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it_user1544235 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Administrator at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Easy to use, scales well, and the technical support is good
Pros and Cons
  • "This product is quite easy to use and is available on-demand."
  • "There are so many services available that the interface is a little bit messy, and when you're looking for a specific service, you have to know exactly where to search."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Active Directory in Azure, so it's for all of the Office 365 services.

What is most valuable?

This product is quite easy to use and is available on-demand.

What needs improvement?

There are so many services available that the interface is a little bit messy, and when you're looking for a specific service, you have to know exactly where to search. Having better visibility in the interface would be an improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Microsoft Azure for a couple of years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable product and we plan to continue using it.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Azure is a scalable solution. We have approximately 150 users.

How are customer service and support?

We have used technical support and it is very good.

How was the initial setup?

As a cloud-based product, there is no installation.

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

This is an expensive product.

What other advice do I have?

In summary, this is a good solution, and other than some improvements to the user interface, I cannot think of any features that are missing.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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System Administrator and DevOps Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Competitively priced, but the interface needs to be more user-friendly
Pros and Cons
  • "It's a cloud service, so it's always up to date."
  • "If you compare it with AWS, it is not very friendly to use. I find the UI better to work with on AWS."

What is our primary use case?

It's similar to AWS.

It's an infrastructure as a service.

What is most valuable?

It's a cloud service, so it's always up to date.

What needs improvement?

If you compare it with AWS, it is not very friendly to use. I find the UI better to work with on AWS.

They easily provide service with Windows, but not with Linux.

For how long have I used the solution?

I am a beginner, and only been using Microsoft Azure for a couple of months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure is pretty stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's a scalable product. Because it's a cloud service, there is an infinite opportunity for scaling.

We only have one or two people who are using this solution in our organization.

How are customer service and technical support?

I reached out to support once, but they were not that quick to respond.

Technical support could be faster.

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

I have experience with AWS and Microsoft Azure is not that friendly. It is a bit complicated compared to AWS.

How was the initial setup?

It's a cloud service. There is no installation.

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

It is expensive, but it is less expensive than AWS.

Even with it being cheaper than AWS, the price could be cheaper.

It is similar to AWS, where it is on-demand and is billed monthly.

What other advice do I have?

We are not currently using this solution and we are not sure if we will be using it in the future.

 For those who are connected to the Windows Operating System, I would recommend this product. However, I would not recommend it for a Linux environment.

I would rate this solution 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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reviewer1450398 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Reseller
Enables great scalability and lets us easily deploy applications to the cloud
Pros and Cons
  • "With Microsoft Azure, we have a platform that lets us easily deploy applications to the cloud."
  • "They should create integrations with more platforms."

What is our primary use case?

We use it to host virtual machines and migrate new web applications to the cloud.

How has it helped my organization?

With Microsoft Azure, we have a platform that lets us easily deploy applications to the cloud.

What needs improvement?

They should create integrations with more platforms.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Azure for a couple of years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It enables great scalability.

How are customer service and technical support?

We are satisfied with the support from Microsoft.

How was the initial setup?

It was quite easy to setup.

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

The current pricing is on a pay-as-you-go subscription.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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it_user1376166 - PeerSpot reviewer
Future Datacenter Consultant: Microsoft Azure Cloud. at a tech company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Vendor
Great environment assessment tools and monitoring features with pretty good scalability
Pros and Cons
  • "The user interface is very nice and makes everything easy to use."
  • "Support could be improved. If you pay for a higher plan, it's okay, however, the lower plans don't offer as good of a service experience."

What is our primary use case?

The solution is basically a platform as a service for web applications, virtual machines, Azure identity, et cetera.

My day-to-day is to migrate servers using Mover or some other app to access on-premises data centers. We then use Azure Migrate to move the servers in order to take advantage of the new functionalities and things like that.

What is most valuable?

The solution offers good monitoring features that allow us to configure items better in the customer environment. The monitoring is really awesome.

Occasionally, clients have specific requirements for their applications and we can move them onto Azure services or apps. 

Overall, it offers a better way to move the applications and monitor or configure the applications with higher availability. For example, there are load balancers, different types of layers that load balancers use, traffic managers, Front Door, and things of that nature that are available to us and the client via Azure.

Overall, I like how the solution works. It offers everything I need, for the most part.

The user interface is very nice and makes everything easy to use.

The power share modules have been improved, and the AC module was introduced - which has been great. There are ten or 15 more regions on the way as well.

The tools on offer are excellent. It has some really great environment assessment tools as well.

What needs improvement?

There are preview features we are waiting on. When I contact Microsoft support, there is no timeline given or clear information about when those preview features are going to be on GA, general availability. It would be ideal if they could finally give us at least an estimation of how much longer we have to wait.

Support could be improved. If you pay for a higher plan, it's okay, however, the lower plans don't offer as good of a service experience. It also seems as though each different tier doesn't talk to the other. they should be able to communicate and share details internally with each other so that they are learning from each other instead of staying siloed.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for the last few years. I would estimate it's been about five years at this point. It's been a while. I've definitely been using the solution over the last 12 months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

In terms of stability, for me, it works. However, depends on the type of project that's happening. If you're going to have just a virtual machine running there then it can fail. That said, the platform offers a lot of options to improve the capability, so it depends on how much money a client wants to invest.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability works just fine. I've had some issues before with Azure App Service, with an App Service environment allocation, however, Microsoft has improved that, making a bigger rack. Since then, I haven't seen issues with scalability. That was maybe a year ago.  

We currently have three clients on Microsoft Azure.

How are customer service and technical support?

There is room for improvement with technical support. I work with premium support and therefore don't really face issues. We have good engineers. There are some issues when you get a new support person. They have a lot of rotation in their personnel. They train people for a couple of months. They're trying to help however, it's not the same as getting a seasoned professional. It really depends on the support line you buy. If you go for a lower tier, you're likely to get less experienced assistance.  

How was the initial setup?

For the most part, the initial setup is straightforward. It was not overly complex. I worked with a Microsoft support engineer. I had contact with the product group and know the technical advisors and technical matters, which made it very easy for me.

For example, in comparison. I tried to use Amazon Web Services by myself, and I got confused as I didn't have that level of support. With Azure, the interface is nice, and it's pretty straightforward. Anybody with a little bit of technical knowledge about working, virtual machines, or similar items can use it with little to no problem. The implementation is pretty good.

The time it takes to deploy the solution depends on the customer environment. If they have 25 servers versus five there will be radically different deployment times.

Typically, we use Microsoft strategies as a foundation assessment. We'll look at the customer environment and be in the background for a couple of weeks to pull some data so we can have a better understanding of the customer environment. After that, we create a plan to start migrating the servers. Each client is unique.

What about the implementation team?

I worked alongside a Microsoft support engineer who assisted in the process.

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

You do need to pay for technical support and there are different tiers of support you can get. The higher the tier, it seems, the better the service you can expect.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I haven't used AWS or Google Cloud, therefore I don't really ever compare this solution to them. I don't say "this platform has that and I like how this works". For me, Azure just works and it's fine and I don't need to go in-depth and look at other options.

The company I am working at new does use AWS and we're planning to introduce new cloud technologies as well. 

I'm not a salesperson, however, I can say that we would move the client to whichever technology made sense to them after doing an evaluation of their requirements. That, of course, is handled by a different department.

What other advice do I have?

We are a reseller and a Microsoft Gold partner. We are a CSP, a Cloud Solution Provider. We offer managed services to our customers. We are moving data centers to Azure, however, we are a managed service provider. We have access to the customer's environment in order to pull analytics data to help them with consulting services, and things like that.

My basic advice to those considering the solution is that planning is essential. Microsoft does a good job of advising their customers at the outset to ensure they get what they need, however, it's helpful to go in and understand deeply what it is your company needs overall. 

That said, Azure is a strong cloud and its technology is great. Microsoft offers good implementation with service legal agreements and good practices.

Overall, I would rate the solution at a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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it_user1548732 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Security Architect at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Flexible, scalable and has very good performance
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution has proven to be quite stable so far."
  • "The solution needs to offer more data analysis services."

What is our primary use case?

It's primarily used for access to the cloud or the virtual machines and to have a cloud-based solution that can handle tasks such as data processing, or for having data storage, and all types of other things.

What is most valuable?

The product is very flexible.

The performance overall is great.

It's a great advantage for a company to be on the cloud. It gives a company nice advantages.

The solution has proven to be quite stable so far.

The solution has been scalable.

There are no new releases per se; the solution simply adds on more services over time. 

What needs improvement?

The solution needs to offer more data analysis services. It would be extremely helpful to Azure's clients if they had more of this.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for about a year or so. I believe it's been around 12 months. It hasn't been that long.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of the solution has been very good. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

So far, we've found the scalability to be pretty good. If a company needs to expand, it can do so with ease.

We have about five people working directly on the solution currently.

How are customer service and technical support?

We haven't really dealt with technical support. I can't speak to how helpful or responsive they are. I've never had any direct interactions with them personally.

How was the initial setup?

There isn't really an initial setup. It's on the cloud. You don't really have to deploy anything or set anything up.

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

Our customers don't have to pay any licensing fees in order to use Azure.

What other advice do I have?

As we are on the cloud deployment model, we're always on the latest version of the solution. It is always automatically updated for us.

Overall, I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten. We've been pretty happy with its capabilities so far.

In general, I would recommend the solution to other organizations.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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reviewer1381527 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Science Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Good stability with good Databricks integration and comparable in price to AWS
Pros and Cons
  • "The integration with Databricks is the most valuable aspect of the solution."
  • "The design of the platform is not so easy to navigate. It's not very user-friendly."

What is our primary use case?

We use Microsoft Azure for blob storage and for a lot of the components that they have inside the cloud.

What is most valuable?

The integration with Databricks is the most valuable aspect of the solution. It's easy to use and to put on the pipeline. Data Factory and Databricks together build a pipeline. They really integrate very well.

The stability is very good.

The solution is comparable to AWS in terms of pricing.

What needs improvement?

The design of the platform is not so easy to navigate. It's not very user-friendly.

Some services are more difficult to use in AWS and GCP. I have projects on the three clouds, and some things are easier to do on AWS. On the other hand, using Databricks on Azure is easy, as they are integrated well. However, some products are more difficult to use than other products. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability has been good. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable in terms of performance.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have about 30 people using the solution.

How are customer service and technical support?

I don't really deal with technical support. I'm the data scientist manager. The engineering team would be the ones that would reach out for help if they needed support.

How was the initial setup?

In terms of deployment, each product requires a number of staff to deploy the model of machine learning or to build the stature to consume the data. It really depends.

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

I don't handle the licensing or payments aspect of the solution. I can't speak to the costs involved or what the license looks like. 

In AWS, our monthly cost was something around $10,000 or something close to that. We had to pay around $120,000 a year. It's most likely something close to that.

What other advice do I have?

We are a customer and end-user. We don't have a business relationship with Microsoft.

We deployed the solution in multiple ways. We've used the solution both on-premises and on the cloud.

I'd rate the solution at a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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reviewer1447569 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at a sports company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Stable with a good application gateway and helpful technical support
Pros and Cons
  • "The product has been quite stable."
  • "The solution should emulate what MuleSoft is doing. At the moment MuleSoft has a lot of other features compared to Azure API integration."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution as a platform for our applications and security.

What is most valuable?

The application gateway is very good.

We like the WAF feature.

The product has been quite stable.

The scalability potential is very good.

Technical support is very good.

The configuration process is very minimal and happens very quickly.

What needs improvement?

The solution should emulate what MuleSoft is doing. At the moment MuleSoft has a lot of other features compared to Azure API integration. Just the coverage of the features, for example, could improve. Azure should offer more coverage of the features.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for a couple of years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable. It doesn't crash or freeze. There are no bugs or glitches. It's reliable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution scales very well. If a company needs to expand it, they can.

We have about 1,000 users on the solution currently.

We do have plans to continue to use the solution and may even increase usage in the future.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support has been good overall. They are helpful and responsive. We are satisfied with the level of service we receive.

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

I don't really have experience with other solutions at this time. I typically work with Azure.

How was the initial setup?

There isn't much of an implementation process as the solution is in the cloud.

However, you do need to do some configurations in order to ensure it's set up as you need it to be. This part of the process takes a minimal amount of time.

We have about 60 to 70 people who can handle deployment and maintenance within our organization.

What about the implementation team?

While I could handle the process myself, in our case, we had a network architect handle the configuration process.

What other advice do I have?

I'm a consultant.

As we are using the cloud version of the solution, we are always using the latest version as well. It updates automatically.

I'd recommend the solution to other organizations.

I would rate the solution at a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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Dele Nedd - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Founder and CEO at Descasio
Real User
Top 20
Easy to use, stable, and affordable
Pros and Cons
  • "It is easy to use. It is also stable."
  • "Its subscription price could be cheaper."

What is our primary use case?

We are using it for disaster recovery and application hosting. We always have its latest version because it is cloud-based.

What is most valuable?

It is easy to use. It is also stable.

What needs improvement?

Its subscription price could be cheaper.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for a couple of years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have about 40 users of this solution.

How are customer service and technical support?

Their technical support is fine.

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

We used Google Cloud. We switched because we're a Microsoft Partner.

How was the initial setup?

I didn't do the installation, but its installation is easy. For its deployment and maintenance, we have two engineers.

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

It is affordable, but its subscription price could be cheaper.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others. I would rate Microsoft Azure an eight out of ten.

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