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Senior analyst at Vodafone Idea Ltd.
Real User
Top 20
Helps to to host IP addresses, sites like microsites
Pros and Cons
  • "We use the solution to host IP addresses, sites like microsites."
  • "I would like to see more security features and protection."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution to host IP addresses, sites like microsites. 

What needs improvement?

I would like to see more security features and protection. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with the product for four years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. 

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The product is scalable. 

How are customer service and support?

I have used tech support only minimally. 

How was the initial setup?

The solution's setup is okay. 

What about the implementation team?

Consultants helped us with the solution's setup. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate the product an eight out of ten. 

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System and network security engineer at Central Bank of Nigeria
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
A highly stable and scalable solution that is free and can be set up easily
Pros and Cons
  • "The speed of the queries is valuable."
  • "The product must be integrated with additional security features."

What is our primary use case?

If we host a public business solution on Azure, we create a record on DNS to point to the source.

What is most valuable?

The speed of the queries is valuable. It’s quite fast. It is not a complicated product. We use it alongside other solutions.

What needs improvement?

The product must be integrated with additional security features.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for five to six years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I never had a problem with the tool’s stability. I rate the stability a ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The tool is very scalable. If we need to change our pointers, we just change our records. The administrators use the solution in our organization. I rate the scalability a ten out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The setup is very straightforward. The setup takes a few minutes. All we need to do is start creating records. It is a cloud solution.

What about the implementation team?

We can do the deployment in-house.

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

The solution is free.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I rate the product a nine out of ten.

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System administrator at EOCD
Real User
Top 10
A stable tool with a simple initial setup phase and an easy-to-understand guide to support its users
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is a stable product."
  • "There are some issues with the solution's performance where improvements are needed."

What is our primary use case?

I use Azure DNS as a local DNS for some servers so that I can connect them using not IP addresses but host names.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is a stable product.

What needs improvement?

There are some issues with the solution's performance where improvements are needed.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Azure DNS for two years. I use the solution's latest version.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten. You may face some issues during the installation process of Azure DNS that you can try to fix.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

When I deploy Azure DNS in my company, I won't install it on a single node since I always prefer it to be done on multiple nodes.

There are around ten users of Azure DNS in my company since, for us, we use it as a local DNS.

How are customer service and support?

I don't use the solution's technical support. I simply use the guide provided by Microsoft.

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

I have not used any other solution before Azure DNS in my company.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of the product is not complex. I have experience working with servers and operating systems from Windows for over three years, so the setup process of Azure DNS is not Complex for me.

The deployment of Azure DNS can be completed in around an hour and thirty minutes.

The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.

What about the implementation team?

I was involved in the deployment phase of Azure DNS in my company.

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

To use Azure DNS, I need to buy the license meant for Windows Server.

What other advice do I have?

I rate the overall solution a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Sr. Azure DevOps Cloud Engineer at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 10
Helps us migrate services from on-premises to cloud, but the process of creating a virtual mission could be improved
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a scalable solution."
  • "The process of creating a virtual mission could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We are working at a DSK and use Azure DevOps as we work in Azure DevOps infrastructure engineering. So we use various Azure services. We have migrated Azure services from on-premises to Azure Cloud and multiple services like microservices or application improvements or applications replacing Azure administrators.

What needs improvement?

The process of creating a virtual mission could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for the past four years. It is deployed on-premises. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable solution. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution. 10 to 15 people are using this solution.

How was the initial setup?

The setup was not difficult.

What other advice do I have?

I rate this solution a seven out of ten because it is a hosting service. However, I would recommend this solution to others.

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Reseller
Top 5Leaderboard
A secure solution for DNS with easy implementation

What is our primary use case?

Azure DNS is important when a customer uses a hybrid cloud because we can define exactly the accessibility order, whether it’ll be public or private accessibility. We can use a route for the Azure DNS.

What is most valuable?

Azure DNS is more secure than other solutions. It's easy to implement since the parameters are easy.

What needs improvement?

Azure is the only solution in the European Union which accepts GPDA.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Azure for eight years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product is stable.

I rate the solution’s stability a seven out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution has high scalability. We cater the solution to medium and enterprise.

I rate the solution’s scalability a nine out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

In Belgium, when you want support, there is a communication problem. It should be improved.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup took a few weeks to complete. It includes the implementation followed by testing, and the migration is done after testing.

I rate the initial setup an eight out of ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy.

What was our ROI?

We have received 8% ROI.

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

I rate the product’s pricing a seven out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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Kondal Reddy - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead at SNP
MSP
Top 5
It doesn't have any issues and it integrates quickly with other products
Pros and Cons
  • "What I like about Azure DNS is that it doesn't have any issues and integrates quickly with other products. It has good integration, which is incredible. I also like that whenever you deploy private links and endpoints, Azure DNS gives you the option to select the Azure native DNS, private DNS, or go with the Azure custom DNS. It depends, but if you don't have any dependencies on the DNS, then, like many customers, you won't have DNS issues. Azure DNS is a very good solution that helps you with domains and other resources."
  • "What needs improvement in Azure DNS is visibility in terms of troubleshooting. It's similar to the area for improvement in Azure Network Watcher, where I can see how the source is going out if I'm troubleshooting a source destination. I can also see the destination. As for seeing how the packet travels, that's what should be improved. It's still lacking in visibility. Suppose I'm looking into backend machines, and if I'm hitting another NPM machine or any machine on the other side, there should be visibility. The tool should tell you that a specific machine is passing through a VPN gateway or route table, routing to a third-party firewall, and then dropping. Azure DNS should show an accurate answer to help the customers, which is its area for improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We have Azure private endpoints and mostly rely on Azure DNS for those private links. We use Azure DNS by default. Some customers like to have their DNS, so we need a DNS portal around Azure, then a traditional portal around a data center.

What is most valuable?

What I like about Azure DNS is that it doesn't have any issues and integrates quickly with other products. It has good integration, which is incredible.

I also like that whenever you deploy private links and endpoints, Azure DNS gives you the option to select the Azure native DNS, private DNS, or go with the Azure custom DNS. It depends, but if you don't have any dependencies on the DNS, then, like many customers, you won't have DNS issues.

Azure DNS is a very good solution that helps you with domains and other resources.

What needs improvement?

What needs improvement in Azure DNS is visibility in terms of troubleshooting. It's similar to the area for improvement in Azure Network Watcher, where I can see how the source is going out if I'm troubleshooting a source destination. I can also see the destination. As for seeing how the packet travels, that's what should be improved. It's still lacking in visibility.

Suppose I'm looking into backend machines, and if I'm hitting another NPM machine or any machine on the other side, there should be visibility. The tool should tell you that a specific machine is passing through a VPN gateway or route table, routing to a third-party firewall, and then dropping. Azure DNS should show an accurate answer to help the customers, which is its area for improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I only dealt with Azure DNS a little.

How was the initial setup?

I've never installed Azure DNS because it's there by default.

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

I have no information on Azure DNS pricing.

What other advice do I have?

My rating for Azure DNS is ten out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Implementer
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Application Operations Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 10
Moderately- price and and is highly stable
Pros and Cons
    • "The pricing can be more competitive."

    What needs improvement?

    The pricing can be more competitive. 

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have experience with Azure DNS. 

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The solution is highly stable. 

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    We have dependencies also on a local DNS.The scalability is an eight out of ten. 

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup is straightforward. 

    What about the implementation team?

    The deployment was done in-house. 

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

    The solution is moderately priced. 

    What other advice do I have?

    Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud
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    Top 5
    Provides a simple, reliable, secure DNS service to manage and resolve names in a virtual network without the need to create and manage a custom DNS solution
    Pros and Cons
    • "The initial setup is easy and the solution is user-friendly"
    • "The security features and stability needs to be bettered."

    What is most valuable?

    The initial setup is easy and the solution is user-friendly. 

    What needs improvement?

    The security features and stability needs to be bettered. 

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have to experience with Azure DNS for two years. 

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The stability needs improvement.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    It is a scalable solution. Four hundred users are using the solution at the moment. I rate the scalability an eight out of ten. 

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup is straightforward.

    What other advice do I have?

    I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten. 

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises
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