I am a system integrator and some of my customers are using Microsoft Azure for one server and others are using 10 servers. I have a few customers that are only using the Office 365 services within Microsoft Azure.
Information Technology Solutions Architect at Injazat
Stable, plenty of features, and scalable
Pros and Cons
- "I have found all the features to be good."
- "The technical support is good, but the response time is poor."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
I have found all the features to be good.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Azure for approximately one year.
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?
Microsoft Azure is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is good, but the response time is poor.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of the solution is reasonable.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Microsoft Azure an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner
RPA Developer
A cloud computing platform that is stable, reliable, and easy to set up
Pros and Cons
- "It is a reliable solution that is easy to set up."
- "They can improve the number of requests. Maybe they can increase it from 5,000 requests to 10,000 requests a month. Sometimes when you try to connect, it is quite unresponsive. When you want to communicate using the API, you get an internal error."
What is our primary use case?
We have an internal system we are currently building. We use machine learning, where we are training models for extraction. You send a document or an invoice and move it to Azure using an endpoint, and then you get the extracted information. That is what we are currently doing.
What is most valuable?
It is a reliable solution that is easy to set up.
What needs improvement?
1.One is not able to upload custom images in azure and not able to access windows client images. This can be improved
2. It moves your business’ compute power from your data center or office to the cloud. As with most cloud service providers, Azure needs to be expertly managed and maintained, which includes patching and server monitoring.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used Microsoft Azure within the last 12 months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft Azure is a stable and reliable solution.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
AWS- It was trusted at the time since it was the longest serving
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was excellent.
What about the implementation team?
In-House
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is affordable compared to other vendors
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to new users. If you want to get a free subscription or trial, it is quite good. Even for an organization, it is good because of the number of requests they offer in the free version. There are many.
On a scale from one to ten, I would give Microsoft Azure an eight.
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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Product Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Enables great scalability and lets us easily deploy applications to the cloud
Pros and Cons
- "With Microsoft Azure, we have a platform that lets us easily deploy applications to the cloud."
- "They should create integrations with more platforms."
What is our primary use case?
We use it to host virtual machines and migrate new web applications to the cloud.
How has it helped my organization?
With Microsoft Azure, we have a platform that lets us easily deploy applications to the cloud.
What needs improvement?
They should create integrations with more platforms.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Azure for a couple of years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It enables great scalability.
How are customer service and technical support?
We are satisfied with the support from Microsoft.
How was the initial setup?
It was quite easy to setup.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The current pricing is on a pay-as-you-go subscription.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operations Officer at a energy/utilities company with 1-10 employees
Stable, scalable, and easy to set up
Pros and Cons
- "It is stable and scalable."
- "Price could always be better. The features come in quickly, so we're comfortable with the feature set that is available to us."
What is our primary use case?
It is the backend system to support our SaaS products.
We have its cloud-based latest version.
What is most valuable?
It is stable and scalable.
What needs improvement?
Price could always be better. The features come in quickly, so we're comfortable with the feature set that is available to us.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is scalable. Currently, we have 10 users.
How are customer service and support?
They are fine with regard to service and support.
How was the initial setup?
Its initial setup is straightforward. It took about two weeks.
What about the implementation team?
We had an internal team. We had two people do the initial install. They were developers and
system engineers.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Price could always be cheaper. Its licensing and usage aren't always cheap.
We pay monthly.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to other users who are looking into implementing such a solution. I would rate Microsoft Azure a nine out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Information System Auditor (IT Audit) at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Feature rich, scalable, and good technical support
Pros and Cons
- "There are a lot of valuable features in Microsoft Azure, such as Kubernetes, pipelines, and development environments."
- "The solution could improve by having more security features around my data and the platform."
What is our primary use case?
We subscribed to Microsoft Azure, which is a platform as a service where we have our applications in the cloud. We use applications, such as Office 365, on the Azure platform and we are diversifying our infrastructure in the Azure environment from our on-premise solutions.
What is most valuable?
There are a lot of valuable features in Microsoft Azure, such as Kubernetes, pipelines, and development environments. Additionally, the Security Center is very useful, I always go in to look at the security features and how those assets in the cloud are being protected.
What needs improvement?
The solution could improve by having more security features around my data and the platform.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used Microsoft Azure for approximately one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft Azure is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable.
We have a lot of teams using this solution in my organization, approximately 20.
How are customer service and technical support?
The technical support from Microsoft is good.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We have an annual license subscription to use the solution.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate Microsoft Azure a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Cloud Architect at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Highly scalable, excellent technical support, and reliable
Pros and Cons
- "The technical support has been excellent."
- "The solution could improve by providing a better user interface and more organized workflows."
What is our primary use case?
We are using this solution as a cloud computing platform.
What needs improvement?
The solution could improve by providing a better user interface and more organized workflows.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Azure for approximately four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Microsoft Azure is highly scalable. It can be scaled to our needs easily.
How are customer service and technical support?
The technical support has been excellent.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I was previously using AWS and we switched to Microsoft Azure because of the new project's use case.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Microsoft Azure a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Senior Architect, Technology Transformation Group at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Easy to use, flexible, and scales well
Pros and Cons
- "We find that it is easy to integrate with other Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft Office."
- "The solution could always work to reduce its costs."
What is our primary use case?
Microsoft Azure is mainly used for legacy system migration. We also use it for platform development and new custom development package solutions.
What is most valuable?
The solution is very easy to use.
The product has been stable and the performance is good.
It's very flexible. We find that it is easy to integrate with other Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft Office.
The solution scales quite well.
Technical support is very helpful.
What needs improvement?
There aren't limitations that come to mind. Whatever they have planned for the solution in the future, I will be happy with it.
The solution could always work to reduce its costs.
It would be ideal if the solution could offer more non-Microsoft-related integration capabilities.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for two years at this point. It hasn't been too long just yet.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We have found the stability and performance to be quite good. It doesn't crash or freeze. There are no bugs or glitches.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is very scalable. If a company would like to expand it, it can do so.
Currently, we have around 1,000 users.
How are customer service and technical support?
We've found Microsoft's technical support to be good. they are helpful and responsive and so far, we are satisfied with their level of assistance.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I also have experience working with AWS, Amazon Web Services.
How was the initial setup?
I was not a direct part of the installation, therefore, I can't really comment. I can't directly speak to if the process was easy or difficult.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing could be a bit lower. It would make their customers happy if they decided to charge less.
We pay a yearly licensing fee.
What other advice do I have?
We are customers and end-users, however, we are also advisors. We give advice on products to our customers.
As the solution is cloud-based, it's consistently updated and we are always on whatever the latest version is.
We've been quite happy with its capabilities. I'd rate it at an eight out of ten.
I would recommend the solution to other users or companies that want to start exploring it.
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?
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IT strategist at Convergent Wireless Communications
A stable and scalable cloud computing solution with a useful set of functions
Pros and Cons
- "I like the functionalities and the price. I'm very satisfied with Microsoft Azure."
- "It could be cheaper."
What is our primary use case?
I'm using the entire Microsoft Azure suite for storage applications and database applications.
What is most valuable?
I like the functionalities and the price. I'm very satisfied with Microsoft Azure.
What needs improvement?
It could be cheaper.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Microsoft Azure for at least five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Microsoft Azure is scalable.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price is good, but it can always be cheaper.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
The fact is I, as a customer or anybody else for that matter, will value the choices in front of them before deciding. In this case, the functionality on offer and the price helped us choose Microsoft Azure. If I get something better in terms of these two variables tomorrow, I will certainly switch.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to potential users.
On a scale from one to ten, I would give Microsoft Azure an eight.
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
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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