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Project Specialist at integra software
Real User
An open and flexible cloud computing platform
Pros and Cons
  • "Microsoft Azure is flexible and the performance is great."
  • "From a security perspective, it could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution to host applications for our customers. We're implementers, we support our clients.

We have 32 customers using this solution. We have a technical team that handles all maintenance-related issues. We have multiple teams in place for each and everything. For each platform, we have an integrated team in place. 

What is most valuable?

Microsoft Azure is flexible and the performance is great.

What needs improvement?

From a security perspective, it could be improved. A little bit of automation would also be nice.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for four years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure is both stable and scalable.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support could be faster.

How was the initial setup?

Overall, the initial setup is quite straightforward. Installation takes roughly four to five days.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of eight.

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CEO at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Reseller
Large scope that is easy to work with, easy to install, and reasonably priced
Pros and Cons
  • "Microsoft Azure has a large scope, it can do many things."
  • "I believe that some of the services need to be available on the on-premises version and not only based on the cloud."

What is our primary use case?

We sell Microsoft products, and licensing that is involved in an Open License.

We sell a variety of solutions to our customers.

Microsoft Azure is a very good solution for many customers. We prefer to offer hybrid solutions to our smaller-sized customers.

The online will be through Azure or 365 and the databases we prefer locally.

It is used with Exchange, all of the mail, team, and the share products such as SharePoint.

Also for security with AI, which we are still testing.

What is most valuable?

Microsoft Azure has a large scope, it can do many things.

Everything is very easy to work with.

What needs improvement?

I believe that some of the services need to be available on the on-premises version and not only based on the cloud.

There are some security issues in the cloud that cannot be solved. Some countries will not allow you to store certain types of data on the cloud.

For how long have I used the solution?

We started using Microsoft 365 in 2009.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability needs improvement. At times when there is a problem in one area, everything gets stopped, which is not good.

If the problem is the bandwidth and you have a number of redundancies or lines that link to Azure, you will have few options in Azure.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

it is a scalable solution.

How are customer service and technical support?

We haven't had a lot of issues. In our company, we prefer to learn about each product, and by doing this, we have fewer issues.

How was the initial setup?

The installation is very easy.

Most areas of the application can be installed in a few minutes, but the configuration is a different story.

The configuration is dependent on the demands or the environment.

it can take hours or it can take days.

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

Most of the pricing from Microsoft is reasonable.

The prices are very good for the services.

What other advice do I have?

If Microsoft Azure meets the demands of the company, we would recommend it.

Other companies, may require products like Amazon, or they use their own data center. It depends on the company.

I would rate most of the areas in Microsoft Azure an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Architect at a tech company with 201-500 employees
Vendor
A customizable platform for creating various dashboards
Pros and Cons
  • "It's a great solution. It's so customizable. Every user can create dashboards to suit their needs. We can create and share them with our teammates easily, too."
  • "Due to the pandemic, I haven't been able to utilize their full resources. This has made it complicated to scale up. I hope this will be resolved after the pandemic."

What is our primary use case?

Within our organization, there are roughly 15 people using this solution.

What is most valuable?

It's a great solution. It's so customizable. Every user can create dashboards to suit their needs. We can create and share them with our teammates easily, too.

Microsoft Azure is also very user-friendly.

What needs improvement?

I honestly can't think of anything that needs to be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for five years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure is both scalable and stable.

How are customer service and technical support?

The technical support is very responsive.

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

I evaluated Amazon and Google Cloud.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was quite straightforward. Deployment depends on your requirements. Typically, I can deploy it within a weeks time.

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

There are monthly and yearly payment plans. We save more in the long run with the yearly option.

What other advice do I have?

I would absolutely recommend this solution to other users.

Microsoft Azure has all of the latest cloud services with all high availability and scalability. It's also very secure. The cost is more or less the same across all cloud service providers, too. 

Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of nine.

Due to the pandemic, I haven't been able to utilize their full resources.This has made it complicated to scale up. I hope this will be resolved after the pandemic.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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Architect/ Project Manager at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Provides very good security, scalability, and elasticity
Pros and Cons
  • "Good security, scalability, and elasticity."
  • "Technical support could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case of this solution is generally for infrastructure service, and also for VC-migrations and district modernization using the platform service. We're a consulting firm so we use this solution and also deploy it for our customers. I'm an architect/project manager and we are partners of Microsoft.

What is most valuable?

The main beneficial features the product provides are security, scalability, and elasticity.

What needs improvement?

The technical support could be improved. When we leave tickets, it can take some days before the issue is dealt with. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for four years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We haven't had any issues with stability in the last 12 months, prior to that there were some small problems. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is good, most of our clients are enterprise size organizations. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward, the environment is mature with a lot of documentation. 

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

The price of the solution is okay although it depends on the region of the deployment.

What other advice do I have?

A company should look at the suitability for their use case before choosing a solution. 

I rate this solution an 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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Presales Network & Security Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Reseller
A solid cloud-based platform with fair licensing
Pros and Cons
  • "We didn't have any problems setting it up."
  • "A problem with Azure is that the architecture that they have is not really compliant — not really connecting with the endpoint Cloud."

What is our primary use case?

Within our company, there are around 150 employees using this solution. We have a technical team of about five or six people. 

What is most valuable?

I like that it's cloud-based and it's 24/7, theoretically. I am also happy with the licensing fees. It's quite competitive in the market. They sell Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and level 5 licenses, and one of them is compatible with PowerPoint. The licensing fee is quite cheap for what they're offering.

What needs improvement?

A few different vendors from Fortinet, from Barracuda, from Forcepoint, all use infrastructure from Azure from time to time. A problem with Azure is that the architecture that they have is not really compliant — not really connecting with the endpoint Cloud. It's a different type of architecture, so that's a mistake from Microsoft. Hopefully, they will fix it soon.

It could be more secure actually. Microsoft Defender is not very secure. The platform is also a bit slow, to be honest. It takes a few seconds to load. Although, it does update quickly now. It's one-click — Microsoft takes four seconds and Google takes two and a half. It's minimal.

Better integration with other vendors and third-party systems would be a nice change.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Azure for roughly five or six years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure is cloud-based, so it's definitely scalable. 

How was the initial setup?

We didn't have any problems setting it up.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give Microsoft Azure a rating of eight. It's a good product. It does have a few flaws but it's solid. 

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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Cloud Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Multiple products in one, scalable, stable and good support
Pros and Cons
  • "There are several products within Azure."

    What is our primary use case?

    We are using the solution for applications.

    What is most valuable?

    There are several products within Azure.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using the solution for four years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The solution is stable in my experience.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    The solution is scalable.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    The service is good.

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

    The cost structure is like most cloud-based services. The solution could be cheaper, it is always better to be cheaper.

    What other advice do I have?

    I recommend this solution.

    I rate Microsoft Azure a ten out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud
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    Owner and Senior Technical Architect at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
    Real User
    A secure, vast, and powerful platform that provides many possibilities and reduces the strain on internal IT
    Pros and Cons
    • "It is so huge and so powerful. The best thing is the possibilities of things that you can actually do with it. If you do it right, you can work or host your stuff a lot cheaper than traditionally. Its security is good, and it also reduces the strain on internal IT."
    • "I would like to see improved migration tools. It is improving week by week. They just need to make sure that they keep up with the new functionality provided in other clouds."

    What is most valuable?

    It is so huge and so powerful. The best thing is the possibilities of things that you can actually do with it. If you do it right, you can work or host your stuff a lot cheaper than traditionally. 

    Its security is good, and it also reduces the strain on internal IT.

    What needs improvement?

    I would like to see improved migration tools. It is improving week by week. They just need to make sure that they keep up with the new functionality provided in other clouds. 

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using this solution for nine years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    I have not been overly impressed with stability in the last years.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    By definition, it is scalable. Indirectly, one of our customers probably has more than 100,000 users.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    If you take the normal technical support, then it is okay. If you pay for premium technical support, then it is really good.

    How was the initial setup?

    Its initial setup is straightforward. You don't have to do anything. It is all done for you.

    What other advice do I have?

    I am a Microsoft partner, so I would, of course, recommend it. I would recommend Azure, then AWS, and then Google.

    I would rate Microsoft Azure 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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    Senior Software Engineer at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
    Real User
    It is stable, flexible, and easy to use, but it can be more secure
    Pros and Cons
    • "It is easy to use and flexible."
    • "It is pretty secure, but it can always be more secure."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use it to create virtual machines for the key vaults and our processes. 

    What is most valuable?

    It is easy to use and flexible.

    What needs improvement?

    It is pretty secure, but it can always be more secure.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using this solution for one year.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    It is stable.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    I don't know much about it, but I think it is scalable. We have 300 to 400 users of this solution. 

    How are customer service and technical support?

    I do not have any experience with their technical support.

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

    I am not aware of any other solution.

    What other advice do I have?

    I would recommend this solution. We plan to keep using it. 

    I would rate Microsoft Azure 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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