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Azure NetApp Files

Score9 out of 10

17 Reviews and Ratings

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What is Azure NetApp Files?

Azure NetApp Files is a Microsoft Azure file storage service built on NetApp technology, giving users the file capabilities in Azure that core business applications require, with pricing plans for different performance tiers.

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Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features Azure NetApp Files has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
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Top Performing Features

  • Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime

    The service uptime as a percentage defined in the SLA

    Category average: 8.4

  • Elastic load balancing

    Automatic balancing and distribution of resources across multiple virtual computers

    Category average: 8.9

  • Operating system support

    Range of operating systems available as pre-configured images

    Category average: 8.2

Areas for Improvement

  • Dynamic scaling

    Ease of scaling up or down in response to customer needs

    Category average: 8.7

  • Monitoring tools

    Monitoring tools provide alerts when problems are detected

    Category average: 7.6

  • Security controls

    Compliance with security protocols like SSL and AES

    Category average: 8.6

Reviews

What users are saying about Azure NetApp Files.
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Faster deployment and better cost saving with Azure NetApp Files

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HARDIK CHUDASAMAView profile
Software Developer in Engineering at Tata Consultancy Services (1001-5000 employees employees)

Pros

  • It has <1ms latency, so very responsive. This is great for demanding environments or where application responsiveness is a high priority.
  • Global file caching--Azure NetApp Files comes with entitlement to Global File Caching--ideal for keeping a cached copy of frequently accessed files at remote offices whilst automatically managing conflicts and global file locking.
  • Cloud compliance is included with Azure NetApp Files--automatically report on the data you keep and be alerted to any GDPR or PCI (and more) information.
  • Instant restores via native Azure API too!
  • It’s 100% Microsoft (almost worth forgetting the name NetApp in it). That means it’s not a marketplace offering and the APIs and tools are all native to Microsoft Azure.

Cons

  • 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.

Return on Investment

  • We realized significantly improved query performance, flexibility, and cost optimization following migration.
  • It’s scale up and down--this is truly unique in the cloud storage space, and as you’re billed per hour, it presents significant opportunities to save money at times you don’t need storage performance.
  • Our performance increased by 20% during the first year of using it.

Alternatives Considered

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Igloo and Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)

Other Software Used

Microsoft Azure Active Directory, NetApp SaaS Backup for Microsoft Office 365 and Salesforce, Google Cloud AI

High-Volume Cloud Capabilities

Incentivized
NAKIA EPLEYView profile
Network Field Technician in Information Technology at Z Networks Computer Services Corporation (11-50 employees employees)

Pros

  • Handles high volume very well
  • Cloud service enables for endless growth and scalability
  • Easy to use for both professionals and end users

Cons

  • The backup functions could be improved on, maybe integrated somehow

Return on Investment

  • Gives clients cloud access anywhere
  • Strong, high level security
  • Easy to use, with solid access to cloud storage and high speeds
  • Restore time is much faster

Alternatives Considered

Azure Backup and Microsoft Azure Active Directory

Other Software Used

Microsoft Azure Active Directory, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Barracuda Managed Workplace RMM, WatchGuard Network Security

Azure NetApp Files is a great product

Incentivized
Mohammed ALLY
Payroll Administrator in Corporate at LEE HECHT HARRISON LLC (1001-5000 employees employees)

Pros

  • User friendly in my opinion
  • Seemless transition
  • Lots of storage available
  • Helps us meet our audit controls

Cons

  • Connection issues at times
  • Recovering of files
  • Support
  • Initial or introductory training

Return on Investment

  • Ease of access
  • Lots of storage
  • More cost effective than maintaining our own servers

Alternatives Considered

OneDrive and Microsoft Teams

Other Software Used

ADP ezLaborManager, Jobvite, SAP Analytics Cloud

My experience with Azure NetApp Files

Incentivized
Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it for virtualized SAP systems in Azure, running our SAP systems in Azure. It does extremely fast backup and restore processes. For our customers, it has the benefit that we don't influence their running of SAP systems while taking backups, so we can do backups more often. They also benefit from very fast resources, if they need something. In the end, it is an end customer benefit, not directly for us, as we are a service provider.

Pros

  • Provisioning in the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) environment.
  • Agility in enterprise performance management (EPM).
  • Efficient API connections.

Cons

  • Reserved Instances for Azure NetApp Files would improve more use cases, making them more valuable in Azure as the cost would be reduced.
  • Azure NetApp Files could improve by being more diverse to integrate better with other solutions, such as Splunk and the on-premise version.
  • The main hurdle in promoting this solution is the price. Its price definitely requires an improvement.

Return on Investment

  • 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.

Alternatives Considered

Attribution in Google Analytics (Adometry), Acoustic Content (formerly IBM Watson Content Hub) and Amazon Augmented AI (Amazon A2I)

Other Software Used

Flutter, by Google, Amazon API Gateway, Acoustic Analytics (formerly IBM Watson Customer Experience Analytics)

Reliable and robust solution, suitable to very specific use cases

Incentivized
Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology (10,001+ employees employees)

Pros

  • Highly scalable, as many 'Cloud ready' solutions
  • Easy to implement, with only a few clicks
  • Performance, we were positivelly surprised by its performance
  • Deep integration with Azure products, like scripting/CLI/Shell
  • High availability, reaching the 'four nines' if correctly implemented

Cons

  • Backup/files versioning still needs to be improved
  • Netapp/Storage administrators may need some time to adapt managing it through Azure Portal interface, it can be really confusing sometimes
  • Reporting/data intelligence solutions would be a great addition

Return on Investment

  • Immediate return, as we implemented it to not expand our on-prem storage

Alternatives Considered

Azure Blob Storage, NetApp FAS series and Komprise

Other Software Used

Commvault HyperScale, Veeam Backup & Replication, Komprise, NetApp FAS series, Nutanix AOS, VMware ESXi, vCenter Operations Manager, Microsoft Azure, VMware vCenter Server, Veritas Enterprise Vault, Zabbix, Varonis Data Security Platform, Oracle VM Server, ManageEngine Password Manager Pro, CyberArk Privileged Account Security, Citrix Virtual Apps (formerly XenApp), Citrix Gateway (formerly NetScaler Unified Gateway), Citrix ADC (formerly NetScaler ADC)

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