Head of PMO and Service Delivery Management at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Easy to use, simple setup, and reliable
Pros and Cons
  • "Microsoft Azure has been easy to use in my experience."
  • "The local support is fair but it is sometimes limited, the service could be better."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Microsoft Azure for hosting our applications in a secure environment. We are using AI and machine learning models.

What is most valuable?

Microsoft Azure has been easy to use in my experience.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Azure for approximately two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure is stable.

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have approximately 50 people using the solution in my organization.

How are customer service and support?

The local support is fair but it is sometimes limited, the service could be better.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

I am able to do the implementation of the solution.

We have some system engineers and developers that manage the solution.

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

The price of the solution could be cheaper in general. We are on a monthly subscription to the solution.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Microsoft Azurean eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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CEO at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Easy to use, stable, and no installation required
Pros and Cons
  • "Microsoft Azure is easy to use."
  • "I would prefer Microsoft Azure to increase the free trial, then developers can take advantage, and it could increase their sales."

What is most valuable?

Microsoft Azure is easy to use.

What needs improvement?

I would prefer Microsoft Azure to increase the free trial, then developers can take advantage, and it could increase their sales.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Azure for approximately three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Microsoft Azure is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have approximately six customers using this solution.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support could be faster and the information should be more precise.

How was the initial setup?

The installation is straightforward because there is no installation required.

What about the implementation team?

The number of support staff that is required depends on the use case.

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

There is a monthly fee you need to pay for the use of Microsoft Azure.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Microsoft Azure an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Architecture and Solutions Director at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Real User
A stable platform with instant availability of resources
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is the instant availability of resources."
  • "The initial setup is quite complex because of the number of options that are available."

What is our primary use case?

We are a system integrator and Microsoft Azure is one of the products we implement for our clients. We offer a service for DR solutions with it.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the instant availability of resources.

What needs improvement?

The initial setup is quite complex because of the number of options that are available.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Azure is a very stable product.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This is a scalable solution. Our clients are small and medium-sized businesses.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is complex because there are a lot of options used to configure it.

What other advice do I have?

I can recommend this solution because of its capability and scalability. In terms of improvements, I cannot think of any specific requests for new features at this time.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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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Sr System Engineer at a outsourcing company with 501-1,000 employees
Vendor
We moved our accounting database from an in-house SQL Server to MS Azure cloud and saw a significant increase in performance.

Valuable Features:

High availability rate anywherem, anytime. Periodic workloads options let me pay only for the time I have used it. It is easy to backup database via BCP program or tools available on codeplex site. It supports multiple languages such as Java, .NET, Ruby and PHP.

Room for Improvement:

Needs fast Internet connectivity. Fear of being data being hacked or captured.

Other Advice:

We moved our accounting database from an in-house SQL Server to MS Azure cloud and saw a significant increase in performance. We can now connect to the database even while roaming and back it up anywhere, anytime. Data replication services make it highly reliable and always available.
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SQL Azure is a service, and even it is pretty much the same as a SQL 2012/2014 server, you have to take in mind some considerations that can affect your application or your intentions on what use you will give to the SQL Engine. You can find links on the web that show the basic differences between SQL Server and SQL azure. The principal caveats is the way you can interact with the SQL Azure service and the SQL Transact commands that you can work with at an administrator level. You are limited on this commands and the things that you can accomplish. Also, there are some functionality (like temporary tables) or field types that do not work or exist on SQL Azure.
Also there is a limit on the number of transactions per second that you can realize, it is called throttling, you have to keep in mind that if you expect to do a great amount of transactions per second, SQL Azure could not be the service that you need.
There is also limits on the DB size that SQL Azure can handle. I think that right know this limit is set on 150GB. You can work around this limitation with DB federation, but requires some additional work on your queries side.
For a regular database operations and maintenance, it will fit well. It is a perfect integration for PAAS solutions.

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Technical Pre-Sales at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Flexible, scalable, stable, and easy to deploy
Pros and Cons
  • "It is quick and easy to deploy. It is flexible, and we can deploy a resource anytime. We like and prefer the pay-as-you-go model."
  • "Its pricing should be better. In terms of features, I am yet to explore the whole solution, and the current features seem okay."

What is our primary use case?

We use it for virtual machines.

What is most valuable?

It is quick and easy to deploy. It is flexible, and we can deploy a resource anytime. 

We like and prefer the pay-as-you-go model.

What needs improvement?

Its pricing should be better. In terms of features, I am yet to explore the whole solution, and the current features seem okay.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is quite scalable. You can extend it both vertically and horizontally very quickly. Currently, we have approximately 50 users.

How are customer service and technical support?

We haven't had support issues.

How was the initial setup?

It is easy and quick to deploy.

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

It has the pay-as-you-go model. Its pricing should be better.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We didn't evaluate other solutions. We trusted Azure because it is a Microsoft product, and Microsoft has been in the industry for a long time. Microsoft has been providing solutions for businesses for a long time, whereas other vendors mostly provide solutions for consumers.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution. We plan to keep using it.

I would rate Microsoft Azure a nine out of ten.

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Co-Founder and CEO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Easy to use, stable, and affordable
Pros and Cons
  • "It is easy to use. It is also stable."
  • "Its subscription price could be cheaper."

What is our primary use case?

We are using it for disaster recovery and application hosting. We always have its latest version because it is cloud-based.

What is most valuable?

It is easy to use. It is also stable.

What needs improvement?

Its subscription price could be cheaper.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for a couple of years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have about 40 users of this solution.

How are customer service and technical support?

Their technical support is fine.

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

We used Google Cloud. We switched because we're a Microsoft Partner.

How was the initial setup?

I didn't do the installation, but its installation is easy. For its deployment and maintenance, we have two engineers.

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

It is affordable, but its subscription price could be cheaper.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others. I would rate Microsoft Azure an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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Architect at GSPANN Technologies, Inc
Vendor
Stable and flexible, easy to install, and the support is good
Pros and Cons
  • "It's a flexible solution."
  • "We need more customization and support for doing so."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Microsoft Azure to access the Azure cloud database.

What is most valuable?

It's a flexible solution.

What needs improvement?

We need more customization and support for doing so.

I would like to see more customization on the DevOps side.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Azure for approximately two years. The organization has been it for more than five years.

We are working with the current version.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We plan to continue using it in the future.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support is very good.

How was the initial setup?

The installation is straightforward.

If you want to install it, it would have to be on a VMware virtual machine.

If you have some experience, it doesn't take much more than thirty minutes to an hour to complete the installation.

What about the implementation team?

I completed the installation myself.

What other advice do I have?

This is a good product and I recommend it to others who are interested in using it.

I would rate Microsoft Azure an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Senior Software Engineer at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
It is stable, flexible, and easy to use, but it can be more secure
Pros and Cons
  • "It is easy to use and flexible."
  • "It is pretty secure, but it can always be more secure."

What is our primary use case?

We use it to create virtual machines for the key vaults and our processes. 

What is most valuable?

It is easy to use and flexible.

What needs improvement?

It is pretty secure, but it can always be more secure.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I don't know much about it, but I think it is scalable. We have 300 to 400 users of this solution. 

How are customer service and technical support?

I do not have any experience with their technical support.

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

I am not aware of any other solution.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution. We plan to keep using it. 

I would rate Microsoft Azure a seven out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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