Azure virtual machines are stand-out.
Director Software Engineering at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
User-friendly tool with many integrations
Pros and Cons
- "Azure virtual machines are stand-out."
- "Their backup strategy is a little complex which racks up the VM to other sole storage areas. This should be improved."
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
Their backup strategy is a little complex which racks up the VM to other sole storage areas. This should be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for close to three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft Azure is very stable.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
Customer service was very good.
How was the initial setup?
Initial setup was straightforward and flawless.
What about the implementation team?
This was implemented via in-house team.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is fair and it was actually just reduced. My organization is paying approximately $100,000 annually with close to one thousand users. There are no additional fees.
What other advice do I have?
Azure is user-friendly which is great for those with no code experience, though this limits flexibility.
This is a very simple solution. Their integration with Office 365 is very easy. And for those who are enterprise customers already using Office 365, their role-based access control communicating with Azure is much simpler and easier which allows for full control.
I would rate this a nine 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
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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 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.
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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."
- "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."
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 Lead Information Security Control at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Easy to manage on private cloud
Pros and Cons
- "The ability to create the actual resource on the private cloud is easy to manage with Microsoft Azure."
- "The response time and stability of Microsoft Azure need to be improved."
What is our primary use case?
I am a Team Lead of Information Security Control. We currently have 200 users working with Azure in our organization.
How has it helped my organization?
Capacity planning has played an important part in working with Azure because it estimates all of the business goals and translates messages into the technology that is required to support.
What is most valuable?
The ability to create the actual resource on the private cloud is easy to manage with Microsoft Azure.
What needs improvement?
The response time and stability of Microsoft Azure need to be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Azure for four years.
How are customer service and support?
The maintenance of this solution is done through Microsoft's partner, I would consider the service acceptable.
What about the implementation team?
The initial deployment was done by Microsoft. The integration experience was good. The deployment and configuration was easy.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend working with Azure as this is a easy tool to use. I would rate this solution an 8 out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Senior Microsoft Solution Architect at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Easy to deploy, good support, and very stable and scalable
Pros and Cons
- "Infrastructure as a service is most valuable."
- "Its costing can be improved. There should be better cost management."
What is our primary use case?
Our use case is infrastructure as a service and backup.
Azure is a cloud-based service, so its version is always current.
What is most valuable?
Infrastructure as a service is most valuable.
What needs improvement?
Its costing can be improved. There should be better cost management.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for probably eight years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Its scalability is very good. We have around 10,000 users. We have two people for maintenance.
We have plans to increase its usage.
How are customer service and support?
Their technical support is good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
The reason for switching from the previous solution was the move from on-premises to the cloud.
How was the initial setup?
It was straightforward. It took just two weeks.
What about the implementation team?
We had a consultant.
What was our ROI?
We have seen an ROI.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Its costing can be improved. Its licensing is monthly. In addition to the standard license fee, there is a transactional cost.
What other advice do I have?
Ensure that you apply correct governance to the solution.
I would rate it an eight 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.
Product Owner at Software Technology
Easy to use, stable, and scalable
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is similar to a plug-and-play system, it is easy to use."
What is our primary use case?
We use Microsoft Azure for our internal systems during elections. We monitored the election party and we had a database of 20 million users.
What is most valuable?
The solution is similar to a plug-and-play system, it is easy to use.
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 has been stable
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support of Microsoft is okay. However, there were times we had to speak to them in the US time zone which was not convenient. There are times we have to wait because of the time zone issue.
What about the implementation team?
The solution takes two to five people to implement and for maintenance; if the environment is larger it still only takes two to five people.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The subscription models can be confusing and it would be beneficial for them to simplify them. We are on an annual subscription.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Microsoft Azure an eight 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.
Regional Head of IT at a engineering company with 51-200 employees
Scalable and pretty easy to deploy
Pros and Cons
- "Microsoft has a lot of partners in this area, and they have a lot of information available online, so it's easy to get support."
- "I would like it if Microsoft communicated better about upcoming changes before they roll them out. Sometimes when Microsoft implements changes, they don't notify the users promptly enough. I would like to know about new features, especially Office 365."
What is our primary use case?
We are using Azure to run cloud-based applications.
What is most valuable?
Azure is good because it is a Microsoft product.
What needs improvement?
I would like it if Microsoft communicated better about upcoming changes before they roll them out. Sometimes when Microsoft implements changes, they don't notify the users promptly enough. I would like to know about new features, especially Office 365.
For how long have I used the solution?
I just joined this company not too long ago, so I've been using Azure here for about two months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Azure is pretty stable, so far.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Microsoft Azure is definitely scalable.
How are customer service and support?
Microsoft has a lot of partners in this area, and they have a lot of information available online, so it's easy to get support. Also, Azure has a large user base.
How was the initial setup?
Azure is pretty easy to deploy. It's not very complicated.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Microsoft Azure eight out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Assistant Professor at a university with 51-200 employees
Straightforward installation, useful interface, and effective auto-scaling
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features I have found to be the auto-scaling feature and the interface."
- "Microsoft Azure could improve by being more user-friendly and the interface could be better."
What is our primary use case?
I'm working on cloud-based systems and I'm using Microsoft Azure for storage and for other purposes.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features I have found to be the auto-scaling feature and the interface.
What needs improvement?
Microsoft Azure could improve by being more user-friendly and the interface could be better.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Azure for approximately six years.
How are customer service and support?
I have not contacted support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have previously used Amazon AWS.
How was the initial setup?
The installation of Microsoft Azure is straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
I did the implementation of the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The cost of the solution could be reduced. However, I am using the free version.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate Microsoft Azure an eight 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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