We are using this solution to provide backend services to our customers. I am not very technical but we are using the document and storage services of Azure.
CEO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Reliable, highly scalable, and provides excellent technical support
Pros and Cons
- "I have found Microsoft Azure to be stable. We have large corporate customers and it is working great."
What is our primary use case?
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for approximately four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have found Microsoft Azure to be stable. We have large corporate customers and it is working great.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This solution is highly scalable and this is one of the main reasons why we are using it.
In our organization, we have five administrators using the solution. We are providing services to a few thousand clients on Azure infrastructure and we plan to increase usage.
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How are customer service and support?
The technical support has been very responsive in dealing with our issues.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of the solution could be cheaper.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before we used this solution we evaluated other cloud platforms, such as Google and Amazon. We choose Azure due to data policy reasons.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate Microsoft Azure a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Architecture and Solutions Director at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
A stable platform with instant availability of resources
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is the instant availability of resources."
- "The initial setup is quite complex because of the number of options that are available."
What is our primary use case?
We are a system integrator and Microsoft Azure is one of the products we implement for our clients. We offer a service for DR solutions with it.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the instant availability of resources.
What needs improvement?
The initial setup is quite complex because of the number of options that are available.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Azure is a very stable product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is a scalable solution. Our clients are small and medium-sized businesses.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is complex because there are a lot of options used to configure it.
What other advice do I have?
I can recommend this solution because of its capability and scalability. In terms of improvements, I cannot think of any specific requests for new features at this time.
I would rate this solution 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
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller
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DBA
As a DBA, the easy maintenance and backups are key
Pros and Cons
- "I come from the DBA side so for me it's the easy maintenance; backups are very easy as well."
- "I would like to see more databases on the cloud, what they call today Big Data should be there."
What is our primary use case?
Installation of SQL Server, Cloudera Hadoop, and MySQL. The performance has been great.
How has it helped my organization?
The benefit is the time to generate all these machines. It's in the cloud so I don't feel it.
What is most valuable?
I come from the DBA side so for me it's the easy maintenance; backups are very easy as well.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see more databases on the cloud, what they call today Big Data should be there. I think it's going in the right direction.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability is great.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability is also great.
How is customer service and technical support?
Personally, I have not used support, but the guys who do are happy with it.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Cloudera.
What other advice do I have?
When choosing a vendor what's important to me are stability, a lot of features, variety, and good support.
My advice would be, try it using the free trial and I am sure you will be satisfied and take it.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Business Analyst at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Has complete documentation and is stable and secure
Pros and Cons
- "Some features of Azure are very important for us. You can control access for your company, it's not complicated managing the solution either. I think the solution is very stable, secure and the documentation Microsoft has on their website is complete. You can use it to find the solution's problems or implement solutions."
- "An issue I encountered was around the integration of Identity. I lost some important information and I would like to see improvements with this."
What is most valuable?
Some features of Azure are very important for us. You can control access for your company, it's not complicated managing the solution either. I think the solution is very stable, secure and the documentation Microsoft has on their website is complete. You can use it to find the solution's problems or implement solutions.
What needs improvement?
An issue I encountered was around the integration of Identity. I lost some important information and I would like to see improvements with this.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Azure for approximately 2 years now
How was the initial setup?
Azure is very easy to manage
What about the implementation team?
We are a Microsoft partner and implement in-house.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing depends on the solutions I want to use, but I think the price is good because there are many free features in the solution. If you need something more advanced, like Azure AD Premium, you have other features available like risk management.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate 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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Enables our customers to obtain the results they need
Pros and Cons
- "The system is more secure, and this is valuable."
- "Sometimes performance takes a hit on a slow network."
What is our primary use case?
A lot of customers are turning to Microsoft Azure. We are using the latest version and we are a Microsoft Gold partner. We use it as a backup solution. It is also used for authentication and cancellations. We are providing these types of solutions as a live requirement, and we are moving customers to their Cloud Station.
What is most valuable?
The system is more secure.
What needs improvement?
It could be more stable, but we think this is due to Microsoft making changes too often to their setup. We also think the configuration could be easier. Sometimes performance takes a hit on a slow network. Microsoft does not appear to pay enough attention to the platform or the account solution.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Microsoft Azure for a few years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Microsoft Azure is very scalable.
How are customer service and technical support?
Microsoft does provide good support and enables our customers to obtain the results they need.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Initially, it was difficult to setup. The complexity comes in when there are more items to configure. We pay our bill in a monthly or 6 monthly billing cycle. The cost depends on how much you use during the period.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Microsoft Azure 8 out of 10.
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: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Engineer at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
Microsoft Azure is best cloud computing platform available in the market.
Valuable Features:
Yet another powerful and reliable product from Microsoft. Windows Azure is a very reliable cloud computing platform, coupled with Microsoft data centers. More positives are that it can be used with non-Microsoft based data centers. It is fast and secure.
It stands first among all other cloud platform providers.
Room for Improvement:
Microsoft is not an innovator for this cloud computing platform. Still some of its products, like Dynamics GP 2013 online, are not compatible with iPad, iPhone, and some Android based devices.
Other Advice:
I love Microsoft's products because they are simple yet powerful and secure.
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Senior Software Engineer at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It is stable, flexible, and easy to use, but it can be more secure
Pros and Cons
- "It is easy to use and flexible."
- "It is pretty secure, but it can always be more secure."
What is our primary use case?
We use it to create virtual machines for the key vaults and our processes.
What is most valuable?
It is easy to use and flexible.
What needs improvement?
It is pretty secure, but it can always be more secure.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I don't know much about it, but I think it is scalable. We have 300 to 400 users of this solution.
How are customer service and technical support?
I do not have any experience with their technical support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I am not aware of any other solution.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution. We plan to keep using it.
I would rate Microsoft Azure a seven out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Stable and flexible, easy to install, and the support is good
Pros and Cons
- "It's a flexible solution."
- "We need more customization and support for doing so."
What is our primary use case?
We are using Microsoft Azure to access the Azure cloud database.
What is most valuable?
It's a flexible solution.
What needs improvement?
We need more customization and support for doing so.
I would like to see more customization on the DevOps side.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Azure for approximately two years. The organization has been it for more than five years.
We are working with the current version.
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?
We plan to continue using it in the future.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support is very good.
How was the initial setup?
The installation is straightforward.
If you want to install it, it would have to be on a VMware virtual machine.
If you have some experience, it doesn't take much more than thirty minutes to an hour to complete the installation.
What about the implementation team?
I completed the installation myself.
What other advice do I have?
This is a good product and I recommend it to others who are interested in using it.
I would rate Microsoft Azure an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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