Azure NetApp Files

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Azure NetApp Files	Score 9.6 out of 10	N/A	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.	$21,474,836.48 per month

Pricing

Azure NetApp Files

Editions & Modules

Restore: $0.02/GiB
per month
Backup: $0.05/GiB
per month
Cross Region Replication Daily - Replication frequency is once a day: $0.11/GiB
per month
Cross Region Replication Hourly - Replication frequency is every 1 hour: $0.12/GiB
per month
Cross Region Replication Minutes - Replication frequency is every 10 mins: $0.14/GiB
per month
Standard Storage: $0.14746 per GiB
per month
Premium Storage: $0.29419 per GiB
per month
Ultra Storage: $0.39274 per GiB
per month

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Azure NetApp Files
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional 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.

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	Azure NetApp Files

Features

Azure NetApp Files

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)

Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Product A and Product B
	Azure NetApp Files 7.7 Ratings 4% below category average
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime	8.10 Ratings
Dynamic scaling	7.10 Ratings
Elastic load balancing	8.10 Ratings
Pre-configured templates	8.00 Ratings
Monitoring tools	7.10 Ratings
Pre-defined machine images	8.00 Ratings
Operating system support	8.10 Ratings
Security controls	7.10 Ratings
Automation	8.00 Ratings

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User Ratings
	Azure NetApp Files
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Azure NetApp Files
Likelihood to Recommend	For us, with Azure NetApp Files, the ease of use has been big. We have an operations organization where ease of use is key--also it simplifies migration to the cloud. Azure NetApp Files eliminates a common cloud-first barrier by creating the right infrastructure environment for agencies' resources, budgets, and skillsets. We would like to be able to version the files that are coming in. So, if a file is accidentally deleted, there should have a recycle bin option where we can go back and, at least once, clean it up. They could probably improve the versioning and other advanced features. The replication is not available in all the Azure Availability Zones. Incentivized HARDIK CHUDASAMA Software Developer Read full review
Pros	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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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 Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	We tried the same with Azure File Share (Azure Storage Account), but it has a really small limit (5TB per share). It didnt fulfilled our requirements, as we have some on-prem shares with 60+TB each, still to be migrated. We have also evaluated a different approach, which is Komprise archiving solution, to archive older files to Azure BLOBS and free up some space on the on-prem storages to accomodate new data. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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