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
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+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?
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- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Helps Innovate
- Fair
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Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Reviews
Imaya Segara G.
- Role: Industry Specific Role
- Industry: Telecommunications
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Apr 2023
Azure is similar to AWS and offers a varieties
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What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?
Azure is similar to AWS and offers a variety of products and solutions for app developers. The Azure platform offers good processing and computing power. It is capable of deploying and managing virtual machines at scale. Azure can also run large-scale “parallel batch computing” – a unique feature that it shares with AWS over the Google Cloud Platform.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Microsoft Azure is not far behind. It also has a wide customer base and has gained a lot of popularity in most of the Top Fortune 500 companies. Around 70-80% of fortune 500 companies use Microsoft Azure. So working in Azure always a plus for anyone profile.
What do you dislike most about this product?
No cloud service provider can really guarantee 100% security
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
It would be restricting access to virtual machines by configuring Network Security Groups, enabling storage encryption, installing vulnerability assessment solutions.
Pros
- Performance Enhancing
- Unique Features
- Efficient Service
- Effective Service
Anthony M.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: Initial Implementation
Submitted Apr 2023
The right balance for your company's needs.
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What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?
How Microsoft has ensured that data-handling regulations are in place by creating different Azure regions in certain countries.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
It's simple design, scalability, and agility Azure offers if you need to add VMs.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Cost would be a downside to this product. It its rather pricey compared to other cloud providers like Oracle Cloud Platform.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I would recommend creating a free Azure account to test the product yourself before deciding to implement it at your company.
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- Continually Improving Product
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Kaniaru K.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Government
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Apr 2023
Microsoft Azure has a strong focus on security
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What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?
Data Security-Not only is the platform protected, but the end-user is also covered with Azure. This multi-level of protection is essential as security threats continue to multiply daily across the globe, targeting end-users and putting your business’ data at risk. Scalability
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Cost-Effective It’s imperative to keep IT budgets in mind when choosing a cloud provider, which is why the Microsoft Azure platform is so attractive to many organizations.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Cost-Effective It’s imperative to keep IT budgets in mind when choosing a cloud provider, which is why the Microsoft Azure platform is so attractive to many organizations.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Azure can offer a service level agreement, or SLA, of more than 90%, something that most businesses cannot achieve
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- Trustworthy
- Efficient Service
- Effective Service
- Caring
