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SQL Azure

Read 90 SQL Azure reviews
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Database as a Service
April 2024
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Akin Ayodele
Enables us to provide automated processes for our clients in a highly manageable solution with competitive pricing
The solution allows us to bring automation to previously manual processes. Payment for permits is made online which eliminates discretion and... Read more →
Saurabh Chandratre
With the VPC, you can run your workloads in an active state, use it for development work and for hosting SQL/Exchange...
The projects that I have delivered on vCloud Air have definitely helped clients in having a full DR solution in cloud, for their head office as... Read more →
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  • "We have a three-year contract. The cost was somewhere around $70-80,000 for the original deployment, which was about two years ago"
  • "I'm not sure what the exact price is, but it's a moderate amount. It's not too expensive."
  • "The licensing for this solution is based on subscription."
  • "We pay less than $1000 monthly in licensing fees. There are no additional costs."
  • "It is expensive for us. We are looking for something less expensive and thinking of migrating the whole system."
  • "It is reasonable."
  • "It is quite expensive. I would definitely recommend not using the pay-as-you-go model because this will just mean all your money will go to Microsoft. So, really make sure to control resource usage as much as possible."
  • "It's reasonably priced and when you compare it with other products in the cloud environment, it's cheaper."

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    Top Answer:The automated scalability feature of SQL Azure has proven to be highly beneficial, particularly when deployed in the cloud.
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    Top Answer:I recommend considering a pay-as-you-go pricing model initially.
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    Overview
    Microsoft Azure SQL Database is a relational database-as-a-service that delivers predictable performance, scalability, business continuity, data protection, and near-zero administration to cloud developers and solution architects. This is the deep technical library for Azure SQL Database.
    vCloud Air is a public cloud platform built on the trusted foundation of vSphere, compatible with your on-premises data center, that includes infrastructure, disaster recovery, and various applications as service offerings. vCloud Air allows you to extend your workloads into the cloud with ease. You can migrate existing onsite virtual machines (VMs) to the public cloud or start up new application VMs directly in the cloud.
    Sample Customers
    adnymics GmbH, LG CNS, Centrebet, netfabb GmbH, MedPlast, Accelera Solutions, Sochi Organizing Committee, realzeit GmbH
    Lumeta, LifeSite, Clear Tec Solutions, National Physician Services, Queens University of Charlotte, California Natural Resources Agency, Pacific Disaster Center, Seventy Seven Energy Inc., Columbia Sportswear , CSS Corp
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company20%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Manufacturing Company11%
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    Educational Organization61%
    Computer Software Company5%
    Financial Services Firm5%
    Retailer4%
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    Small Business48%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise39%
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    Small Business11%
    Midsize Enterprise64%
    Large Enterprise25%
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    SQL Azure is ranked 2nd in Database as a Service with 90 reviews while vCloud Air is ranked 17th in Database as a Service. SQL Azure is rated 8.6, while vCloud Air is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of SQL Azure writes "The SQL connector effectively syncs data to databases". On the other hand, the top reviewer of vCloud Air writes "With the VPC, you can run your workloads in an active state, use it for development work and for hosting SQL/Exchange Servers in IaaS; RaaS/DaaS for DR activities". SQL Azure is most compared with Amazon RDS, Google Cloud SQL, MongoDB Atlas and Oracle Database as a Service, whereas vCloud Air is most compared with Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS.

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