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reviewer1628190 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Projects Manager at a hospitality company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Jul 25, 2021
Stable, reasonably priced, and has the ability to scale
Pros and Cons
  • "We have found the scalability to be good."
  • "As a software data center, we can put some pretty cool applications running there."
  • "The deployment was quite complex. It's not easy to implement."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution as a server for some applications. 

What is most valuable?

As a software data center, we can put some pretty cool applications running there.

The stability is very good. It's reliable. 

We have found the scalability to be good. 

The pricing is reasonable. It's not too expensive.

What needs improvement?

They develop so fast, it's hard to trace the technology. They have a lot of folders, for example, and it's hard to keep up with changes. 

The deployment was quite complex. It's not easy to implement. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for about a year or so. It hasn't been that long so far.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of the product is very good. It doesn't have bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze. It's been very reliable for the most part.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution scales well. If a company needs to scale it out, it can do so. It's not a problem at all. 

How are customer service and support?

We haven't really used support so far. I can't speak to how helpful or responsive they are. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup isn't exactly straightforward. The deployment is a complex process.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We're happy with the licensing pricing in general. It's not overly expensive. 

What other advice do I have?

We have a business relationship with Microsoft.

I'd recommend the solution to other users and companies. We've been largely happy with its capabilities in general. 

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Microsoft Azure
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it_user1475160 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Engineer IT at Hical Technologies Pvt Ltd
Real User
Jul 25, 2021
Stable, with good management capabilities and helpful technical support
Pros and Cons
  • "Technical support has been good over the years."
  • "The product has helped in managing laptops during COVID, it is very useful to work from home, and due to the fact that it's all on the cloud, we don't have to be in the office to access and manage everything."
  • "The pricing could be better."
  • "We'd prefer lower pricing. Microsoft can be costly."

What is our primary use case?

We are primarily using the solution for the active directory, and Microsoft TPM. 

How has it helped my organization?

The product has helped in managing laptops during COVID. It is very useful to work from home. It offers useful products like Microsoft Teams, used by 100% of our company. Due to the fact that it's all on the cloud, we don't have to be in the office to access and manage everything. 

What is most valuable?

The management aspect of the solution has been good. We've been able to align it with our laptop servers and Microsoft 10 configurations. 

The solution continues to improve itself. 

The monitoring of the product is good.

Scalability is there if you need it. 

The solution is stable. 

Technical support has been good over the years. 

What needs improvement?

The pricing could be better. 

If you don't understand Microsoft, the initial setup can be a bit difficult. You have to be slightly technical. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for about four years. It's been a while. I've had some time to get to know the solution. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of the solution has been excellent. There are no bugs or glitches. It's reliable. It doesn't crash or free. the performance is good. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is very good. If a company needs to expand it, it can do so. it's not a problem. 

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support is good. We haven't had any issues with them. We're satisfied with the level of support we get. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy if you understand Microsoft and have some experience. Otherwise, it is very difficult.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We'd prefer lower pricing. Microsoft can be costly. Due to COVID, many small companies can't handle the costs that Microsoft is charging. They need to be more flexible. If customers were going through cloud solutions, they should get more of a discount. 

What other advice do I have?

We are Microsoft customers and end-users. We don't have a business relationship with the company. 

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. We've mostly been quite please with the product and its capabilities. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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it_user1628289 - PeerSpot reviewer
Remote Product Manager
Real User
Jul 19, 2021
highly scalable, easy installation, and stable
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of the solution are for management, such as dashboards."
  • "The solution is easy to scale."
  • "The solution could improve by providing better tutorials and documentation."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution as our cloud service provider for product and project management.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of the solution are for management, such as dashboards. 

What needs improvement?

The solution could improve by providing better tutorials and documentation. There was a point when I was trying to understand how the board works and there was not any documentation that could articulate it properly. We had a whole team who had to go online to check other sources in order to understand.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Azure in my organization for seven months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure is stable 99 percent of the time.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is easy to scale. We needed more servers in the past months because of our application growth. It was a very easy process, you use your credit card online, authorize funds, and you have more servers.

We have approximately 2,000 people using this solution in my organization.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have not needed to use technical support because we have not had any issues.

How was the initial setup?

The installation of this solution was straightforward.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution.

I rate Microsoft Azure a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Sr. Systems Engineer / Tech Logic Consultant. at a non-tech company with self employed
Real User
Jul 18, 2021
Feature-rich, good update management, stable, and easy to install
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of this solution are the Access Management and the PIN modules."
  • "Microsoft Azure is a very good product."
  • "Because it has a lot of features, a person just coming into Microsoft Azure might feel that it is a bit complex."

What is our primary use case?

We use Microsoft Azure to patch our servers. We are also using it for creating and access management.

How has it helped my organization?

We have several benefits in having Azure on board. If you are Microsoft-centric, you get gold certificate partnerships. Furthermore, if you elect MSP, you have MSP certification, which allows you to have more customers on board.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of this solution are the Access Management and the PIN modules. They are very good features.

Update management is also very good, for both on-premises and for cloud services.

Microsoft Azure is a very good product. For my requirements, it works fine.

It's user-friendly, and the reporting is good.

What needs improvement?

Because it has a lot of features, a person just coming into Microsoft Azure might feel that it is a bit complex. Once you are familiarized with it, they will find that it is organized in a structured way.

It's a bit clunky at first.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Azure for two yes, but I would not say that my experience is at the expert level.

We are using the latest version.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure is a stable product.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is very scalable.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have not contacted technical support. 

There is a lot of documentation available online.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It's a pay-as-you-go subscription.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would recommend Azure to anyone who is interested in using it.

I would rate Microsoft Azure a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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reviewer1517814 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Architect at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Jul 14, 2021
Highly scalable, excellent technical support, and reliable
Pros and Cons
  • "The technical support has been excellent."
  • "The solution could improve by providing a better user interface and more organized workflows."

What is our primary use case?

We are using this solution as a cloud computing platform.

What needs improvement?

The solution could improve by providing a better user interface and more organized workflows.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Azure for approximately four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure is highly scalable. It can be scaled to our needs easily.

How are customer service and technical support?

The technical support has been excellent.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I was previously using AWS and we switched to Microsoft Azure because of the new project's use case.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Microsoft Azure a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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reviewer1573923 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Engineer- Hardware at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Jul 9, 2021
Is scalable, easy to install, and has cognitive services
Pros and Cons
  • "We use the cognitive service, virtual machines, and customer DB, and we like that Microsoft Azure is scalable and easy to install as well."
  • "The market place can be raised, and the CMT can be more sophisticated to create more opportunities for the end users."

What is our primary use case?

We use Microsoft Azure for application sourcing and migration.

What is most valuable?

We use the cognitive service, virtual machines, and customer DB.

We like that Microsoft Azure is scalable and easy to install as well.

What needs improvement?

The market place can be raised, and the CMT can be more sophisticated to create more opportunities for the end users. Nowadays, if I want to go and do a cloud management platform across private clouds and public clouds, then I would need something more out of the box and easy to use.

There's a huge need for platforms, like vertical platforms, where you've got to create the platforms out of the box to sell to those with particular domains. For example, aviation. They might be using their own platforms underneath CAPEX and OPEX that are not distributed. So it would be nice to address the security until you can provide a mutualized solution with CAPEX- and OPEX-based cloud platforms.

It would be good to have out-of-the-box modernization capabilities because the industry is always looking for modernization. So, it would be good to have an out-of-the-box AIML-based solution that would reduce the time needed for application modernization.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using it for two years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability is out-of-the-box, and you need to design things, picking up the right service that is available. So, I don't see a challenge with scalability. It's all up to how you build it and fuse things together.

How was the initial setup?

As for the initial setup, it's very straightforward. You can automate, create a blueprint, credit stack, etc. It's not complex.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Pay as you go pricing always helps, but you need to be very careful while considering the services. You would need to consider how it all works and how you will be charged. With adequate knowledge, I think you can come up with a good model where the pricing won't be a constraint.

What other advice do I have?

There are a lot of good solution architect references on what Azure offers, so one should start looking at those. Then, you can correlate them to your problem and do a little mashup and create your solution by well-architected principles, like CAPEX, low cost, security, performance, and scalability.

I would rate Microsoft Azure at eight on a scale from one to ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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reviewer1605231 - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Manager - Public Cloud & Operations at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Jul 6, 2021
Scales well, reliable, has good support and you pay for what you use
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of this solution is the integration between all of the components in Azure."
  • "I would like to see better policy-based management and everything related to security management could have been better integrated."

What is our primary use case?

We use Microsoft Azure for PaaS, SaaS, and IaaS solutions. It is used in a broad spectrum of business applications for general use.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of this solution is the integration between all of the components in Azure.

What needs improvement?

There are always areas for improvement. The integration is good but it can always be better.

The openness and the security policies can be better. It is missing a bit in everything related to the policies.

I would like to see better policy-based management and everything related to security management could have been better integrated.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with Microsoft Azure for six years, and in my current company for more than two years.

We are using the latest version. It is a SaaS solution it is always updated

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure is stable and it's a reliable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is absolutely scalable. It is one of the major reasons we adopted public clouds, to have that scalability.

We have approximately 10,000 users who use at least some of the features of this solution.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have contacted technical support. Overall we are pretty happy, but sometimes they are responsive and other times they are less responsive.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is complex but it is more to do with the nature of what we want to achieve and less to do with the nature of the product.

To a certain extent, it is complex, but on the other hand, once you know what you are doing, nothing is complex.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Licensing is on a monthly basis. It is paid on a per-use basis.

I am quite happy with the pricing. You pay for what you get.

What other advice do I have?

I would absolutely recommend this solution to others who are interested in this solution.

I would rate Microsoft Azure an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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reviewer1406421 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Architect, Technology Transformation Group at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Jul 1, 2021
Easy to use, flexible, and scales well
Pros and Cons
  • "We find that it is easy to integrate with other Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft Office."
  • "We have found the stability and performance to be quite good."
  • "The solution could always work to reduce its costs."

What is our primary use case?

Microsoft Azure is mainly used for legacy system migration. We also use it for platform development and new custom development package solutions.

What is most valuable?

The solution is very easy to use.

The product has been stable and the performance is good.

It's very flexible. We find that it is easy to integrate with other Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft Office.

The solution scales quite well.

Technical support is very helpful.

What needs improvement?

There aren't limitations that come to mind. Whatever they have planned for the solution in the future, I will be happy with it.

The solution could always work to reduce its costs.

It would be ideal if the solution could offer more non-Microsoft-related integration capabilities.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for two years at this point. It hasn't been too long just yet.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have found the stability and performance to be quite good. It doesn't crash or freeze. There are no bugs or glitches. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is very scalable. If a company would like to expand it, it can do so.

Currently, we have around 1,000 users.

How are customer service and technical support?

We've found Microsoft's technical support to be good. they are helpful and responsive and so far, we are satisfied with their level of assistance.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I also have experience working with AWS, Amazon Web Services.

How was the initial setup?

I was not a direct part of the installation, therefore, I can't really comment. I can't directly speak to if the process was easy or difficult.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing could be a bit lower. It would make their customers happy if they decided to charge less.

We pay a yearly licensing fee.

What other advice do I have?

We are customers and end-users, however, we are also advisors. We give advice on products to our customers.

As the solution is cloud-based, it's consistently updated and we are always on whatever the latest version is. 

We've been quite happy with its capabilities. I'd rate it at an eight out of ten.

I would recommend the solution to other users or companies that want to start exploring it.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

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Risk Manager at Novo Banco
Real User
Jun 28, 2021
A stable and scalable solution with good tech support, but lacking proper ease of use and dashboards
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is stable."
  • "Microsoft's technical support is good."
  • "Use of the solution could be easier. It is too complex."

What is our primary use case?

As the solution is cloud-based, we always use the latest solution. 

We make use of the solution in the cloud for specific internal applications.

What needs improvement?

Use of the solution could be easier. It is too complex.

The solution is not sufficiently informative and there is a need to wade through much information. 

Moreover, we find it lacking when it comes to active dashboards. This is problematic when looking to Teams, as it does not allow one to know what is transpiring in real time, such as when there are concurrent conferences. This information only becomes available the following day. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Azure Review for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. 

How are customer service and technical support?

Microsoft's technical support is good. There is no room for improvement. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We looked at web user before going with the solution. 

How was the initial setup?

As the solution is cloud-based there is no installation involved. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The license is on a monthly basis.

What other advice do I have?

There are approximately 100 users utilizing the solution in our organization.

I would definitely recommend it to others.

I rate Microsoft Azure as a seven out of ten. 

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Senior Solutions Specialist (Network & Security) at Ooredoo Qatar
Real User
Jun 20, 2021
Feature-rich, flexible, scales well, reasonably priced, and has good support
Pros and Cons
  • "I like that it is user-friendly and flexible."
  • "I would like to see the console improved."
  • "While Microsoft Azure is user-friendly, some of the other cloud products I use are more user-friendly."

What is our primary use case?

We use Microsoft Azure for enterprise applications.

What is most valuable?

I like that it is user-friendly and flexible.

It's done a really good job. It's an up-to-the-mark product.

There are many features available in Azure, including hundreds of products. There are more than 200. It is difficult to find fault in this product.

What needs improvement?

While Microsoft Azure is user-friendly, some of the other cloud products I use are more user-friendly. I use AWS and I like it more than I like Microsoft Azure.

I would like to see the console improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Azure for two years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Microsoft Azure is a valuable feature.

We have approximately 50 users in our organization and plan to increase our usage.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support is good.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Previously, I was using AWS.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very straightforward.

The installation time varies; it can take as little as five minutes or as long as several hours.

Because there are so many products, we have quite the team. We have anywhere from five to ten people to manage and maintain the complete infrastructure.

What about the implementation team?

I completed the installation myself. I did not use an integrator or consultant.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We have a subscription and the price is reasonable.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend Microsoft Azure to others who are interested in using it. It's a good product.

I would rate Microsoft Azure an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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