Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Azure Monitor

Composite Score

8.9 /10

CX Score

9.1 /10

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What is Microsoft Azure Monitor?

Collect, analyse and act on telemetry data from your Azure and on-premises environments. Azure Monitor helps you maximise performance and availability of your applications and proactively identify problems in seconds.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Azure Monitor won the following awards in the Application Performance Management - Enterprise category

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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

3 Top Rated Capabilities

10 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

0 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2023

0 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2022

Microsoft Azure Monitor Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

2
Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Azure Monitor?

1% Negative

3% Neutral

96% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Respectful
Helps Innovate
Acts with Integrity

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Enterprise Cloud Platform Support

Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment

Scalability

Application Discovery

Automated Diagnostics

Domain-Centric AI/ML

Non-Commodity Operating Systems

Server Monitoring

Transaction Request Performance

Synthetic Monitoring (RUM)

Application Logging

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Microsoft Azure Monitor Reviews

Shawn H.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Other
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Submitted Nov 2024

Solid performance but lacks customization

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Monitor from other similar products?

Deep integration with Microsoft products

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

AI and Machine learning

What do you dislike most about this product?

Intial setup and configuration can be complicated for the new users. The integration is not upto mark in non Azure environment.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Try to integrate with automated tools

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Vasantha R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2024

Effectiveness of Microsoft Azure Monitor

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Monitor from other similar products?

Deep Azure Integration: Offers native monitoring tailored for Azure resources, making it seamless for users already in the Azure ecosystem. Comprehensive Metrics and Logs: Provides extensive logging, performance metrics, and diagnostic tools in one platform for better insights. AI-Driven Insights: Utilizes machine learning for proactive anomaly detection and automated insights, enhancing operational efficiency. Unified Monitoring: Combines application performance monitoring (APM) with infrastructure monitoring, giving a holistic view of the environment.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Microsoft Azure Monitor is its AI-driven insights, which proactively detect anomalies and provide actionable recommendations, helping teams to address potential issues before they impact performance.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Microsoft Azure Monitor is its complex pricing structure, which can be difficult to navigate and predict, leading to potential unexpected costs for users.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Understand Pricing Models: Review the pricing structure thoroughly to avoid unexpected costs. Leverage Built-in Documentation: Utilize Microsoft’s extensive documentation and resources to maximize your understanding of features. Integrate with Other Azure Services: Plan to use it alongside other Azure services for a more comprehensive monitoring solution. Set Up Alerts Wisely: Configure alerts carefully to avoid notification fatigue and ensure you're alerted only on critical issues.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Narayan S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2024

Futuristic integration

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Monitor from other similar products?

Seamless Teams Integration: It’s built right into Microsoft Teams, keeping everything in one place. Role-Based Content: Personalized feeds and dashboards show employees what’s relevant to them. Microsoft 365 Ecosystem: Connects with SharePoint, Yammer, and Microsoft Search, centralizing resources. Enterprise Security: Built with Microsoft’s robust security and compliance.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Microsoft Viva Connections is its seamless integration within Microsoft Teams. It turns Teams into a central hub where employees can access all their important resources, personalized content, and communications without leaving the platform they already use daily.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing to highlight anything now as the tool works as per our requirement

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Advanced Machine Learning Insights: More AI-driven anomaly detection to proactively identify issues before they impact performance. Enhanced Custom Dashboards: Greater flexibility in creating and sharing customized dashboards tailored to specific team needs. Multi-Cloud Monitoring: Native support for monitoring resources across different cloud providers for a more unified view. Automated Remediation Actions: Integration with automation tools to automatically resolve common issues detected by the monitor.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Microsoft Azure Monitor Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

2 Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Azure Monitor?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Enterprise Cloud Platform Support Monitoring capabilities for cloud platforms such as Cloud Foundry, OpenShift, Kubernetes, Azure ServiceFabric.

Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment Supports one or many deployment models - On-prem, cloud or hybrid hosting of the database system.

Scalability Scalability refers to the transaction size per second / time taken to put a transaction in the block and the time taken to reach a consensus.

Application Discovery Automated discovery of web servers, application servers, and micro-services, application frameworks, and platforms.

Automated Diagnostics Automated diagnostics providing prebuilt workflows for problem detection, correlation of application behavior and performance, and determination of cause.

Domain-Centric AI/ML Intelligent algorithms, based on machine learning (ML), analyze different data sets to find connections and relationships between services and infrastructure.

Non-Commodity Operating Systems Non-Commodity Operating Systems capabilities such as AIX, z/OS, Solaris, IBM i, and z/Linux.

Server Monitoring Monitor usage and performance of all application dependencies like databases, servers, containers, web services, caching, etc.

Transaction Request Performance Tracking the performance of all web and other transactions within your system.

Synthetic Monitoring (RUM) Synthetic front-end monitoring simulates user interactions with online applications, including fully scripted transactions.

Application Logging Capture and store transaction and application data for use in debugging and tracing.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Microsoft Azure Monitor Reviews

Shawn H.

Solid performance but lacks customization

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Vasantha R.

Effectiveness of Microsoft Azure Monitor

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Narayan S.

Futuristic integration

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Enterprise Cloud Platform Support

Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment

Scalability

Application Discovery

Automated Diagnostics

Domain-Centric AI/ML

Non-Commodity Operating Systems

Server Monitoring

Transaction Request Performance

Synthetic Monitoring (RUM)

Application Logging

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support