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Azure Storage Account feedback
Hey,
After having a support case with the engineering team for Azure storage, I was encouraged to leave feedback here as well.
Given the current state of Azure storage accounts, the website for Azure storage should be updated. An Azure Storage Account does not in any way replace an old-fashioned file server we have been using for shared drives for all users. The Azure storage account does not support metadata well, so the storage account won't work well to sharing containing metadata given that just about all files are placed on a file. The users will see delays when opening files and browsing file shares.
I know a metadata caching add-on is on the way, but for now, that is only for premium accounts. Having a premium account for Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc., is way too expensive and unnecessary.
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Thanks for sharing your insights, Mracket! It’s good to hear you’re addressing the gaps in Azure Storage for certain use cases. It’s true that metadata support can be a bit of a challenge for large file management, and hopefully, improvements like caching will make a difference. Appreciate you raising this for feedback!
