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Microsoft Azure vs Virtustream xStream comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure
Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.5
Number of Reviews
312
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (1st)
Virtustream xStream
Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
20th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure is 19.7%, up from 19.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Virtustream xStream is 0.3%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

Nicolas Chabrier - PeerSpot reviewer
Promotes clear, logical structures preventing impractical configurations and offers seamless integration
The only thing is regarding the management of multi-cloud environments. That's not really possible. So basically, it's wonderful if you manage Microsoft clearly and if you manage Microsoft Azure, but if you need to consume external services and have a global overview of all your consumption, it's not the case. Google, for instance, has tools that help you manage multiple environments, which makes sense because Google is really the cloud provider. So that's why they need to be compliant with the others. But for sure, Microsoft's approach is different, and it's wonderful when you're one hundred percent on Azure. But if you'd like to have something more of a multi-cloud strategy, that's a bit of a gap where they could improve.
RH
Improves efficiencies, has encryption, and great mission-critical customer support
Previously we had an amateur solution where we were managing on our own data center but we had the management in-house. It was a strategic move to give people who were more competent and with business focus other core initiatives. It was a strategic outsource model. The equipment we were using was out date and at the end of its life cycle, we had to make some transitions, do a hardware replacement, or move on. We moved on to this solution.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We are going to use Microsoft Azure to move some on-premise servers into the cloud so that our data can be held there."
"The customer service and support are very good. When we raise a ticket, we quickly get feedback or someone assigned to help us identify the problem, which, 90% of the time, was on our end. I'm very happy with the support they provide."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the value for money and flexibility."
"Technical support has been good over the years."
"Microsoft Azure is flexible and the performance is great."
"Azure is very flexible and easy to manage."
"User interface and portal are great."
"The data factory feature."
"The solution has encryption which we did not have before."
 

Cons

"The cost management and billing section features could be improved."
"Auto ML could be improved technically."
"With Microsoft, our only concern is exchange rates because we're paying in dollars. It's very expensive for us because of the exchange rates. It would help if they partnered with someone locally so we can pay in our local currency."
"An issue I encountered was around the integration of Identity. I lost some important information and I would like to see improvements with this."
"The customer support can become pricey at times if you don't have proper plans."
"Microsoft Azure's design language is a little too basic."
"The support team is not responding to my emails."
"Ease of use could be improved."
"Our account representative was inexperienced, they could improve on how they are managing accounts."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is reasonable."
"The price of the solution could be less expensive and the pricing model could be less confusing."
"It's a metered environment, and it's pay-as-you-go. That's the big challenge with a metered environment."
"With adequate knowledge, I think you can come up with a good model where the pricing won't be a constraint."
"It has the pay-as-you-go model. Its pricing should be better."
"Microsoft Azure is expensive."
"We are on an annual subscription. However, there are other options available."
"The monthly costs become very reasonable because of the discounts you get on longer reserved instances."
"The solution is a bit expensive, we are still negotiating the price."
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Comparison Review

it_user8586 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 14, 2013
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
43%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

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Windows Azure, Azure, MS Azure
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