Microsoft Azure is entirely our current cloud computing product in which the team is engaged. We are using the stack for development and application logs, and audit perception from the application. We are using the log services.
Software Affiliate at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Integrates well, secure, and user friendly
Pros and Cons
- "The main benefit of Microsoft Azure is that it is cloud-based. We are using Microsoft Visual Studio for our code and it is tightly integrated with Microsoft Azure. Additionally, the solution is user-friendly."
- "The main benefit of Microsoft Azure is that it is cloud-based; we are using Microsoft Visual Studio for our code and it is tightly integrated with Microsoft Azure, and additionally, the solution is user-friendly."
- "The dashboard of Microsoft Azure could be better."
- "The dashboard of Microsoft Azure could be better."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The main benefit of Microsoft Azure is that it is cloud-based. We are using Microsoft Visual Studio for our code and it is tightly integrated with Microsoft Azure. Additionally, the solution is user-friendly.
What needs improvement?
The dashboard of Microsoft Azure could be better.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Azure for approximately two years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft Azure is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I have found the scalability of Microsoft Azure very good.
We have approximately 60 users using this solution, we have plans to increase usage to 100 users.
How are customer service and support?
I have not contacted the support from Microsoft directly. However, we have a consultant from Microsoft providing us support when needed.
What about the implementation team?
We have a six-person DevOps team that does the maintenance and support of Microsoft Azure.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of Microsoft Azure is reasonable.
What other advice do I have?
I would highly recommend this solution to others. There are still unexplored areas of this solution.
I rate Microsoft Azure an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Architect DevSecOps at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Simple to use and reliable
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure is its ease of use."
- "The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure is its ease of use."
- "Microsoft Azure could improve by being more secure."
- "Microsoft Azure could improve by being more secure."
What is our primary use case?
We used Microsoft Azure mainly for repositories and management.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure is its ease of use.
What needs improvement?
Microsoft Azure could improve by being more secure.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Azure for approximately two 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 company that I am working for had 100 users using Microsoft Azure.
What about the implementation team?
I did not implement the solution myself, another team in my company did it.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend Microsoft Azure to others, it is a good solution.
I rate Microsoft Azure a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Project Manager at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
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 Azure Portal has an advantage in terms of UX making buying resources or downgrading really easier to understand, and while AWS has micro, smaller functionalities, 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."
- "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.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Manager- Projects at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Scalable, stable, and easy to install cloud computing platform
Pros and Cons
- "Installation is easy as it's cloud-based. Performance is good. It's stable and scalable."
- "Installation is easy as it's cloud-based, performance is good, and it's stable and scalable."
- "Integration with more platforms needs improvement."
- "More integration with other platforms is what I would like included in the next release for this solution."
What is our primary use case?
Microsoft Azure is for customers who want to move to cloud-based solutions, take advantage of licensing e.g. hardware or software licensing benefits, and other cloud-related benefits, e.g. Azure container benefits, making their applications more scalable, etc.
What is most valuable?
This solution shows good performance. There were learning hiccups initially, but now it's okay.
What needs improvement?
More integration with other platforms is what I would like included in the next release for this solution.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been implementing Microsoft Azure for our customers for four 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?
I found Microsoft Azure to be scalable.
How are customer service and support?
We don't directly interact with technical support because the licenses are bought by our customers, so it's our customers who interact with them, but we didn't see any major issues with Microsoft Azure, on the ground.
How was the initial setup?
As Microsoft Azure is a cloud-based solution, installation was easy.
What about the implementation team?
Our team implemented this solution. The technical team, particularly those with knowledge about Microsoft Azure should be able to implement it well. We used our engineers to implement it.
What other advice do I have?
We've been using different Microsoft solutions. Microsoft has solutions. It starts from Azure data sending, data storage, and other Azure related solutions. other Microsoft solutions that everybody uses include Office, Outlook, C#, .Net, etc., from the technical side.
It is our customers who use Microsoft Azure. They wanted to move to Microsoft Azure, so we moved them. We just maintain it for them, and also do the development and the support for their applications.
For people who want to start using this solution, if they are currently using the Microsoft Stack on-premises, moving to Microsoft Azure will be good.
'm giving Microsoft Azure a score of 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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Customer Success Manager - Architect: Cloud and Data Platform at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Brings a lot of value to our business and our customers
Pros and Cons
- "The product brings a lot of value to our business and customers."
- "The product brings a lot of value to our business and customers."
- "The microservices and analytics of Azure are good areas that could be improved."
- "The microservices and analytics of Azure are good areas that could be improved."
What is our primary use case?
My experience is in development and architecture of technology. This includes experience with cloud, cloud maintenance, and multi-cloud. I am certified in Azure Fundamentals. My company is a partner reseller of Microsoft Azure. In our organization, we have approximately 1000 people using this solution and we have plans to increase our usage in the future.
What is most valuable?
The product brings a lot of value to our business and customers.
What needs improvement?
The microservices and analytics of Azure are good areas that could be improved.
Microsoft Azure has technology compatible with OpenShift from backtrack, but I would like it if they could evaluate another vendor of technology of microservices like Rancher to integrate with.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Azure for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Azure stability is good.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is good. However, Microsoft provides support tools that you can refer to that usually resolve the issues before needing to contact support.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Azure is complex. It took almost 6 months to deploy the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay a monthly licensing cost.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Microsoft Azure a 10 out of 10.
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.
Business Development Manager at ITQS
Flexible, easy to configure, and good support
Pros and Cons
- "There are a lot of things that we like about it. It is very easy to provision and configure. It is flexible and scalable."
- "I would advise others to start moving everything to the cloud because it is cheaper, flexible, and scalable."
- "We have faced some issues on the pricing side, but it has improved lately. We are trying to adjust to the new pricing methods that they are using now. It should be better from now on."
- "We have faced some issues on the pricing side, but it has improved lately."
What is our primary use case?
Its main use case is data center migration. We are doing data center migration to Microsoft Azure.
Azure is a set of different services, and the version depends on the service that you choose, but normally, we work with the latest version.
What is most valuable?
There are a lot of things that we like about it. It is very easy to provision and configure. It is flexible and scalable.
What needs improvement?
We have faced some issues on the pricing side, but it has improved lately. We are trying to adjust to the new pricing methods that they are using now. It should be better from now on.
In terms of features, it is constantly improving. We receive improvements from the site daily.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for about 10 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is scalable. We have a team of 15 engineers who are continually working with our customers to provide support for the solution.
How are customer service and support?
Their support is good.
How was the initial setup?
Its setup is easy.
What other advice do I have?
I would advise others to start moving everything to the cloud because it is cheaper, flexible, and scalable.
I would rate it a 10 out of 10.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Team leader Modern Workplace, Senior Solution Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Cloud based, always up-to-date, and is always evolving
Pros and Cons
- "Microsoft Azure is built for scalability."
- "Microsoft Azure is built for scalability; it's perfect."
- "I would like to see it more easily accessible."
- "I would like to see it more easily accessible."
What is our primary use case?
With Microsoft Azure, you can replace internal IT infrastructure platforms, and you can create new cloud-driven software developments.
Microsoft Azure is a large cloud computing platform. It's a large cloud service for Microsoft that is built on top of tens of thousands of services.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see it more easily accessible.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Azure for two years.
We are using the latest version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is cloud software, and as such, it's not stable. Cloud software evolves quickly, but there are not a lot of new features.
The software is stable for the moment, but there is an ongoing development of the software that is creating several features. It is fine as it is.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Microsoft Azure is built for scalability. It's perfect.
We have 60 users in our company who use Microsoft Azure.
We plan, to increase the number of users. All of our colleagues will be working with the software in the future.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We use Teams for Virtual meetings.
How was the initial setup?
As a cloud solution, there is no installation.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others who are considering using it.
I would 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.
Independent consultant
The license is reasonable, and the packages are competitive
Pros and Cons
- "Azure services like EDM and Batch are all famous, but one of the most popular services for development is Azure Functions, especially the PaaS option. Depending on a customer's environment, they can go for the PaaS."
- "AWS is good, but Azure's license is reasonably priced, and Microsoft is gaining market share with a competitive package overall."
- "The management portal can be confusing sometimes. We have difficulty navigating the menus because the terminology is unclear, especially when referring to the content or actionable items."
- "The management portal can be confusing sometimes. We have difficulty navigating the menus because the terminology is unclear, especially when referring to the content or actionable items."
What is our primary use case?
Most workloads can be migrated to Azure. For example, say a small business wants to have a website or even do development.
What is most valuable?
Azure services like EDM and Batch are all famous, but one of the most popular services for development is Azure Functions, especially the PaaS option. Depending on a customer's environment, they can go for the PaaS.
What needs improvement?
The management portal can be confusing sometimes. We have difficulty navigating the menus because the terminology is unclear, especially when referring to the content or actionable items.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been working as an Azure trainer for about a year and a half. In my last job, I was working with on-premises solutions, but the whole industry is transitioning to the cloud, so Azure, AWS, Google, and many other cloud providers are trying to get a market share now.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I don't have any issues with scalability or stability. We moved migrated from our physical infrastructure earlier, and we haven't seen any problems. It's more about the organization getting comfortable with the solution. That's the only thing.
How was the initial setup?
Azure setup is straightforward. There is no comparison to on-premises deployment because it's all automated. It's very fast, but I can't compare the speed to other vendors because I've never deployed AWS or Google.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
AWS is good, but Azure's license is reasonably priced, and Microsoft is gaining market share with a competitive package overall. Moreover, Microsoft is well ahead of AWS in terms of ease of use and billing, so I think I still love Microsoft. Obviously, both have a market, but customers working on development projects or using Microsoft products often go for Azure because of the license benefits and product support.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Microsoft Azure eight out of 10.
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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