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Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Real User
A customizable solution with a good interface and helpful support
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features are the interface and customizability."
  • "Dashboards and reporting could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We are a solution provider and Microsoft Azure is one of the technologies that we help our clients to implement. For example, when one of our customers wants to migrate from on-premises to the cloud, we assist them with the process. Once they decide on technology, we build the solution.

Our clients implement Azure to use as Infrastructure as a Service.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are the interface and customizability.

The approach used for cloud migration is something that I like.

Documentation and community support are good.

What needs improvement?

Dashboards and reporting could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with Azure for three years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Azure is a stable system.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

There are no issues with scalability. We have a range of customers that vary in size from small to medium-sized businesses, as well as enterprise-level organizations.

How are customer service and support?

I am happy with the good support that we are getting. I have not been in contact with them directly but some of my colleagues have dealt with them.

How was the initial setup?

The installation and initial setup are easy. We implemented over the course of a few days. 

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

Reducing the price would be of benefit to our customers.

What other advice do I have?

My advice for anybody who is considering this solution is to do a proof of concept first. This is what I suggest to all of our customers, especially before migrating to the cloud. It will ensure that it meets the requirements.

I would rate this solution a ten 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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Senior DevSecOps Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 5
Comes with account management feature but interface needs to be made similar to AWS
Pros and Cons
  • "The tool's most valuable aspect is the account management side. This involves tasks such as assigning credentials to different individuals, managing user accounts, and implementing Privileged Access Management."
  • "The tool should add an interface that is similar to AWS."

What is our primary use case?

In my department, we primarily use AWS. However, for single sign-on, we use Azure Directory. It helps with integration when logging into various systems. The IT operations team utilizes Microsoft Defender for tasks such as tracking various endpoints and conducting business reviews.

What is most valuable?

The tool's most valuable aspect is the account management side. This involves tasks such as assigning credentials to different individuals, managing user accounts, and implementing Privileged Access Management. 

What needs improvement?

The tool should add an interface that is similar to AWS. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

My company has around five to ten users for Microsoft Azure. It is scalable. 

How was the initial setup?

The tool's deployment is easy. 

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

Microsoft Azure is expensive. 

What other advice do I have?

The tool is a great product to use, and very intuitive. It is beneficial for users and enterprises. I rate it an eight out of ten. The product is easy to learn, but it may become difficult depending on your technical ability.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Technical support engineer at 64 Network security pvt ltd
Real User
An exceptionally stable and easy-to-access solution for file storage and file backup
Pros and Cons
  • "Feature-wise, I like its stability. Also, it is easy to access the solution and its options."
  • "The security feature in the solution is an area that needs to be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We were using Microsoft Azure for file storage and file backup. So, it was one of our backup resources. Internally, NAS is there in our company. So, we go from NAS to Veeam and Veeam to Azure.

What is most valuable?

Feature-wise, I like its stability. Also, it is easy to access the solution and its options. Also, the backup solutions can take anything, so we can easily find out any option.


What needs improvement?

The security feature in the solution is an area that needs to be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have experience with Microsoft Azure until six months ago. Also, I was using the solution's latest version.


What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable product.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable product. There are more than 100 users using the solution. I am just involved in the maintenance of the servers and infrastructures.

How are customer service and support?

We need to purchase Microsoft Azure for our clients, including cloud backup and any Azure solutions. So, So that time, we need to contact technical support. I expect more technical support from Azure.

How was the initial setup?

The solution's initial setup is straightforward. When you need to create multiple tasks, the solution can get complex. I am not involved in the deployment process.

What other advice do I have?

I can recommend it to other people who want to start using it. So, our company provides a lot of solutions to our clients, including backup solutions like NAS storage, cloud storage, and servers. Parallely, we provide support to users.

I rate the overall solution a nine out of ten.

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BI Expert at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 10
Reliable, high performance, and stable
Pros and Cons
  • "I have not had a problem with the stability. It is reliable."
  • "I have found Microsoft Azure has many components to use and it's very difficult to understand every component."

What is our primary use case?

I only use Microsoft Azure for queries, creating databases, and applying rules. The data lakes are very simple to connect. 

What is most valuable?

Microsoft Azure is a very fast and high-performance solution. It is the best product today.

What needs improvement?

I have found Microsoft Azure has many components to use and it's very difficult to understand every component.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used Microsoft Azure within the past 12 months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I have not had a problem with the stability. It is reliable.

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

I have used Amazon AWS, Oracle SQL, and NoSQL databases.

How was the initial setup?

The configuration of Microsoft Azure can be difficult because of the mapping.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Microsoft Azure an eight out of ten.

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Associate Director at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Competitively priced with excellent integration
Pros and Cons
  • "The best feature is it's easy to integrate with other Microsoft solutions."
  • "Compared with other cloud solution providers, Microsoft is not good at local support."

What is our primary use case?

I mainly use Azure for data analytics and implementation.

What is most valuable?

The best feature is it's easy to integrate with other Microsoft solutions.

What needs improvement?

Compared with other cloud solution providers, Microsoft is not good at local support.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been working with Azure for almost five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Azure's stability is ok, but there are issues sometimes. I'd rate its stability as seven or eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Azure is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

Microsoft isn't good at local support.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward.

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

Azure is cheaper than solutions from other cloud vendors like AWS or Google.

What other advice do I have?

I prefer Azure to AWS or Google because it's cheaper and its ecosystem is better integrated. I would rate this solution as eight out of ten.

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Real User
Feature-rich, user-friendly, good performance, and is easy to setup
Pros and Cons
  • "We have not had any issues with the performance, or the stability."
  • "The license price could be lower."

What is our primary use case?

Microsoft Azure is essentially an IaaS solution, we use the DMs and everything in that.

Microsoft Azure is primarily an Infrastructure as a Service product.

What is most valuable?

We are satisfied with this solution.

We have not had any issues with the performance, or the stability.

It's more user-friendly than AWS.

What needs improvement?

I have only been using it for a month, so I'm still learning about the various options that are available. They have a lot of options, but I won't be able to comment unless I use it or explore it properly. Everything is fine, but I'm still learning.

The license price could be lower. If there is anything else, I will not know unless I explore.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have just started working with Microsoft Azure. I have been working with it for one month. I got my trial subscription and started working with it.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure is a scalable product.

I use it for my own personal use.

How are customer service and support?

I contacted technical support a while ago. They were also helpful. I only had one question about the file quarantine and file locking options, and they were very helpful. They have a support team that responds fairly well.

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

For remote work, we have been using Microsoft Teams.

We are also using McAfee Proxy, as well as Box.

We are also using Amazon AWS. 

I've only recently begun working with AWS. I started but then stopped because I didn't like the user interface. 

AWS is used and preferred by a large number of customers, but I am more comfortable working on Azure rather than AWS. This is a personal preference.

How was the initial setup?

The initial configuration is straightforward. We only need an email ID and we can sign up in a matter of minutes.

What about the implementation team?

We can complete the installation on our own.

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

Pricing is determined by how much you can use and how much you want to use it.

It's not on a per-user basis; it's on a per subscription basis. It is dependent on how much you use. It has a metering system. If you use a service, you will have to pay for it. You do not have to pay if you do not use any of the services. That's how it works.

The licensing fees could be cheaper.

What other advice do I have?

I would definitely recommend this solution to others who are considering using it.

I would rate Microsoft Azure a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Senior Services Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Highly scalable, reliable, Missing the competitive edge
Pros and Cons
  • "The design of Microsoft Azure is for it to be scalable and it is scalable."
  • "When we work with Microsoft Azure we deploy it in a hybrid system. We do many operations with the open stack and I used it for APIs connected to Microsoft Azure. The reduction is because those APIs and our tools that are required to connect are not for the Microsft Azure solution. It has a bit of complexity, nothing to do with Microsoft Azure as a CSP."

What is our primary use case?

Most of our Customers do not want to have a single Cloud Service Provider (CSP) and have been adopting a Multi Cloud or a Hybrid Cloud scenario. We have addressed client requirements and have adopted CSP depending on the use case. We have worked with Azure and have provided niche solution such as Government Commercial Cloud, Healthcare Cloud etc.

What needs improvement?

We have deployed multiple solutions into Microsoft Azure. In most of the cases we augment our Application monitoring "in-house" developed tool to monitor things like garbage collection, IIS queuing. If these attributes and parameters could be included as part of the Azure Monitor it would be great.

For how long have I used the solution?

Using Microsoft Azure for approximately three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The design of Microsoft Azure is for it to be scalable and it is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

I have not contacted the support from Microsoft Azure. We support the solution ourselves. We have Azure architect experts who are on our payroll. We have experience since we have been working on the stack for almost two and a half years.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

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

We use all different types of CSP, such as Amazon AWS and Google Cloud.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Microsoft Azure is complex.

I rate the initial setup of Microsoft Azure a four out of five.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Yes. We have a in-house Cloud CoE, that ensures the changes introduced by CSPs i.e. update on the new services that are provisioned as well as the periodic commercials impacts for the Services being consumed across all CSPs - Amazon AWS and Google Cloud

What other advice do I have?

All the cloud service providers(CSP) are more or less have the same services. The use case for the cloud would need the sustainment of tiering storage. We don't see a big discrepancy when it comes to Microsoft Azure, but there are pros and cons.

I rate Microsoft Azure a seven 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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Project Manager at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Real User
Advantageous UX that could use an enhanced integration pipeline
Pros and Cons
  • "The Azure Portal has an advantage in terms of UX making buying resources or downgrading is really easier to understand. AWS has micro, smaller functionalities whereas Azure has more end-to-end focus which makes it easier saving you time and money."
  • "The integration pipeline could be a bit more broad in terms of applications."

What is our primary use case?

We, as consultants of Azure, have used the SQL storage accounts, Databricks for computing models, and Data Factory for ETLs. 

What is most valuable?

The Azure Portal has an advantage in terms of UX making buying resources or downgrading is really easier to understand. AWS has micro, smaller functionalities whereas Azure has more end-to-end focus which makes it easier saving you time and money.

What needs improvement?

The integration pipeline could be a bit more broad in terms of applications.

Additionally, some companies require third parties to develop on their cloud. it would be interesting to see if it would be possible to provide another company with restricted access to their analytical tech stack.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used the solution for the past 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?

There is potential for scalability but that becomes more complex the more packaged the product is.

How are customer service and support?

I have never used support personally but I have heard that it is good.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward - one fifth of the work in comparison to AWS. It took about three months in total.

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