Management Consultant at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Consultant
Top 10
2025-01-16T09:02:00Z
Jan 16, 2025
While using it, I identified certain areas where it would have been good to have additional features. Right now, I can't recall any specific instances. Seamless integration is good, yet having multiple upgrades within a short span of time can be a trade-off. Upgrading the platform regularly is necessary for security, however, frequent updates every six months or year from Azure can be a maintenance overhead. However, this is acceptable to keep up with the world's advancements.
Microsoft is constantly working on improvements. We would like to see additional site services using AI to provide information about blocking requests and offer analytics on the origin of calls. This would enhance the current functionality.
President & Chief Executive Officer at a hospitality company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 10
2024-06-28T14:35:00Z
Jun 28, 2024
The knowledge base could be improved. They should make it so that, if anyone wants to jump into cloud security management on Axure, they can easily start. It's important that they make the technology easy to use, even for those just starting out.
The documentation needs to be improved. It's not ideal. There are multiple deployment options. However, there is a lack of clarity around them. There's no real community to reach out to and no videos or tutorials that can explain how to deploy. Users have to figure it out on their own. It took me, for example, two days to do a simple web app since I had trouble understanding what I needed to do. Support could always be improved.
Improvement-wise, for the solution, Azure needs to create some plans, which are like mid to small-level companies since their premium plans are very costly and pricing, and not everybody would be able to afford them. Also, the need to consider that sometimes, the solution's troubleshooting and documentation can be confusing.
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Azure Principal Architect at Cloud Computech Consultancy
Real User
Top 5
2023-05-04T19:10:00Z
May 4, 2023
I previously used Barracuda Web Application Firewall. I hope that Azure Web Application Firewall will look at other products and replicate some of their functionality. Azure WAF is doing great because it is designed to host web applications in Azure. However, it can be improved with other services. Barracuda is the most advanced firewall in the industry, so Azure WAF could pick some of its features and replicate them into its own application firewall. Barracuda WAF was deployed in parallel to the traffic. Azure WAF should not be deployed in the middle of the traffic. It should support both public and private points of presence. Additionally, like Barracuda, Azure WAF should have an inspection engine that covers not just Microsoft products, but also products from other manufacturers. This would be a great addition to the product and would increase its security functionality.
Senior Specialist - Azure Cloud at HCL Technologies Ltd
Real User
2022-11-16T10:50:35Z
Nov 16, 2022
I haven't had any issues and can't speak to any areas needed for improvement. From a reporting perspective, they could do more there. They could make the reporting features more robust.
I think deployment should be simplified so that a non-techie can handle it. I also have concerns about the impact of the firewall on performance. I haven't fully experienced the solution yet, but it's an issue with every firewall and something that needs to be evaluated.
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While using it, I identified certain areas where it would have been good to have additional features. Right now, I can't recall any specific instances. Seamless integration is good, yet having multiple upgrades within a short span of time can be a trade-off. Upgrading the platform regularly is necessary for security, however, frequent updates every six months or year from Azure can be a maintenance overhead. However, this is acceptable to keep up with the world's advancements.
I am a boring person here since I am very satisfied and a big fan. From my point of view, there is no need for improvement.
Microsoft is constantly working on improvements. We would like to see additional site services using AI to provide information about blocking requests and offer analytics on the origin of calls. This would enhance the current functionality.
The knowledge base could be improved. They should make it so that, if anyone wants to jump into cloud security management on Axure, they can easily start. It's important that they make the technology easy to use, even for those just starting out.
The documentation needs to be improved. It's not ideal. There are multiple deployment options. However, there is a lack of clarity around them. There's no real community to reach out to and no videos or tutorials that can explain how to deploy. Users have to figure it out on their own. It took me, for example, two days to do a simple web app since I had trouble understanding what I needed to do. Support could always be improved.
Improvement-wise, for the solution, Azure needs to create some plans, which are like mid to small-level companies since their premium plans are very costly and pricing, and not everybody would be able to afford them. Also, the need to consider that sometimes, the solution's troubleshooting and documentation can be confusing.
I previously used Barracuda Web Application Firewall. I hope that Azure Web Application Firewall will look at other products and replicate some of their functionality. Azure WAF is doing great because it is designed to host web applications in Azure. However, it can be improved with other services. Barracuda is the most advanced firewall in the industry, so Azure WAF could pick some of its features and replicate them into its own application firewall. Barracuda WAF was deployed in parallel to the traffic. Azure WAF should not be deployed in the middle of the traffic. It should support both public and private points of presence. Additionally, like Barracuda, Azure WAF should have an inspection engine that covers not just Microsoft products, but also products from other manufacturers. This would be a great addition to the product and would increase its security functionality.
I haven't had any issues and can't speak to any areas needed for improvement. From a reporting perspective, they could do more there. They could make the reporting features more robust.
I think deployment should be simplified so that a non-techie can handle it. I also have concerns about the impact of the firewall on performance. I haven't fully experienced the solution yet, but it's an issue with every firewall and something that needs to be evaluated.
There is a need to be able to configure the solution more. In the future, I would like to see the ability to activate using a public or private IP.
Any new security features that are released in the future will help us. The management can be improved.