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
Enables Productivity
Fair
Security Protects

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Load Balancing

Cloud Integration

Access Management

Cloud Backup

Analytics and Reporting

Data Migration

Encryption and Decryption Support

Systems Performance Management

Regulatory Compliance

SLA Management

Capacity Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 84

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

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Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Reviews

Charan Teja O.

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

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Submitted Mar 2023

Great & affordable Cloud offering from Microsoft

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

There are a lot lot services azure provides, from storage, network, compute, monitoring, databases, etc with high reliability. Number of regions/zone is pretty high in azure, which is not the case in other clouds.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The dashboard of each resource is well designed that makes the navigation easy

What do you dislike most about this product?

I don't dislike any of the features Azure provides

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Azure gives some credits in free tier, without any capacity limitations on resources. If you're a person considering, leverage the benefit of free tier to get familiar with services.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Bolaji O.

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

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Submitted Mar 2023

The product is Very good and reliable.

Likeliness to Recommend

4 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

The security and privacy

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Identity and security

What do you dislike most about this product?

Conditional access policy

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Be ready to explore new product with greater features

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Fair
Altruistic

Juan C.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Food and Beverage
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Mar 2023

Move from on Prem is well worth it

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

I believe this is the most unique product available, since you need this if you do not want to manage your users and security detail and policies on premise, use this SUPER tool that will advance your company and able to move on the dime and not having to worry about hardware.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Domain SSO login, and also app integration and sharing that makes this 100% easier to manage, there is so much within this program that it's amazing!

What do you dislike most about this product?

sometimes it becomes a bit confusing, or they make changes without you knowing, or hard to find the resources for the changes made

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

well worth taking exams and certifications for this, because there is so much within azure and computing

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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.

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

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

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.

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

Regulatory Compliance Includes compliance with regulations and standards such as SOX, HIPPA, NIST, PCI-DSS etc.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Virtual Machines Reviews

Charan Teja O.

Great & affordable Cloud offering from Microsoft

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Bolaji O.

The product is Very good and reliable.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Juan C.

Move from on Prem is well worth it

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Load Balancing

Cloud Integration

Access Management

Cloud Backup

Analytics and Reporting

Data Migration

Encryption and Decryption Support

Systems Performance Management

Regulatory Compliance

SLA Management

Capacity Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support