Microsoft Azure Pricing

Since we base most of our operations on Microsoft products, Azure was a logical choice for us for multiple reasons, like automation and seamless integrations.

It takes a long time to train an administrator that can do a good job.

What I like most about the platform is its broad range of cloud services, offering scalability, flexibility, and integration with other Microsoft apps and services. Its hybrid capabilities enable seamless integration between on-premises infrastructure and the cloud. Azure's strong security measures and global infrastructure provide me with peace of mind and the ability to deploy resources closer to their target audience. While desired features may vary, Azure offers enhanced monitoring, AI and machine learning services, serverless computing options, and industry-specific solutions which is basically a good idea for me.

There are areas that I have identified as potential areas for improvement. I have found Azure's complexity challenging, particularly for newcomers to cloud platforms, and cost management can be a concern due to the pricing structure and the need for careful monitoring. I will also mention the responsiveness and effectiveness of technical support as a potential area for improvement. Desired features vary depending on specific use cases, but users may desire enhancements in areas like advanced analytics, automation, monitoring, and seamless integration with third-party services. I still find certain aspects complex.

It's a great Cloud App giving the ability to manage almost all the things I would manage on-premise on the cloud, it gives and creates a lot of value in my workspace.

There is little to no cons i have on Microsoft Azure.

Once you have learned how to use Azure, the amount of services available is large and customizable (although only for the core services they offer, other services are more cumbersome to configure). The cost control is excellent, allowing you to clearly see where the expenses are coming from, allowing you to filter by tags assigned to resources. Virtual machines and storage accounts are very easy to deploy and offer good performance in relation to their cost.

Azure has a slightly steep learning curve. It is sometimes too inflexible when it comes to deploying infrastructure or cloud services, limiting you to the deployment defaults and having you configure the rest by hand. For example, deploying auto-start and auto-stop for VMs does not work as expected in the Portal and it is difficult and cumbersome to configure. Documentation is sometimes vague and error messages not very descriptive.

For me, the most important features are the VMs, network access control, security features (like storage encryption) and the logging/monitoring. I use these on a weekly basis to support my work on offensive client engagments (Red Team exercises).

I dislike the cost as this is marginally higher than other cloud providers but since I use this in a professional context, the cost is not relevant to me. I understant that for all the functionality and Quality of Life features, the general cost of the platform will be higher. Additionally, I dislike that the are planning to discontinue the possibility for Domain Fronting. Lastly, Azure limits SMTP outgoing traffic behind an enterprise license subscription and strictly monitors it, which is why we are forced to look elsewhere to host mail relays/servers when used for offensice engagements.

This public cloud offers the Iaas and Paas both to run your business with highly available services and features Very flexible to understand the Ui to supprt team and also to the customers Cost free as compare to other cloud platforms Runs with numerous own features under single platform own infra own backups own DR everything under single roof Best to ruins business seamlessly

Sometimes but rarely you have to engaged with Ms engineers for dependancies of things

The enormous array of services that Azure provides is one of the aspects of it that I value most. Azure has everything I want for the development, deployment, and management of my cloud-based apps, from infrastructure to platform services. I like Azure's flexibility and scalability since it makes it simple for me to scale up or down in accordance with my business needs. I really adore Azure's user-friendly...

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Despite the fact that I generally like using Microsoft Azure, there are a few things that irritate me. One problem is that some of the services are complicated, which might make it challenging to set up and configure some features. Additionally, it might be difficult to precisely estimate expenses due to the complexity of some services' pricing structures.

There are a ton of amazing points about Azure. The ease of which you can spool up new websites, databases, or even entire virtual machines is incredible. You can do in minutes what would take you hours to do on site. Setting up communication between resources is also quite easy. Inside each installed item (website, VM, SQL Server, etc.), there will be options that you can configure. These options make it very easy to quickly configure your resources in a way that is best. Not sure what you should do for setup? No problem. There are usually only a few pages of options, so it is easy enough to click through each page and read them (and their associated help). That allows for a much better experience for even novice Azure users.

I like Azure a lot, but there are definitely some big areas for improvement. The biggest, I think, is a very clear and transparent pricing system. It is very difficult to figure out what a certain addition will do to impact your monthly pricing. You have to guess a bit at what you think will happen and where you think you are at overall to figure out if you can afford to add another resource. That's...

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The Azure portal is the home of many functions. The fact that this web-based portal houses so much functionality and administrative work can make it easily accessible from anywhere with internet. You no longer have to be in our firm's network. Generally it was a smooth transition to Azure from standard Windows servers, though there were some learning points and growing pains. Mostly it seemed to boil down to knowing/learning which option to select or how to configure. It also has fairly good monitoring and visualizations to help keep track of administrative tasks. Speed of going from nothing to having a new server is much faster than it used to be, as are scalable adjustments. Staying with the Microsoft stack, integration was the standard level of difficulty.

While monitoring is good, alerting and actual push notifications seem to be lacking. This means you have to know where to look and do so to find out if anything is wrong. We've had to figure out other tools and custom alerting to handle certain scenarios. Some things that are supposed to work seem to have the occasional quirk, like a windows update. Only 1 sticks out as being a huge critical issue, but Microsoft fixed it after getting to the right person. I've seen (what I think are) some unexplained networking hiccups, all of which resolve themselves with no IT user effort. But I don't know some of those pieces, and may be over speaking. The only one that affects me directly is that I occasionally see a 'sephamore timeout' when connecting to SQL server.

1. Intuitive and Fast Interface. 2. Everything possible with Azure. 3. Most Reasonable platform. 4. Multiple Technology Stack makes the life easy. 5. Ultimate Performance 6. Great analytics from usage to pricing level.

Microsoft keep on engineering and inventing the platform periodically. Whatever we think is missing is present in the immediate releases.

Its design is beautiful and intuitive. This is an easy to use tool that is excellent to meet my cloud storage needs. I like to store all kinds of information and additions to a certain function. Excellent application for online storage. It offers excellent videos and graphics for exchange that is difficult to receive by email, due to this script, it fully helps in the development of work and helps...

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It requires having experience on platforms a simple error could generate problems.

SSO enabled access makes it easy for me to access it just with my Org's creds and from anywhere even from my mobile device. This makes it easy for me to work from any location. Apart from this, from cloud infrastructure point of view Azure offers lot of features that play a critical role in doing my day to day job. I mainly use thier Databricks, Ddata Factory, Analysis Server and Logic App services in my daily job. I am very satisfied with the way they integrate with each other.

It can get pretty daunting and cumbersome initialy when you start using the service initially as the learning curve is quite steap. Also the pricing does not make this the best choice for lot of mid-sized companies.

Sharing important content like videos and graphics easily, quickly, and securely without any limitations brings me immense joy.

I received an email from a bot, which I ignored. I also received a missed call from someone, but I couldn't reach them when I tried to call back.

Microsoft Azure is flexible and scalable in that an organization can adjust capacity as it grows and depending on the organization's capacity needs. The fact that Azure has secure private connections,it allows intergration with the organization's existing IT environment. In this case the organization needs not to choose between the existing data center and the cloud. Azure has unique storage. This means that it provides more data centers which in turn makes data storage and transfer fast and reliable. Another outstanding feature that Azure possesses is that of creating VMs. The process is easy and takes little time.

Azure interface is more of a developer interface though it has no problem appearing that way.Its appearance does not affect its functionality.

- As a SAP Consultant, most of our clients are moving to the cloud for the flexibility and cost effective benefits it offers. Microsoft Azure provides cloud services as Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), Software as a service (SaaS) and Platform as a service (PaaS). Most of our SAP clients employ IaaS for the deployment of SAP ERP. - Microsoft has invested several data centres across the world -...

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- As much as Microsoft Azure can be a cost effective option for some businesses, it can be an expensive option for others. - Another issue with Cloud is that some clients might not be comfortable with the fact that their data is being hosted in a data center sitting in another country. It will take some time before everyone evolves as far as this is concerned

I have developed AI model training software on Azure using the Azure AI platform. My main focus was on developing NLP speech recognition solutions as well as computer vision object detectors for home automation and IoT sensing. The PaaS services provided by Azure are unexpectedly very versatile and complete. I just imported some customized packages needed by Keras and all the rest was more or less...

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Compared to Amazon AWS, Azure doesn't provide the same VM capabilities in terms of performance. Amazon has more offers that would definitely make the cloud services used much cheaper on the long run. Though it is hard to compare unless we know the application paradigm to be developed, but I believe that Amazon is still excelling in terms of the on-demand pricing model they follow and the offers they provide.

Microsoft Azure is one of the top cloud computing platforms along with other top players like Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud.In this review, I will talk about my experience with Microsoft Azure. It is one of the best cloud platforms in the market and has almost all the features you would want in a cloud solution. I use it for both personal and professional use.I use it to create virtual machines...

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Some organizations may still not be comfortable to go cloud due to security concerns of their data being stored in a different country/region.

One of the most popular features of Microsoft Azure is its scalability. Azure can easily scale up or down based on the changing needs of your business, allowing you to quickly and easily add or remove resources as required. This makes it an ideal platform for businesses with fluctuating demands, such as those in the e-commerce, gaming, or healthcare industries.Another advantage of Azure is its flexibility....

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Complexity: While Azure offers a lot of flexibility and customization options, this can also make it more complex to set up and manage than some other cloud platforms. Users may need to invest more time and resources into training and support to fully take advantage of all the features.Cost: As with any cloud service, costs can add up quickly, especially if you need to scale up rapidly or store large...

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Microsoft Azure is an incredibly powerful and versatile cloud computing solution. It's easy to use, highly available, and has a wide range of features and services that make it a great choice for businesses of all sizes. The scalability and automated resource management make it easy to scale up and down as needed, and the advanced security features provide peace of mind.

Microsoft Azure can be expensive for smaller businesses, and the interface can be confusing for those who are not familiar with cloud computing. Additionally, the learning curve for cloud computing can be steep, so small businesses may need to invest in additional support or training.

Flexibility: Azure IaaS offers organizations the ability to quickly and easily provision and scale their computing infrastructure to meet their changing needs. This flexibility allows organizations to respond rapidly to changes in demand, without the need for significant capital investment in hardware.Cost-Effectiveness: With Azure IaaS, organizations can avoid the cost of purchasing, maintaining,...

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Complexity: Azure IaaS can be complex and requires technical expertise to manage. Organizations may need to invest in training or hire additional staff to maintain and manage their infrastructure in the cloud.Security: Security is a major concern when it comes to cloud computing. While Azure IaaS offers robust security features, such as firewalls, access control, and encryption, organizations are still...

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It offers a wide range of services and features that can be used to build, deploy, and manage applications and services. Some of the things that we commonly like about Azure include:1.The ability to easily scale and manage resources2.The wide range of services available, such as virtual machines, storage, and networking3.The security features offered, such as encryption and access controls4.The ability to easily integrate with other Microsoft products and services5.The ease of deployment and management of applications6.The global network of data centers that provide high availability and disaster recovery options.7.It is also preferred by organizations for its compliance certifications, which makes it secure and reliable for storing sensitive data.

The pricing for certain services to be on the higher side, and the complexity of the platform can make it difficult for some users to navigate and manage their resources.

I have been using Microsoft Azure for a few years now and I must say, I am absolutely in love with it. It’s user-friendly and provides a wide range of services to help me develop a variety of applications and accelerate my business. What I like most about Microsoft Azure is the scalability that it provides. It’s easy to scale up or down depending on the needs of your application or business and the...

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The one thing I don’t like about Microsoft Azure is that it can be difficult to find the exact resources or tutorials I need to get started with a particular task. I’ve had to spend a lot of time researching and experimenting to find the right solution for my needs. It would be great if the documentation was more complete and up to date.

Azure console is very user friendly and very fast, Creating the virtual using in azure is very easy, in security point of view it's very secure, high availability is also main feature of azure, In azure portal console is very fast.

For cost point of view azure is very expensive, for example if want to move one image to another image then we need to copy same copy on another region(), Azure support which is provided by mindtree is very poor , we raised a ticket and it's more than two month but not any solution. Azure default structure for cpu and memory is very weird.

Azure totally bests onsite solutions when it comes to deployment speed and speed of scalability. This is what motivated my companies decision to move from onsite to cloud. The most powerful feature that has been a game changer for my company is Azure VM(Virtual Machines). My team and I were able to create our own customised virtual machines very easily and in a matter of minutes. All we had to do was...

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I don't have any complaints about Azure's functionality performance or reliability it has been excellent. However I do have a problem with Azures somewhat clunky and chaotic interface. I would prefer a more refined and easy to navigate interface. Also a clear and transparent pricing system is needed to enable us users determine how much a particular addition will cost instead of having to "guess" a little.