items that are rarely used. We are also using it for storing log files and testing out how it will perform when using it for video streaming.
- It is cost effective
- Easy to setup
- Easy to scale
- Reliable
- Highly available
- Storage explorer software can be better.
January 24, 2020
Azure Blob Storage is being used for our 34 global websites to be the one single-source repository for large files like videos, sound files, image files, and our extensive library of technical publications like hundred-page installation guides, user manuals, parts manuals and specification sheets. Since we started using Azure Blob Storage, we have reduced our page and content loading times on all of our websites. And since all of the global sites pull the content from the same source, we have been able to maintain control of what revisions of documents we have out on every website. It has made my content management job much easier and saved us money, which makes my boss happy.
- It has allowed us to add content to the cloud that everybody globally can use. This makes it so much easier for us to maintain version control. Everybody is linking to the same version. And we have control of what revisions are uploaded to replace the one already there.
- By moving these large digital files out of our server room and onto the cloud, we have reduced the pipeline needs for our IT servers on-site.
- One thing we wish was done better is more guidance for building it out from day one. We did not know what we were doing and until we hired an implementation person that understood what we wanted to do. We spent a lot of time and money doing things over several times.
- Help customers hook up with talented (local) implementation specialists would be great.
November 08, 2019
Azure Blob storage is currently used in various ways at our company.
First, like cloud storage for various Azure SaaS platforms. Things like managed SQL instances and data lake storage for Azure AI / ML. It is useful in that it is tiered, so you can use hot tier for these use cases.
Secondly, a more common use is to use the cold and archive tiers as a cheap location to store long-term backups and archives. We think of it as a replacement for tape offloading in our DR strategy. One thing to be away from is that the cost to bring those backups/archives back from the cloud can be very high. So this is used more as a place of last resort for disaster recovery currently, but it definitely has its place.
- Tiering - Hot/Cold/Archive.
- It allows you to pay for the performance you need for the task at hand.
- Easily consumed and accessed.
- Expensive to egress your data, especially in a true DR scenario from cold or archive tier.
February 24, 2020
We currently use Azure Blob Storage to back-end our Panzura implementation. We keep Azure Blob Storage files as our true source of data and Panzura file caching devices at each location that has a subset of our data. It houses all of our critical business files and does it for a substantial decrease in costs vs. our old on-prem storage. This is the primary solution we use for our core business and is used across all departments.
- Reduced cost. We were able to reduce our storage infrastructure by several hundred terabytes by consolidating redundant copies and dedupe/compression on files.
- Extremely high level of redundancy. We can replicate data in a variety of ways that we would never have been capable of on our own hardware.
- Unstructured data makes it harder to conceptualize what we have but with partners like Panzura that has been a non-issue for us.
- Not always easy to understand the different models or tiers you can pick from when purchasing.
January 17, 2020
We use Azure storage to handle data ingestion and storage for some BI reporting. A lot of the heavy lifting is done via some of the great Powershell commands via Azure. The ease of use and the ability to -flag upload file sizes really are useful. It has also been an excellent way for us to share data with not only internal users but also customers.
- Ease of use.
- Efficient in data ingestion.
- Documentation for Powershell v10.
- File transfer size starting larger than 4mb.
Azure Blob Storage Scorecard Summary
What is Azure Blob Storage?
Microsoft's Blob Storage system on Azure is designed to make unstructured data available to customers anywhere through REST-based object storage.
Categories: Object Storage
Azure Blob Storage Pricing
- Has featureFree Trial Available?Yes
- Does not have featureFree or Freemium Version Available?No
- Does not have featurePremium Consulting/Integration Services Available?No
- Entry-level set up fee?No
| Edition | Pricing Details | Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Block Blobs | $0.0081 | per GB/per month |
| Azure Data Lake Storage | $0.0081 | per GB/per month |
| Managed Discs | $1.54 | per month |
| Files | $0.058 | per GB/per month |
Azure Blob Storage Technical Details
| Deployment Types: | SaaS |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems: | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application: | No |