Cloud solution architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
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Top 20
A good and scalable solution but requires some knowledge during setup
Pros and Cons
  • "It is scalable and depends on your chosen network bandwidth."
  • "It isn't stabilized on the first day, and you need to set up the channels properly."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for site-to-site and on our eCommerce channels.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for about three years. It is deployed on Microsoft Cloud.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

VPN gateway works based on how you stabilize and work with it. It isn't stabilized on the first day, and you need to set up the channels properly and understand what bandwidths you're using.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is scalable and depends on your chosen network bandwidth and the payments made.

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Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used Novell and Netware in the past before switching to Microsoft. Novell was great because it was more secure. The Novell network is the foundation of every network system that has ever been created. Microsoft solutions are also best on Novell NDS, and active domain services or domain directories have been traded from the Novell directory system.

How was the initial setup?

The setup is easy if you understand the solution and difficult if you don't. We have a support team that assists us with setup.

What other advice do I have?

I rate this solution an eight out of ten. Regarding advice to others, it is essential to understand your needs before using the solution.

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Principal Cloud Architect at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 10
Difficult to install, not universally usable, and the stability could be improved, but it works
Pros and Cons
  • "The interoperability with various firewall and access gateway vendors is one of this solution's most valuable features"
  • "Make it completely routable, for example, if I have a gateway, I should be able to connect to whatever network I want on either side of the gateway, and the gateway should figure out which packet goes where."

What is our primary use case?

Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is used to connect our data center to our cloud deployments, or at least some of them.

What is most valuable?

API Management, Stream Analytics, and Azure Analytics are tools in the toolkit that help to make Azure more transparent. I mostly work with virtual machines, enterprise applications, and Azure DevOps.

VPN Gateway, among many others we use. We deploy our own enterprise apps, of course, we use them.

The interoperability with various firewall and access gateway vendors is one of this solution's most valuable features.

What needs improvement?

In the past, reliability has not been great. Deployment has not been simple. Getting it to run is a difficult process.

With one being the easiest experience and five being the most difficult, I would give the deployment process a three and a half out of five.

Make it completely routable, for example, if I have a gateway, I should be able to connect to whatever network I want on either side of the gateway, and the gateway should figure out which packet goes where. 

This is a traditional firewall or network gateway administration that has been removed from the Azure VPN and Gateway functionality, which should just put it back where it belongs, because as it is now if you have three networks, three different networks on either side of Azure, you have to configure one gateway per network.

For how long have I used the solution?

As a principal cloud architect, I am working with Azure.

We first deployed Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway in July 2019. We have been working with it for three years.

We are working with the most current version.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of the Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway could be improved.

It could be better than it is right now.

I have been using open-source VPN appliances for the same purpose and they have fared quite a bit better than the Azure solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I'm not sure how many people are using this solution in our organization, because we don't keep track of individual users accessing our Azure cloud infrastructure. It is used as an extension to our data center in this case. I'm not sure if every user on our network is using it, or if they are not.

It's similar to a cable. You have no idea how many people send traffic over a cable.

We have no plans to increase our usage in the future.

How are customer service and support?

There is technical support available, but the response time could be improved.

If one is the worst and five is the best, I would rate the technical support a three out of five.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Previously, we did not use another solution.

How was the initial setup?

The deployment is not straightforward. It is a lot more complicated than you would expect it to be.

Because of the communication with the service provider, they needed to get their firewall management in order. The deployment took four hours over two days.

It is overly complicated, in my opinion. The networking restrictions make it difficult to use it for everything in Azure. You can only have one gateway active at a time, which is an annoyance.

What about the implementation team?

For our firewall and VPN gateway infrastructure, we use a managed service provider. I installed the Azure component myself and had the service provider install the component on our firewalls.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I am not aware of the licensing fees.

What other advice do I have?

My advice is to only use it if absolutely necessary. If you have the option, don't.

I would rate Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway a four out of ten. It works, but it's not fun to use, and it's not universally usable, contrary to what they claim on the website.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Microsoft Azure
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Cloud Architect Azure at Thales
Real User
Top 5
Great side-to-side connections but the documentation and configuration settings can be improved
Pros and Cons
  • "The side-to-side connections are valuable."
  • "Documentation and configuration settings can be improved."

What is our primary use case?

The solution is cloud-based on Azure and primarily used for VPN side-to-side connection. We don't care about the point set solution because we use another solution for that.

What is most valuable?

The side-to-side connections are valuable.

What needs improvement?

The solution can be improved by including a config map to separate some traffic from different bases on similar on-premise equipment that can offer this functionality.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using the solution for approximately six years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable, and approximately 500 users are currently utilizing the solution.

How are customer service and support?

I rate my experience with customer service and support a seven out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup and the documentation part are simple to use. But if we try to have a design for redundancy, it's a bit complicated to set up because we have some dependencies if we use on-premises to cloud interconnection. Deployment took approximately forty-five minutes.

What other advice do I have?

I rate the solution a seven out of ten. The solution is good, but documentation and configuration settings can be improved. Nevertheless, I recommend the solution to users considering it.

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Partner / Consultant at Procomix
Real User
Top 5
Quick to connect and easy to set up, and works well as a bastion
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is very quick to connect."
  • "Microsoft could work on having micro VPNs to integrate with mobile devices."

What is our primary use case?

The solution provides access to multiple applications and data. I use it for management, mainly to access platforms or as a bastion or management server. We are integrating the MFA into the VPN through Defender.

What is most valuable?

The solution is very quick to connect.

What needs improvement?

Microsoft could work on having micro VPNs to integrate with mobile devices.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for four or five years now and use the latest version.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable, and the performance is great. I've never had to complain about it. I rate the solution's stability a ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is very scalable. Hundreds of users in my organization use the solution.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very straightforward. We don't need a lot of technical staff to deploy the solution.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented the solution in-house.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution is subscription-based and very cheap.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway a ten out of ten. Users should only use the solution for its main use case and other solutions for user access.

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Hasnain Zahid - PeerSpot reviewer
Talent acquisition & development specialist at Software Productivity Strategists, Inc. (SPS)
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Provides the extended time needed to update a set of time needs and notifications
Pros and Cons
  • "It sends us a lot of detections when we have any anti-virus updates. It provides the extended time needed to update a set of time needs and notifications."
  • "The marketing material in the portal is not very user-friendly."

What is our primary use case?

We use 365 accounts for Outlook and Azure. We use it for data protection.

What is most valuable?

It sends us a lot of detections when we have any anti-virus updates. It provides the extended time needed to update a set of time needs and notifications. 

What needs improvement?

The marketing material in the portal is not very user-friendly. We faced some issues when trying to run a campaign. It was not opening. Some campaigns open directly on Outlook and others in Word documents. There should be one single framework, either Outlook or Word.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Azure for the past ten to twelve years. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a highly scalable solution. More than twenty people use this solution.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support team is simple and helpful. 

How was the initial setup?

Microsoft's portal is vast and the initial setup is straightforward. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate the overall solution a nine out of ten. 

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Cloud Engineer at Templaris
Real User
Top 20
Stable and easy-to-use solution
Pros and Cons
  • "It is easy to configure."
  • "They should release a less expensive version of the solution."

What is our primary use case?

I use the solution to connect on-premises networks to remote servers. With its help, I can access CRM and ERP databases.

What is most valuable?

The solution's most valuable feature is troubleshooting. It is easy to use and implement as well.

What needs improvement?

They should release a less expensive version of the solution.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution has good stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have 2,000 solution users in our enterprise company.

How are customer service and support?

I refer to online technical support communities in case of any issues.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution's price is reasonable for a new technology.

What other advice do I have?

The solution is ten as it is easy to configure. We can view a five-minute demonstration on a YouTube video and configure VPN. 

I advise others to use FortiGate and Cisco as well. They offer a lot of capabilities.

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Executive Director at Consulting and Enterprise Integrations S.A. de C.V.
Real User
User-friendly, easy to deploy, and very stable
Pros and Cons
  • "It works perfectly for me. It is very user-friendly in terms of the configuration and the setup process."
  • "Their technical support could be better. If you don't have a support contract, it takes longer."

What is our primary use case?

We have servers in Azure, and we use it to connect the on-premises users to the cloud servers.

It is a site-to-site VPN deployed on our premise.

What is most valuable?

I'm using the high availability of the VPN. We are using the VPN Gateway with two different internet service providers on-premises. We are using high availability so that in case one of the internet services fails, we can get Azure to assist using the other service.

It works perfectly for me. It is very user-friendly in terms of the configuration and the setup process.

What needs improvement?

Their technical support could be better. If you don't have a support contract, it takes longer.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is easy to scale. We started with a basic plan, and we can move to another plan that has more bandwidth and more features. It is possible to do that.

How are customer service and technical support?

It depends. If you have a technical support contract with Microsoft, it is very easy. If you don't have it, it takes longer.

How was the initial setup?

It is easy to set up. The deployment process is very quick. It takes 20 to 30 minutes to set up a site-to-site VPN.

What other advice do I have?

I would definitely recommend this solution because it is very easy to deploy and very stable. It is very simple. It is only a VPN connection. It works for what it is made.

I would rate Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway a 10 out of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Head of Data at Gauri Ltd
Real User
Simple to use and scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "All of our offices are using Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. The solution is scalable."

    What is our primary use case?

    I am using Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway to connect to my client. We use it to securely connect to other systems.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway for more than three years.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    All of our offices are using Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. The solution is scalable.

    How are customer service and support?

    We have a Microsoft partner that gives us support for the solution.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    I did not use other solutions previously.

    How was the initial setup?

    Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is already configured on my laptop, I only need to double click a button, enter my login information, and it connects.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    There is a monthly license and the price depends on how many users are using Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. The price could be less expensive.

    What other advice do I have?

    I would recommend this solution to others.

    I rate Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway a nine out of ten.

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