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Microsoft Azure Arc

Composite Score

8.8 /10

CX Score

9.1 /10

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What is Microsoft Azure Arc?

Manage your applications and services in multi-cloud environments. Azure Arc helps you make the most of the cloud by providing tools to develop and operate cloud-native apps on any platform.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Azure Arc won the following awards in the Cloud Management category

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2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2024

Product Impact

Latest Award, 2024

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Microsoft Azure Arc Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+91 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 Arc?

1% Negative

3% Neutral

96% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Helps Innovate
Respectful
Security Protects

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Cloud Integration

Self Service Cloud Services

Cloud Analytics and Reporting

Capacity Management

Orchestration and Workflow Management

Automatic Resource Scaling Elasticity

Cloud SLA Management Governance

Performance Monitoring Management

Application Release Automation

Configuration Validation

Cloud Migration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Microsoft Azure Arc Reviews

Rupak R.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2023

Fantastic solution for multi cloud applications

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Arc from other similar products?

It's an awesome solution to build and run the applications across multiple data centers.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

To developing cloud-based applications with a consistent development, operations, and security model.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I don't see any issue with this solution.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I will highly recommend to others.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Rafael M.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2023

"Fantastic product!"

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Arc from other similar products?

Great product for running on hybrid by using Azure Arc Microsoft Azure make it easy for running hybrid with Azure Arc to be able to integrate our on premises System to Azure

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Microsoft Azure make it easy for running hybrid with Azure Arc to be able to integrate our on premises System to Azure

What do you dislike most about this product?

So far no complains regarding the product

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Visualize with Azure Monitor. Azure Arc-enabled infrastructure integrates into Azure observability with the ability to extend VM Insights to Arc

Pros

Efficient Service
Respectful
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product

Shikha S.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2023

One of the best solution

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Arc from other similar products?

Brand Trust and Security and ease to use

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy Integration of different platform including on prem and other cloud providers

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing as such

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If someone looking for one stop shop solution to integrate all different environments, platforms then I would suggest to go with Azure Arc

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Inspires Innovation
Respectful
Fair

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Microsoft Azure Arc Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Azure Arc?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Cloud Integration Includes real-time data integration, APIs, and data quality.

Self Service Cloud Services Self-service provisioning (infrastructure, middleware, application) automation, including a service catalog and policy-based life-cycle management capabilities

Cloud Analytics and Reporting The ability to track, report and vizualize cloud resource consumption to support life-cycle management, capacity planning, and (optionally) chargeback/showback

Capacity Management Monitor system utilization and provide alerts when pre-defined thresholds are reached.

Orchestration and Workflow Management Orchestrating IT Processes such as Provisioning and RunBook Automation across on-prem and cloud workloads

Automatic Resource Scaling Elasticity Ability to scale horizontally to more instances when extra throughput or storage is required.

Cloud SLA Management Governance Collects, aggregates and manages data to ensure adherence to committed service levels.

Performance Monitoring Management Provide visibility into & control over the performance of servers/VMs, network, storage

Application Release Automation Continuously manage the release and maintenance of applications.

Configuration Validation Reviews resources within a cloud footprint to confirm required configurations and standards.

Cloud Migration Migration of applications and workloads to cloud.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

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 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.

Microsoft Azure Arc Reviews

Rupak R.

Fantastic solution for multi cloud applications

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Rafael M.

"Fantastic product!"

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Shikha S.

One of the best solution

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Orchestration and Workflow Management

Automatic Resource Scaling Elasticity

Cloud SLA Management Governance

Performance Monitoring Management

Application Release Automation

Configuration Validation

Cloud Migration

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