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What is Amazon FSx for Windows File Server?

Amazon FSx for Windows File Server provides a fully managed native Microsoft Windows file system so you can easily move your Windows-based applications that require file storage to AWS.

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Amazon FSx for Windows File Server provides a fully managed native Microsoft Windows file system so you can easily move your Windows-based applications that require file storage to AWS.

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Seema B.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"simplified tool for deployment and management of windows file storage."
amazon Fsx integrates with other aws services so easily easy to manage
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"Great Cloud Management Tool for File Management."
Well I like it more because it is backed up by Amazon Cloud so they can manage the file infrastructure, its backup and the better performance so I ...
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"Excellent product by AWS"
The pricing The performance flexibility High speed data transfer Multiprotocol access
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What do you like best about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server?

Ease of deployment and Active Directory Integration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server?

Nothing I am aware of, seems to work well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon FSx for Windows File Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

Testing for customers who want and alternative to running their own file server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server?

Integrated data management and storage capabilities when integrated with NetApp Cloud volumes. Offers highly scalable Samba (SMB), iSCSI shared file system capabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server?

There are some features which can only be access using Command Line Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon FSx for Windows File Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

Using Amazon FSx file server for shared file server SMB which helps to enable clustering between different virtual machines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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it was helpful to maximize the amount of file transfers i was able to do on a daily basis and achieve a high level of accuracy on data since i was able to access it on multiple devices Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server?

the gui could be a little nicer and more visually apealing and not so conservative Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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i recoment it to others looking to use a sftp Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon FSx for Windows File Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

i have not recieved any error codes but i have had a file failed to transfer do to corruption Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server?

You can optimize this file server to suit your workload as each file server can be cost optimized for short term work loads that do not require it replication. It has been made quite easy to create a fully managed file system as you can do so in literally a matter of minutes. I love it because it gives one big storage space for business applications, data analytics and web serving. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server?

I have not yet encountered any problem with this software. I found it to be flawless. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Amazon FSx for Windows File Server:

It offers one data protection so I would highly recommend it for use to others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon FSx for Windows File Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use it to manage our file systems as we do not have to worry about additional storage devices or evenhaving to update our windows servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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