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Mahesh S.

Computer Software, self-employed

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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Best cloud and virtual data servies is Azure

Reviewed a year ago

This is a good platform for cloud storage, virtual machines, and app engines; I can monitor usage and usage patterns, and I can even download reports; as a result, it's the one I like the most. On the other hand, I also like the technical support service, which is affordable and quick; they are truly customer-centric and offer all the support; and I also like the cloud cost structure, which is simple to use and helps me to save money as well.

Pros

The dashboard or console of the Microsoft Azure platform is a really amazing feature like virtual machine for me because it gives me complete control over my Azure account, allows me to add and remove servers and business services, allows me to see usage and usage patterns and even allows me to download reports. On the other hand, I also like the technical support service because it is affordable and quick, and they really put their customers first.

Cons

The upkeep of this platform is expensive, and it requires a permanent devoted resource. These are therefore the main things I dislike.

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Clever O.

Computer Software, self-employed

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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Microsoft Azure: Everything You Need To Know.

Reviewed 3 years ago

Azure is a cloud computing platform and infrastructure for DevOps that offers a suite of managed services. It’s a great solution for organizations that want to spend more time on their application development and less time managing infrastructure. If you’re looking to develop or migrate your applications to the cloud, this is the perfect place to start exploring Azure. Here you will find additional resources, including free training, templates, and tutorials. Azure offers a complete set of cloud services that can grow as your needs change over time. These include compute (virtual machines), database (SQL Database), storage etc.

Pros

There are many benefits of using Azure. It is easy to use, and provides much better security than other services. Here are some of the Azure features that will take any business to the next level. Azure comes with lots of free tools like QuickStart templates and the Azure SDK, which makes it easy for developers to get started building apps. There’s also a huge community of people who use the same tools and work together to find solutions to common problems. With Azure in-built support for Git, it’s easy to set up a repository for your work and make your code public.

Cons

The two disadvantages of Microsoft Azure are: 1. Licensing model for the cloud services: Microsoft Azure is a pay per use service. You need to pay for the resources (service) you consume in your application / website. However, when it comes to traditional on premise licensing models, you can get unlimited access to the resources and services of your software or hardware for one time cost. 2. Reliance on Microsoft products: Although Microsoft Azure is a platform independent service, with all the features, it is still relies on other microsoft product.

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Pablo M.

Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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Cargas de trabajo en la nube

Reviewed 2 years ago

Tenemos un par de años que estamos ocupando servicios en Azure y los casos de uso con los que lo usamos nos han dado muchos beneficios en la relación costo/beneficio.

Pros

La creación de Servicios en Azure es muy dinámica y fácil. Se pueden tener el control de costos muy controlado. El desbordamiento de procesamiento lo podemos realizar cuando se requiera. Azure nos permite de forma muy fácil integrar seguridad en las cargas de trabajo.

Cons

Algunos aspectos de servicios asociados que no quedan muy claros que debemos considerar en el tema de los costos.

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Alex A.

Computer Software, 10,001+ employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Azure is the place for developers to create customer-centric solutions

Reviewed 4 years ago

Having used Azure for over a decade, I see the way Microsoft is positioning this in the market and I like it. Teaching and dveloping are two of my passions and everything you normally would have to have a datacenter or server farm for, can now be setup and run in a matter of minutes.

Pros

For developers it is a great solution, so much is possible with 100+ features for every client migration or new project. I am teaching others how to use Azure and they are constantly amazed at the vast amount of features and services available, and most are free to try as well.

Cons

You can only use a trial for 30 days which should be enough for most, but it would be nice to extend so there is much more to explore. Other things are not free, so you do have to pay for what you want to use. The best parts are very expensive so you are only able to test these if your company pays for these features.

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Sai R.

Information Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Azure - IaaS

Reviewed 2 years ago
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As a part of my job ,i use both azure and GCP for my application development and deployment. Will azure specifically, we have more flexibility in terms of deploying a service. I think with features like logic apps, web apps,VM etc azure give us more options compared to other cloud platforms. And in terms of security aswell we know that Microsoft is a trusted organization.

Cons

I think azure can make the logs access a little bit more accessible and easy.

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Mukeshkumar J.

Information Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Azure provides a comprehensive cloud computing platform that is highly scalable & cost-effective

Reviewed 2 years ago
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Azure provides high scalability for applications and services. You can easily scale up or down your resources based on your requirements. Azure provides a wide range of services for building, deploying, and managing applications and services. It provides a pay-as-you-go pricing model, which means you only pay for the resources you use, making it cost-effective. Azure provides a high level of security for your applications and services, including compliance with industry standards such as HIPAA and ISO.

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Azure can be complex, especially for users who are not familiar with cloud computing or Microsoft technologies. Although Azure provides good documentation, it can be challenging to find answers to specific questions or issues. Customer support can also be slow. Although Azure provides a pay-as-you-go pricing model, the cost of using Azure can add up quickly if you're not careful about resource usage.

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Igor D.

Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Microsoft Azure

Reviewed 2 years ago

It is a high availability hosting for our web platform shared by many law firms.

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Azure is well-integrated into Microsoft set of Development Tools, like Visual Studio and allows easy deployment and automation.

Cons

It is quite expensive, but it saves us a lot of efforts in the long run by providing scalable infrastructure solution.

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Research, 51-200 employees

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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Review for Microsoft Azure

Reviewed 2 years ago

I have found Azure to be a powerful and reliable cloud platform, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a comprehensive cloud solution.

Pros

I found Microsoft Azure to be incredibly beneficial. One of the features I liked the most was its scalability. Azure allows businesses to quickly and easily increase or decrease their computing capacity as needed, without needing to purchase or manage physical servers or other hardware. This makes it much easier for businesses to manage their computing needs, as they can quickly add more resources when needed. Another feature I liked was the cost savings. It can be expensive to purchase and maintain physical servers, but with Azure, businesses can pay for only the services they use. This can help businesses save money while still ensuring they have the computing resources they need.

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I didn't like the complexity of setting up and managing resources. It took a lot of time to understand and configure.

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Program Development, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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La navaja multiusos de la tecnología web.

Reviewed 4 years ago

En general simplifica toda la estructura o arquitectura de una solución web/móvil y de gestión de recursos a un nivel extremadamente cómodo como desarrollador, incluso el implementar código en c# para utilizar los recursos almacenados en azure como son contenedores de blobs o las bases de datos es simple mediante los Nuggets.

Pros

No sé si el termino nube fue hecho para describir a azure, o si fue azure quien lo invento; pero tanto bases de datos, como dominios, páginas web, recursos para aplicaciones móviles, servidores en máquinas virtuales destinadas para lo que se les pueda ocurrir o utilizar, gestión de archivos y todo esto controlado por cuentas de usuarios y privilegios de acceso en grupos o usuarios, hacen que todo el ambiente de desarrollo que se ocupa para estén en esta herramienta. Por las razones anteriores, una vez que crean un proyecto en azure, es difícil que se considere moverlo a otra plataforma nube, por que literalmente ahí está toda la infraestructura que se requiere.

Cons

Más que algo malo es algo de sentido común, si vas a utilizar la nube de Microsoft, lo lógico es esperar que sus herramientas tengan mayor soporte a ser compatible con dicha tecnología nube; sin embargo, tanto para Linux o mac, a través de .net core es posible crear proyectos de software que utilicen las muchas api desarrolladas para trabajar con azure.

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Sinisa Z.

Translation and Localization, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Value for the money

Reviewed a year ago
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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.

Cons

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

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Commercial Real Estate, 201-500 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Cloud Computing

Reviewed a year ago

One of the best method to manage users in your domain when compared to other features or availability like AWS. Cost effective when compared to AWS.

Pros

We are using Azure for user based management for profile login the basic and almost features what we like was ease of authentication and login. Coustomer support is one of the best thing in azure(Quick and best resolution).

Cons

User interface of Microsoft Azure was bit disgusting and it takes time to adopt to all the features available and for new users also it will be difficult to learn quickly.

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Financial Services, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Best option for in cloud operations

Reviewed 3 years ago

One example: We've used Azure's Intune and Autopilot features to automate the offsite building of PCs during the pandemic. This allows us to be free of operations tied to offices and ship PCs directly to associates.

Pros

We can move to the cloud from on premises in phases - databases, virtual machines, web hosting, etc. There is also an excellent cost estimation calculator to help determine how much this will cost.

Cons

Azure is such a broad based enterprise tool, it can be difficult to know where to start adopting it.

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Gideon A.

Banking, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Microsoft Azure Review

Reviewed a year ago
Pros

Hybrid capabilities: Azure provides hybrid cloud capabilities, allowing users to seamlessly integrate on-premises infrastructure with cloud services. This enables organizations to extend their existing infrastructure to the cloud, ensuring a smooth transition and coexistence between on-premises and cloud environments.

Cons

Complexity of networking: For users without prior networking experience, setting up and managing networking configurations and concepts in Azure, including as virtual networks, subnets, load balancers, and security groups, can be challenging. For secure and effective communication across resources, it is essential to comprehend and properly configure network settings.

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Financial Services, 201-500 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Best infrastructure as a service with ultimate cloud solution

Reviewed 2 years ago

Tettra Awesome!!!!

Pros

Adopting Azure to replace on premise infrastructure makes life much more easier to end point management for mobile devices and data security.

Cons

Azure connect to while using both on premise and cloud is not easily deployed through azure AD connect.

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Rafael S.

Information Technology and Services, self-employed

Used daily for 1-2 years

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Azure la solución cloud computing más eficaz

Reviewed a year ago

En general Azure me ha ayudado grandemente a enfrentar los desafiós tecnológicos que exige el trabajo hoy dia.

Pros

Facilidad de uso e implementación, ahorro de costos, seguridad y simplificación.

Cons

Considero que es una solución multicloud que ofrece muchas ventajas que resulta complejo argumentar algo que no sea beneficioso.

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Think Tanks, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Azure provides the identity management and security we need

Reviewed a year ago

It is very positive. I can't imaging not using it.

Pros

User authentication and security is extremely good. There are of course standard tools like MFA, but also several other layers of identity protection built in that detect risky or unusual activity. Accounts can/will be blocked when risk levels rise. Remediation is easy and the tools to investigate risks are very robust. Internally it allows us to offer the levels of access and permissions that our complex structure require.

Cons

It is such a big product that it can take a while to get to know. Once you do become familiar it isn't uncommon for things to change and you need to adjust your workflow or learning to acommodate the changes.

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Nitish N.

Information Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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Quality of Services are simply amazing

Reviewed 2 years ago

Awesome working fine have great features into it.

Pros

Speed Data Security Introduction to Azure DevOpsDeliver Big Data Solution on AzureDeliver Application Integration on AzureIOTAzure infrastructure as code (ARM Templates)An introduction to Azure security-related servicesMonitoring & Diagnostics services

Cons

Sometime support in different region and complicated pricing.

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Meenu A.

Information Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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End to End Cloud Solution

Reviewed 2 years ago

AWS is providing all the benefits with high availablity and almost zero downtime. We are very happy with application from past 7 years.

Pros

AWS is providing the good End to end cloud solution. We are able to setup large amount of VMs very frequently. We can Scale up-down our resources in a click of button.

Cons

The pricing of the application is very high if you are using there resources for several years and it will affect your return on investment.

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Muhammad Daud S.

Financial Services, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Best Cloud Computing Platform as a Service

Reviewed 3 years ago

Microsoft Azure is unique in its capabilities with Cloud Computing, Servers management, working with VPN tunnels and DNS records. It allowed us the capability to connect our multi-site that we were unable to do with local setup. I would suggest anyone buying Azure subscription to go through CSP process with any vendor to make sure the environment is properly managed. If you are managing in house then you/your engineers should be Microsoft Azure Certified

Pros

Microsoft Azure support and infrastructure speed is a lot better than other hostings like Google Platform. It allows the capability with user friendly environment to engage and work with features. Microsoft Azure has great features with Tunnels, VM, Storage and DNS. Microsoft server 2019 can interact in a great way with Azure cloud.

Cons

Microsoft Azure cost is high with Traffic, VM and other features. It should be reduced to an affordable packages. Microsoft Azure Storage cost is higher than other platforms regardless of the region location.

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Nitesh C.

Education Management, 501-1,000 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Platform

Reviewed a year ago

All things considered, Microsoft Azure is a strong and adaptable cloud platform that provides a variety of tools and services to fulfil the demands of organisations of all kinds. For businesses wishing to take use of cloud computing, Azure is a popular option thanks to its scalability, security, and connection with other Microsoft services.

Pros

The versatility and scalability of Azure are two of its most noticeable benefits. Users can tailor their cloud architecture to meet their unique demands by selecting from a variety of services, including as virtual machines, containers, and serverless computing solutions. Azure also offers powerful capabilities for controlling and monitoring resources, making it simple to scale up or down in response to changes in demand.

Cons

Complexity is a thing I like least about microsoft azure. Setting up and managing the Azure platform can be difficult and time-consuming because to the huge variety of services and capabilities it offers. For smaller businesses or those with few IT resources, this can be especially difficult.

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Hans W.

Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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Great Platform but Room for Improvement

Reviewed 2 years ago

Microsoft Azure is a great cloud provider that has enough services and products diversity that helps business develop custom made solutions that can be as robust as they wish.

Pros

Azure has the ability to be used either by its web UI or from the command line. It offers several options with integrations with other services and applications. Obviously one of the main take aways is that they only charge you for what you use and enable the usage of other cloud providers. When developing applications or solutions Azure gives you the option to download ARM templates which are helpful when replicating work already done in other projects.

Cons

Documentation is very ambiguous at times and limited. I do believe Azure usage is "relatively" new so thats why there isn't many blogs or Stackoverflow posts that can help you solve issues with solutions in Azure. Microsoft has the tendency of not replying to issues or replying with answers that are not helpful at all, so you're basically stuck waiting for another user to discover a proper solution or finding it out yourself.

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Timothy S.

Oil & Energy, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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A great service for businesses of any size

Reviewed a year ago

We use Microsoft Azure for our SQL database and Blob storage, as well as our Active Directory. It’s been a cost-effective and easy experience that I would recommend to anyone.

Pros

Microsoft Azure provides a bevy of cloud computing services at competitive pricing such that any size of business can afford to implement them. One of the best aspects is the ability to scale those services as needed near instantaneously. Also, having the services in one, easy to navigate place makes governance and management much more simple than having them spread out among providers.

Cons

Microsoft Azure is a big service, so knowing what all is there is a big chore. Starting small and targeting the approach will help a lot.

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Ravikumar K.

Consumer Services, 10,001+ employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Azure Review

Reviewed 2 years ago

Great Experience and other than cost everything is superbly built

Pros

I like most of the resources that we deploy are auto updated and especially if it is from Microsoft. Microservices especially works great with Azure. Very flexible and simple to maintain

Cons

Cost is the onyl drawback which can be relooked

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Chamath N.

Computer Software, self-employed

Used monthly for 1-2 years

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Like other Micrisoft tools Azure is very user-friendly as my experience

Reviewed 5 years ago

Overall, I think it is safe to conclude that Microsoft Azure is a pretty standard and decent technology and it serves as a good competitor against other similar products in the market. But still, there are lots of rooms for improvement that Microsoft should address in order to completely win this segment of cloud technology.

Pros

Our company has recently purchased Microsoft Azure and we started using it a few months ago. While I have a few experiences in using other data housing tools before, I was curious to see what Azure uniquely offers. Here a short review of my experience so far: Pros - 1. Multiple Data Sets in One User Account Basically, Azure was the answer to the problem of having to create multiple accounts in order...

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Cons - 1. Difficulty of customization Currently, it doesn't have the feature that enables customization of processors. This should be available soon in order to give users more control of the data and its management. 2. Price of product itself and services Cost should be lower considering that most clients are businesses and support services are more likely to be needed frequently due to the number of users in a single organization or office just like ours. Also, customer support is not that good. During the one time we tried to reach out to an agent, it took a while before the issue got completely addressed.

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Marco P.

Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Powerful and enterprise-level cloud services

Reviewed 4 years ago

With Azure I can host our enterprise applications with the easy possibility to scale-out and scale-up very quickly if it is necessary. Services like App Service give you an easy and powerful solution to host web applications. Other docker-related services like Azure Kubernetes Services makes deploying and managing containerized applications fast.

Pros

I use Azure (Cloud Computing Platform & Services by Microsoft) everyday for Infrastructure as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform as-a-Service (Paas) cloud computing service models. I like the Azure portal and the tigth integration with other tools and services like Azure DevOps, Visual Studio, Office 365 and Active Directory.

Cons

It could be improve the way to create Infrastructure as Code (IaC). For now Azure Resource Manager (ARM) is the only native way to create IaC on Azure and for a beginner is not so easy: other vendors (like AWS with CloudFormation) offer better experience.