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Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines

9.0 /10

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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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2023

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

5 Top Rated Capabilities

9 Top Rated Features

2023

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Ratings

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91 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+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

Cloud Integration

Access Management

Analytics and Reporting

Cloud Backup

Systems Performance Management

Data Migration

Encryption and Decryption Support

SLA Management

Capacity Management

Regulatory Compliance

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 84

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Reviews

Anil T.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2023

Fantastic Products As Per My Experience

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

Microsoft's Azure Virtual Machine is brand name in market and a lot of big organizations are using it.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to implement and better customer support

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing to dislike yet as per my experience

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I highly recommend people to use it.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Ritu R.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2023

scalable, flexible and comprehensive integration

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

There are several factors that differentiate Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products: 1. Integration with Microsoft ecosystem 2.Wide range of operating systems 3.Scalability 4. High availability 5.Security

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

the customisation options and ease of integration with other Azure components

What do you dislike most about this product?

complexity and cost sometimes

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

here are some recommendations: 1.Understand your workload requirements 2.Optimize cost and resource usage 3. Plan for scalability and flexibility 4. Leverage automation and DevOps practices 5.Implement proper security measures 6.Leverage Azure support and documentation 7.Back up your data

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Usman Z.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2023

Azure VM : Your goto IaaS

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

Integrations with other Microsoft based services is very easy.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Integrations with other Microsoft based services is very easy.

What do you dislike most about this product?

For now there isnt anything

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

if you are MS user and using its products then Azure cloud n Azure VM are for you.

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Altruistic
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines?

Pros

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

Load Balancing Allows distribution of workloads across multiple computing resources.

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

Access Management Includes social sign-on, external authorization, and fraud detection.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Cloud Backup Includes backup schedules, encryption algorithms, and data support.

Systems Performance Management Includes monitoring, analyzing and configuration in order to optimize performance and increase efficiency.

Data Migration The ability to select and extract data from one storage system to another

Encryption and Decryption Support Support for real-time decryption and re-encryption of information.

SLA Management Includes a contracted delivery time, automated escalations, and timely resolutions.

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

Regulatory Compliance Includes compliance with regulations and standards such as SOX, HIPPA, NIST, PCI-DSS etc.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Reviews

Anil T.

Fantastic Products As Per My Experience

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ritu R.

scalable, flexible and comprehensive integration

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Usman Z.

Azure VM : Your goto IaaS

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Load Balancing

Cloud Integration

Access Management

Analytics and Reporting

Cloud Backup

Systems Performance Management

Data Migration

Encryption and Decryption Support

SLA Management

Capacity Management

Regulatory Compliance

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support