Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines

Composite Score

9.0 /10

CX Score

9.2 /10

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What is Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines?

Migrate your business- and mission-critical workloads to Azure infrastructure and improve operational efficiency. Run SQL Server, SAP, Oracle® software and high-performance computing applications on Azure Virtual Machines. Choose your favorite Linux distribution or Windows Server.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines won the following awards in the Cloud Infrastructure as a Service category

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2023

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

5 Top Rated Capabilities

9 Top Rated Features

2023

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Ratings

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91 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+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 Virtual Machines?

1% Negative

4% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Fair

Feature Ratings

Average 86

Load Balancing

Cloud Integration

Access Management

Analytics and Reporting

Cloud Backup

Systems Performance Management

Data Migration

Encryption and Decryption Support

SLA Management

Workflow Management

Capacity Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 84

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Reviews

Eunice A.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Jan 2022

Easier to implement and use than the competition

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

A wide community of users and support, you can never get stuck with anything when it comes to Azure.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I can use the azure app to check my workload and deployment without having to do anything else

What do you dislike most about this product?

There are more free and longer to use services with GCP than Azure but all the same, the service is good. Most importantly I think Africa should have more zones and regions

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Azure is reliable and good. Your learning curve is not steep. The platform is a home to almost all types of workload. Just explore the free one month and see

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Effective Service

Alisha A.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2022

Can't imagine my organization without Azure!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

Azure is really easy to manage for a beginner and cost effective too

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Azure has most of the features that a cloud provider should offer. What I like the most about Azure is its AI tools. Azure is really successful when it comes to machine learning as well as easy to use.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Cost is little higher for startup companies. But overall i am very satisfied with the services it provides

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

There are alot of reasons to adopt Azure, the three most compelling being: savings, security, and scalability.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Deepak s.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2022

Best Cloud Computing Solution

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

Utilizing the Azure application administration we can convey web application arrangements as docker holders or codes dependent on the run heap of the application. Likewise, we can make CI/CD pipeline utilizing the azure stage which is truly adaptable with the azure administrations.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

As it is a cloud based stage which we can use for remote access our information base by interfacing the Microsoft Azure server by our representatives working better places or divisions. Despite the fact that it demonstrating openly accessible free offices however association can involve it for their few business activities like information putting away and incorporating various API to the neighborhood and cloud server.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The expense of assets is hard to decide, specialized documentation is much of the time outdated, and documentation and planning abilities are lacking.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are looking for working with big data with a cloud access then Microsoft Azure is the best option for you. In a free version you will get many features but premium facilities are more lucrative. So this is suitable for both small and large organization.

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Effective Service

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines

What is Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines?

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines?

Pros

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

Load Balancing Allows distribution of workloads across multiple computing resources.

Cloud Integration Includes real-time data integration, APIs, and data quality.

Access Management Includes social sign-on, external authorization, and fraud detection.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Cloud Backup Includes backup schedules, encryption algorithms, and data support.

Systems Performance Management Includes monitoring, analyzing and configuration in order to optimize performance and increase efficiency.

Data Migration The ability to select and extract data from one storage system to another

Encryption and Decryption Support Support for real-time decryption and re-encryption of information.

SLA Management Includes a contracted delivery time, automated escalations, and timely resolutions.

Workflow Management Includes ability to support flexible and comprehensive workflow-based capabilities.

Capacity Management Monitor system utilization and provide alerts when pre-defined thresholds are reached.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Reviews

Eunice A.

Easier to implement and use than the competition

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Alisha A.

Can't imagine my organization without Azure!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Deepak s.

Best Cloud Computing Solution

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Load Balancing

Cloud Integration

Access Management

Analytics and Reporting

Cloud Backup

Systems Performance Management

Data Migration

Encryption and Decryption Support

SLA Management

Workflow Management

Capacity Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization