Microsoft Azure SQL Database Reviews

We use this product to implement solutions for clients, so the use case can vary. For example, we built a web-based application for a government environmental protection agency. They issue permits to prospective applicants looking to site factories and other business facilities.

The solution allows us to bring automation to previously manual processes. Payment for permits is made online which eliminates discretion and fraud, and the wider process is streamlined. 

Because the solution is cloud-based it's highly manageable, it makes maintenance of logs, space, storage, and backups much easier compared to a traditional SQL server installation.

If the product could support applications requiring an SQL server for installation, by using SQL Azure as a backend, that would be useful.  

The solution is highly stable.

The product is absolutely scalable.

I was satisfied by the interaction with technical support for this solution. 

Positive

The solution is very easy to set up.

With one being expensive and five being competitive, I would give the product a four out of five as it's relatively competitive. It is also important to note that pricing is based on usage.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

We are using it for business intelligence and analytics.

The ease of provisioning and administration is most valuable.

It should have better profiling capabilities. Its price could also be lower.

I have been using this solution for about two years.

We haven't had any outages yet, so it is pretty stable.

It is scalable. We haven't hit any limits yet, but we're not running huge workloads.

We haven't had a need for technical support.

It is easy. I'm busy setting up another one now.

I did it myself.

I would like it to be cheaper, but comparatively, it is reasonably priced.

We considered Postgres in AWS as well as AWS Redshift and AWS Athena.

I would recommend it. We're very happy with what we have. It is very familiar because of our experience with on-premise SQL Server. If you are used to working with SQL Server, it is a natural progression.

I would rate SQL Azure an eight out of 10.

We normally use it for development and other services. We have on-premises as well as cloud deployments, but it is mostly deployed on the cloud.

Its easy usage is the most valuable. 

It can have more dashboards for monitoring, which would naturally help a lot. Other than that, everything is okay.

We have been using this solution for the last ten years. 

It is definitely stable.

It is scalable because it is in Azure. We have around 50 to 60 developers who access it.

We have contacted their technical support. Sometimes, we take support from Microsoft, and sometimes, we take support from our partner.

We have been a partner of Microsoft, so we have been using Microsoft solutions.

It was easy to install. There was not much challenge with the setup.

I would recommend this solution. I would rate SQL Azure an eight out of ten.

The flexibility with regards to licensing is the most valuable aspect of the solution. 

Customers can benefit from a lot of cost savings if they go for Azure.

The implementation process needs to be improved.

Support isn't that great. They need to work on this aspect of their service. It can be challenging to reach them.

The solution needs to be more flexible overall.

It would help if there were better reporting features on offer.

I've been using the solution for a few years at this point.

The solution is quite stable. We don't have any problems with it in that sense. There aren't bugs. It doesn't glitch on us or freeze.

The solution can scale quite well. It's very easy to scale, for example, on AWS.

We typically work with big enterprise clients such as banks and utilities. The projects are quite sizeable.

We're only partly satisfied with technical support. They could work harder to improve themselves. They can be difficult to reach. They need to respond faster and be much more flexible.

The implementation process only takes a few hours with Azure, however, they do need to make the process a bit better. The upside is you don't have to scroll through everything manually as you do with an on-premises deployment. It's not overly complex.

The cost of the solution isn't too high. It's pretty reasonable.

We're a partner. We have a business relationship with the client.

I use a few different versions of the solution, depending on my clients, and have worked with both the 2016 and 2019 versions, for example.

I would recommend the product.

Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I'd rate it at an eight.

I work for a consulting firm which uses the technology marketing projects from Microsoft and other IT vendors, re-routing the product, and creating a technical and architectural guide;  basically I work on the consulting assignments. I am a lead consultant in one of the leading IT companies in India and I've been implementing bridges and consulting in an architectural support role. I've been using Azure as a stack and that's where my proficiency is. We're partners with Azure. 

This has become a very global solution. The big advantage is the UI which has been simplified. The coding doesn't require much effort so it's valuable in that sense. They have invested a lot in security and compliance so it's also a good product in that area.

The product has many features that might not be explored by many end users because there isn't much technical guidance available. If I'm interested in understanding a particular feature I'd like there to be some kind of explore button that would provide technical in-depth assistance, and that's lacking for now. There is very little technical documentation. 

As already mentioned, additional features should include technical documentation on the product features. Secondly, there could also be some improvement in performance. I know they have done benchmark testing but sometimes performance is lacking. They can improve in that area too. 

I've been using this solution for four years. 

This is a good and stable product. 

I don't think scalability is an issue, it's just a matter of adding more RAM as the users increase. 

Technical support is good but adding technical documentation would really make a difference. 

The initial setup is straightforward and the deployment is very easy because it's a UI based migration. There's no hard coding. I believe deployment takes maybe two or three hours to get the environment set up and to be able to start exploring. We had one person  responsible for deployment and we have three or four people dealing with maintenance in a company of close to 200 people. 

The solution is a little expensive but not too bad in comparison to other products on the market and since I am using the cloud version it's really not too much. There are no additional costs. 

If you're looking for many features in one product with easy usability and UI, then this product is good. You can readily add on features and exploration and all those things. They are adding features all the time so they are creating one large solution, which is like a repository for things like big data and sensors. The SQL Server encapsulates all the requirements.

I would rate this solution a seven out of 10. 

I primarily use the solution for continuous integration and continuous delivery.

Azure DevOps is the feature that is the most valuable aspect of the solution for us.

I need Microsoft to allow their network to access open source technologies.

The solution is very stable. Microsoft is one of the most stable platforms. It offers 100% stability.

I would rate scalability as ten out of ten.

We have been satisfied with technical support. We're a big Azure customer. I don't know if a normal customer or a start-up would get the same support from Microsoft but we are a big customer and we've paid a lot of money for the solution, so we have a good amount of attention from support.

Previously we used open-source solutions and relied on the abilities of our techs. But now we're paying to have a big organization that can help manage and handle our projects.

The initial setup is very easy. It's extremely straightforward.

The pricing is okay. It's not too expensive.

The solution is very user-friendly. I would recommend the solution. It's very easy to understand.

I would rate this solution ten out of ten.

SQL Azure can integrate well with other Microsoft Windows services.

The interface for maintaining the solution is very easy to use in the portal.

If we need to deploy data management or services with SQL Azure we need InterSecure.

I have been using SQL Azure for approximately two years.

The scalability of SQL Azure is fine. I needed more stability with Cisco but not with SQL Azure.

The support is good and they are responsive.

The initial setup is straightforward. It took approximately one week to complete.

The deployment of SQL Azure is done by one person.

We have had some issues with the licensing of the solution.

We pay for the solution monthly and we are on a one-year contract. The enterprise edition is very expensive and the standard addition is lacking some functions.

I rate SQL Azure a nine out of ten.

I primarily use the solution to study SQL.

It provides regular database functionality

The solution needs to improve its customer network, including its online support.

In the next release, I'd like to see Azure SQL improve user rights management and user rights control management.

The solution is very stable.

The solution offers up options for scalability. Right now, in our organization, only one person is using Azure SQL and they are using it daily.

Technical support is okay.

The initial setup was straightforward. Deployment takes about one hour.

I implemented the solution myself.

We are using the free version. It's free of charge for one developer.

In terms of advice to others, I would suggest that they make sure they keep the system stable and to not add complexity.

I would rate this solution eight out of ten.