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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Conflict Resolution

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

Vendor Support

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Reviews

Abhimanyu S.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

Youngest Blood in Cloud Providers

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

Azure is the most feature rich and broadest functionality cloud. Being a new contender in the cloud provider world, it has researched the pros and cons of every other cloud provider and provided what other clouds lack of. This results in some of the functionalities so thought out and feature specfic to user need.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Since many of the customers have a huge infra running on Windows and Azure having the most native support for windows helps easy-to-use migration strategies. Moreover being feature-rich in all the aspects of cloud, a professional cloud user will be able to implement the most niche solutions with ease.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The documentation is certainly something which lacks as per compare to its rich features. I have found most of the documentation either too complex or too random. Moreover being a new contender in the cloud world, it also has less community forums and discussions which might cause tracking in case stuck on an issue.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are profession cloud user and have experience of at least 2 years in Cloud, then Azure would be the best bet to move your infrastructure to. Moreover cost wise also Azure is more cheaper as compared to its alternatives. Also make sure to go for premium support initially during migration since it helps keep the wheel moving faster and issues can be solved much quicker with support as community forums are still building.

Pros

Unique Features
Security Protects
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product

Cons

Vendor Friendly Policies
Vendor's Interest First
Under Delivered

Ashay S.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

Great Cloud solution for different tasks

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

One of the thinks that I found interesting for Azure was availability of IOT hub which offers a lot of services for IOT products and they are easy to integrate. It makes it easy to build, deploy and monitor IOT devices without need for high level of expertise.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It is linked with other Microsoft products and one of the cool part is ability to edit code online using a vs code like environment which most developers are familiar with , it makes it much easier to edit code.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The pricing options are not a lot flexible and in some cases it ends up costing more than other similar options(providers).

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is a great cloud service provider which offers a lot of different services which might be unique and help you build the project much easily. Give it a try and know for yourself.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Trustworthy
Includes Product Enhancements
Continually Improving Product

Ritik S.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

A fantastic package for cloud but bit complex

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

Microsoft azure sure offers many things like 1.) Active directory is one of the key features for sso. 2.) Customization of every aspect of feature user use. 3.) Speed and flexibility of usage.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Microsoft best aspect is the compliances and policies.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Ease of use is little lacks and the documentation is little heavy for independent usage.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If the scale of organization is big, then surely go for it. But, little knowledge of features and plateform is required as things gets complicated.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Helps Innovate
Efficient Service
Effective Service

Cons

Vendor's Interest First
Less Generous

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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

Abhimanyu S.

Youngest Blood in Cloud Providers

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Ashay S.

Great Cloud solution for different tasks

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ritik S.

A fantastic package for cloud but bit complex

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

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