Item: Azure NetApp Files
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

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 and Cons

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

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)

Key Insights

Do you think Azure NetApp Files delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Azure NetApp Files's feature set?

Yes

Did Azure NetApp Files live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Azure NetApp Files go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Azure NetApp Files again?

Yes

Other Software Used

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

Likelihood to Recommend

It is well suited for heavy workloads. We are using it for some of the workloads related to SAP. We are also using it to store data related to videos coming from some of the cameras in the customer facilities. We have been using its latest version. It's elastic, so it scales with our demands. We can start small, then with the addition of customer loads, we can expand on the fly without the need to re-provision something.

My experience with Azure NetApp Files

Overall Satisfaction with Azure NetApp Files