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Deputy Manager - Radio Frequency Planning at RF-SMART
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Top 5Leaderboard
A cost-effective solution with high uptime and zero downtime

What is our primary use case?

We have deployed the NMS network monitoring system in Azure. We can monitor the network through it. There is no need to deploy an NOC (Network Operations Center) in my country. If we use Audiovi and Airspace there and install the NMS network element and Microsoft, everything is configured in Azure. Configuration is done remotely from anywhere. By entering Azure, we monitor the NMS network.

What needs improvement?

The stability could be improved.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the solution’s stability an eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution’s scalability is good. 

I rate the solution’s scalability an eight out of ten.

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How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward and user-friendly. 

What was our ROI?

Azure offers a trial version, which you can use for free before proceeding to payment.

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

We are using the free version.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend the solution to use it. This solution is cost-effective, with high uptime and zero downtime.

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Director at Java Riyadh
Real User
Top 5
A cloud solution that helps with task management
Pros and Cons
  • "The product is a cloud solution."
  • "Microsoft Azure needs to improve its user interface. New developers and teams have difficulty understanding its lifecycle."

What is our primary use case?

We use Microsoft Azure for task management. 

What is most valuable?

The product is a cloud solution. 

What needs improvement?

Microsoft Azure needs to improve its user interface. New developers and teams have difficulty understanding its lifecycle. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with the product for 12 years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the tool's stability an eight out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure is very scalable, and I rate it a ten out of ten. My company has 15 users. 

How are customer service and support?

Microsoft's tech support is awful. 

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

I used Jira before Microsoft Azure. 

How was the initial setup?

I rate the product's deployment an eight out of ten. It can be completed in a few hours. 

What about the implementation team?

Our DevOps engineers manage the installation. 

What other advice do I have?

It's a positive experience for every development team to use Microsoft Azure, especially when working with Microsoft products. However, if working with open-source solutions like PHP or Google programming languages, opting for other cloud solutions such as Google Cloud or AWS is recommended. These platforms are considered more suitable for open-source solutions compared to Microsoft Azure. I rate the product an eight out of ten. 

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Managing director at antarymain solutions
Real User
Top 5
A scalable and stable tool that provides various valuable features under one roof
Pros and Cons
  • "I get all the features under one roof."
  • "The subscriptions are complicated."

What is our primary use case?

We use the email accounts and SharePoint. We want to use the AI and OCR services, but we do not have many use cases.

What is most valuable?

I get all the features under one roof.

What needs improvement?

The subscriptions are complicated. The process is not user-friendly.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for almost one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The tool’s stability is good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The tool is scalable. Around 30 people use the solution in our organization. We are trying to get projects from Europe and North America. Once we get more projects, we will be scaling up.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. It took me around one week to set up the product. I did the deployment myself since I am into IT.

What was our ROI?

The return on investment is good because everything is in the cloud. We save a lot on infrastructure costs and server costs.

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

I pay a yearly subscription fee for the solution. The pricing is normal compared to other service providers. I can increase or decrease my subscription based on my organization's needs.

What other advice do I have?

We are into data management. We do a lot of data consumption and data validation. We need a lot of virtual solutions and storage solutions to process data. I would recommend the solution to others. Overall, I rate the tool a nine out of ten.

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CEO at Semper Systemis Ltd
Real User
Top 5
A flexible and highly scalable solution that provides a host of security tools and a responsive support team
Pros and Cons
  • "The product provides a host of security tools."
  • "The solution must improve its pricing."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for hosting business applications and the test environment.

What is most valuable?

The compliance is really good. It provides visibility of our top risks and recommendations on how to close them. Sentinel is really good from a security standpoint. The product provides a host of security tools. We deploy and configure everything ourselves. So far, we have not had any issues related to Azure.

What needs improvement?

The solution must improve its pricing.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for a couple of years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the stability of the tool a nine and a half out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The tool is highly scalable, depending on the design. I've not had any issues. We have to factor in cost and design. About 2000 people use the solution in our organization. It is extensively used in our organization. Based on business growth, we might increase the number of users.

How are customer service and support?

We had some technical issues. The support team was ready to support us once we raised a ticket. They responded in a reasonable time and escalated the issue when necessary.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is pretty straightforward. The information is readily available, and there are many local partners who are extremely supportive. Deployment is just a matter of getting the login set up. It was pretty fast.

What about the implementation team?

Our in-house team had been trained to deploy the tool, so they knew what to do. We have a few trained cloud admins who can manage the product. There are a lot of automation options, so they don't need a big crowd to work with it.

What was our ROI?

The product has a good ROI. It depends on how we handle the cost based on resource creation and the data we build based on our setup.

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

We have a licensing option from our partner in which the solution is bundled up with a whole host of other services. There are no additional costs associated with the product.

What other advice do I have?

It is one of the best tools in the market. It's a very good cloud service. It has a lot of good security options. The reporting options are also good. The on-premise AD is fantastic. The tool gives us flexibility in deployment. If we get the design wrong, that's not Azure’s problem. It's our problem. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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IT/OT Specialist at Cell Engineering Pty Ltd
Real User
Top 10
Reliable Cloud Platform With Global Presence That Offers Comprehensive Services
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a very straightforward solution that provides a wide range of services."
  • "I would recommend some enhancement regarding integration features."

What is our primary use case?

We use it internally to manage all of our clients, but it also helps us connect with different customers located globally.

What is most valuable?

It is a very straightforward solution that provides a wide range of services. I highly appreciate its help availability. If there is any issue in operating, it only takes to Google a solution and it can be easily fixed.

What needs improvement?

I would recommend some enhancement regarding integration features. 

For how long have I used the solution?

Our company has been utilizing Microsoft Azure for five to six years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure is a very stable solution. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It offers good scalability. 

How are customer service and support?

Our experience with their customer service is satisfactory. We find it valuable that numerous essential information are readily accessible. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was seamless and very fast. It took a few hours to complete the whole process. 

What about the implementation team?

The deployment process was efficient and fast. Due to the complexity and extensive range of services and configuration options, it took a significant number of IT professionals to execute the task. 

What other advice do I have?

Microsoft Azure provides a reliable cloud platform and comprehensive services so it would be a great choice for first-time users. I am rating it eight out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Microsoft Azure
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AbasoJadhav - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead at Tech Mahindra Limited
Real User
Top 20
Feature rich, simple deployment, and good support
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure is the Area feature. Additionally, the SQL Server DB as a serverless pool is useful, storage-wide external tables are helpful, and PolyBase is very good at reading external data. The capacity of Synapse to analyze in analytics is very good and it supports a range of data."
  • "The scalability could improve."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Microsoft Azure for many purposes in our project. We have a cloud-based SQL Server and we are bringing data to Azure DB through the Area feature. We are using SQL Server as a database, and from there we are using the data for analysis. We are doing forecasting using all the data. 

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure is the Area feature. Additionally, the SQL Server DB as a serverless pool is useful, storage-wide external tables are helpful, and PolyBase is very good at reading external data. The capacity of Synapse to analyze in analytics is very good and it supports a range of data.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Azure for approximately one year.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability could improve.

We have many teams that are using this solution in different projects.

I rate the scalability of Microsoft Azure a four out of five.

How are customer service and support?

We did not contact the support from Microsoft Azure often.

I rate the support from Microsoft Azure a four out of five.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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

I did not use another solution prior to Microsoft Azure.

How was the initial setup?

The deployment of Microsoft Azure is easy because it is cloud-based.

What about the implementation team?

We have one person that can deploy Microsoft Azure when they have proper access rights. If the project is small it can be seamless. For example, I'm handling a 10 to 12 person team, and for deployment, one person that has all access writes can deploy Microsoft Azure seamlessly.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Minos Pitsillides - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Director at IT-Flow ltd
Reseller
User-friendly, scalable, and reliable
Pros and Cons
  • "I use a virtual machine for remote desktop and Microsoft Azure is user-friendly."
  • "Microsoft Azure could improve by having more virtual machine operating systems available."

What is most valuable?

I use a virtual machine for remote desktop and Microsoft Azure is user-friendly.

What needs improvement?

Microsoft Azure could improve by having more virtual machine operating systems available.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Azure for approximately three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I have found Microsoft Azure to be stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Microsoft Azure is very good.

We have approximately 25 companies that are using the solution. I do not know how many users are using the solution, but it would be a high number.

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

Microsoft Azure overall is an expensive solution.

In general, if you compare Amazon AWS with the price of Microsoft Azure host cloud service, Microsoft Azure is more expensive than Amazon AWS. I didn't see any hidden costs.

What other advice do I have?

My advice to first-time users of Microsoft Azure would be for them to go through certification training. This way they would be able to understand what they are doing. Without certification, it would be difficult to understand how the system is working.

I rate Microsoft Azure a nine out of ten.

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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CTO at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
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Cloud-based, stable, simple to install, and with good advanced-level support
Pros and Cons
  • "It is easy to install."
  • "A good strategy would be to include a feature for integrating with external ecosystems."

What is our primary use case?

We are resellers. We use Microsoft to provide a service to our customers.

We offer SaaS software for the marketplace. 

We offer SaaS software for the B2B marketplace and provide solutions to our customers through public cloud infrastructure.

What is most valuable?

We have yet to explore this solution and what it has to offer because we are still in the transformation phase from Amazon to Azure.

What needs improvement?

It could be more open to external solutions.

Integration with other ecosystems would be beneficial. During this transitional period, this is our primary concern. For example, when we offer solutions to our customers, we must connect to their IT ecosystem, which we are unable to do in some cases.

A good strategy would be to include a feature for integrating with external ecosystems.

We would also like to improve the security.

For how long have I used the solution?

We switched from Amazon to Azure six months ago.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

In the short time that we have been using this solution, it appears to be stable enough for our needs.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We work with 50 companies that use this solution on a daily basis.

How are customer service and support?

We have no issues with the technical support. It's fine.

We needed to find someone who could help us. It depends on the support contract you have with Microsoft. 

The standard level of support was obviously insufficient for us, and we had to resort to a more advanced level of support for partners who had complex technical questions. This meant that there would be some additional support costs, but everything would be fine once you made that decision.

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

We use Auth0, which is an IAM-based solution.

We are using an identification solution provided by a cloud provider. We are based on Azure. We work with a Microsoft Azure infrastructure, and we use the solution provided by Microsoft to authenticate the users.

How was the initial setup?

It is easy to install.

It took us a few months to deploy. I did not take a lot of time to move to Azure but moving to another infrastructure using microservice takes longer.

We are coming from a moderate approach to installation and going for a modular one that is based on microservices.

To be able to manage the microservices, we made some modifications.

The length of time it took to complete the implementation was primarily due to changes we made to the infrastructure that was required for our customers.

What about the implementation team?

We have a dedicated team of ten people who will deploy and manage the infrastructure.

We have a separate Dev team for the application itself.

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

Customers pay for our software and use our solution as a service through monthly payments. They don't pay the licensing fee directly to Microsoft.

We provide a solution as a service to our customers. They pay us for our services, which are based on Microsoft.

What other advice do I have?

We would recommend this solution to others who are considering using it.

I would rate Microsoft Azure an eight out of ten.

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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