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Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines

Composite Score
9.0 /10
CX Score
9.2 /10
Category
Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines
9.0 /10

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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Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines 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.

91 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

86 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.

+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?

2% Negative
3% Neutral
95% Positive

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Fair

Feature Ratings

Average 86

Load Balancing

89

Cloud Integration

88

Access Management

87

Analytics and Reporting

87

Cloud Backup

87

Systems Performance Management

87

Data Migration

87

Encryption and Decryption Support

86

SLA Management

85

Capacity Management

85

Regulatory Compliance

85

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 84

Business Value Created

86

Ease of IT Administration

86

Quality of Features

86

Breadth of Features

85

Ease of Implementation

85

Usability and Intuitiveness

84

Ease of Data Integration

84

Availability and Quality of Training

84

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

83

Ease of Customization

83

Vendor Support

83

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Reviews

Lakshmi M.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2024

Virtually Limitless: Azure VM Efficiency!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

One of the best parts of Azure VMs is the integration with other Azure services. For instance, we often pair VMs with Azure’s Data Lake Storage to manage and analyze massive datasets. This combo creates a seamless data ecosystem where we can quickly pull data into the VM, process it, and push results back to storage—all within the Azure network. Other platforms don’t quite match this level of seamless internal connectivity.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The pre-configured images available on Azure VMs are lifesavers. We frequently use these for setting up new environments quickly, especially when testing different analytics tools or frameworks. It’s easy to spin up a Linux VM loaded with all the typical data science libraries or a Windows VM tailored for .NET development. This flexibility allows us to streamline setup, minimizing the usual lag time from configuration to deployment.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It is a solid choice, I have nothing major against the software

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Azure VMs have been invaluable in giving our team the scalability and customization we need, especially for experimenting with large-scale data models. I’d recommend Azure VMs to anyone in the analytics space who wants a flexible cloud environment without sacrificing security or connectivity.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Nkami-Eval E.

  • Role: Sales Marketing
  • Industry: Communications
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2024

easy to use but pricey

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

integration, hybrid, compliance

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

flexibility, scalability, integration

What do you dislike most about this product?

cost and maintenance

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

definitely recomended

Pros

  • Respectful
  • Client's Interest First
  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable

Collins E.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2024

Great service. Worth every penny

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

Flexibility and Customer Support

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Customer support

What do you dislike most about this product?

Pricing, maybe

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Depends on what they want.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

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