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I tried Windows Azure recently - their cloud storage option to be specific. I was shocked to find out that they did not even have a UI for simple operations lik
by karterk 13y ago
I tried Windows Azure recently - their cloud storage option to be specific. I was shocked to find out that they did not even have a UI for simple operations like uploading to the bucket etc. Yes, I know they're targeting developers, but I just can't be doing big XML REST requests for every thing. I also couldn't close my account without raising a support request.
The point being - Microsoft's biggest headache is catching up with AWS on the tooling and documentation. They seem to be going all out in competing with every vertical that AWS has, but that might not be the best approach as they might endup spreading themselves too thin.
- outside1234 13y agoIt cuts both ways. AWS's console in general is much less usable than Azure's and Azure's Website interface (PaaS for apps) puts Elastic Beanstalk to absolute shame. PS. Check out AzCopy for uploading blobs to storage from the command line.
- spo81rty 13y agoVisual Studio has built in Explorer tools for viewing and uploading data. It works pretty well. There are some other tools as well. But I agree it should be on their website too.
- inglor 13y agoWe've been finding Azure very usable and it has a much nicer UX than Amazon in my opinion.
- tatalegma 13y agoThere is a blob explorer built into visual studio. There are also third party ones available, and lots of command line tools similar to s3cmd built by open source community.