Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines
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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91 Likeliness to Recommend
98 Plan to Renew
86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+92 Net Emotional Footprint
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How much do users love Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines?
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- Helps Innovate
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Fair
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Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Reviews
Daniel U.
- Role: C-Level
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jul 2023
Azure VMs great for all cases
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?
Depends on what you are looking for. At the time Azure seemed like the best fit and now that we are all situated unless something crazy happens I do not foresee us moving.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The ability to spin up a machine in minutes, along with upgrading old machines in the click of a button.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Wish there were more options and more powerful CPUs.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Do some beta testing in your environment and see if it fits your needs. It is more expensive then on prem but the abilities to continually upgrade and change equipment on the fly is a big add.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
Ajinkya K.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Jul 2023
Great Virtual Desktop By Microsoft
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?
Ability to share single Virtual Desktop with multiple Users which in turn reduces total operating cost -Integration with Microsoft 365 Applications. We can have access to the entire suite of Microsoft 365 apps like Office, SharePoint, OneDrive etc.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Secure Authentication methods: We can authenticate ourselves using Microsoft Active directory and we can also enable Multifactor authentication for added security -Scalability
What do you dislike most about this product?
Stable & Fast Internet connection required for smooth operation: The Azure Virtual desktop can be very slow & laggy if we do not have a fast and stable internet connection and this can impact our productivity.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
You use this Virtual Desktop which is mind blowing and loaded with lots of feature.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Hosam K.
- Role: Human Resources
- Industry: Consulting
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Jul 2023
Reliable Virtual Machine Solution
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?
Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines has Pre-configured data analytics tools and SQL Server. And it integrates seamlessly with other Azure cloud solutions like data storage, analytical services, and machine learning studio.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines is a reliable, scalable, and secure service that allows users to configure and customize their workflow without constraints on operating systems, storage, and applications or scripts. Also, the service is available in various regions all over the world.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines requires advanced technical expertise and more user responsibility towards infrastructure configuration, environment setup, and software updates.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
An essential first step for successful projects is to ensure that your organization has the technical expertise to effectively deploy and manage its workloads on Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
