Azure Virtual Machines Reviews & Product Details

Microsoft Azure stands out for its comprehensive suite of cloud services that support a wide range of business needs, from simple app hosting to advanced AI and machine learning solutions. Its global reach with an extensive network of data centers ensures high availability, low latency, and regulatory compliance across regions. Azure’s integration with Microsoft products like Office 365, Active Directory, and Dynamics makes it incredibly easy for enterprises to transition to the cloud. I particularly appreciate its security-first approach, with built-in threat protection and compliance certifications, which gives great peace of mind. Additionally, Azure's flexibility in hybrid cloud setups and its strong developer ecosystem make it a top choice for modern digital transformation initiatives. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While Microsoft Azure offers powerful capabilities, the platform can be complex and overwhelming for new users, with a steep learning curve compared to some competitors. Pricing structures can also be confusing and sometimes unpredictable, especially when scaling services across multiple regions or using specialized offerings like AI and advanced analytics. In addition, support response times can occasionally be slower than expected for non-premium customers, which can be frustrating when dealing with critical issues. Finally, some services feel less polished compared to competitors like AWS, particularly in areas such as documentation clarity and portal performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best thing about the Azure Virtual Machines is there's no need to purchase and manage the physical infrastructure and it can support various operating systems like Linux (ubuntu), Windows, macOS etc. It supports multiple versions of OS as well helping us to choose the most appropriate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The drawback of Azure Virtual Machines is that it requires to be managed by some professionals, like server monitoring and patching. It may also increase the overall cost and budget, so requires skilled cloud professionals to use it efficiently and optimise the cost for the organisation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its an great cloud platform to manage your resources which are scable upto a great instant without so much hustle. Its very easy to implement, use and integrate to other microsoft services like office 365, AD etc.. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Quite high costing is an concern for azure servies. Also they are countunious changing a lot, which sometime became quite difficult to manage or find settings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- Azure has vast varitiy of serivces, be it PAAS, SAAS, or IAAS, so depending on your solution needs you can choose your prefered option.

- Integration with 3rd party tools is easier to implement and secure with OAuth 2.0 approach (based on Azure service principal)

- Do you want to host a simple static website -> just use Storage account, or VM, or App service, choice is yours!

- Facing any issues with any of the implemented solution? Just get in touch with Microsoft support (you need to have the basic support plan) and they will help you to sort out the issue in the best way possible.

- The Azure portal interface is simple and easy to use, resource are grouped using resource groups, so segration of Environments can be done on Subscription and resource group level.

- Analysing the cost is easier at scope of resource group or subscription level.

- There are multiple ways by which you can monitor your application and setup alerts as per your solution's requirement.

- Permission management & assignment is easier with Role based access control.

- Being a frequent user of Azure for more than 5 years, I would highly recommand the use of Azure for your next solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- For most of the services they provide good SLA, however if there are any issues, eg. Network timeout for consumption based logic apps, Azure Data factory, then even if we contact the support, there is a high chance that the support team may not be able to provide you detailed log info, and you have to implement a retry or some sort of workaround.

- Sometimes due to temporary outage of services, alert firing might be missed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's hard to pick a tool within the platform that I like the most, as it's very comprehensive. However, I really like the integration with Microsoft Entra ID, where you can assign roles to users and also set access rules to resources within Microsoft Azure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Azure platform is really quite complete. So far, I haven't found anything I don't like, because it has worked very well in the company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Microsoft Azure is one of best Cloud service provider. Provide the services for IAAS, PAAS, SAAS, as per the solution we can choose the services and pay for that only.

it has very user friendly and customizable dashboard.

As it's a microsoft application so it can be intregrated with other application very easily.

There are multiple ways to monitor the application and you can set up alert as per your requirement.

As I am also working with Azure from last few years So It's highly recommended. as it's a microsoft product so you can trust on security part as well. Provide the great customer supoort with techinal person to resolve your issue.

Implemention is also very easy with Azure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As such there is nothingh which I didn't like about Azure. Overall it's a great solution but some like Application Gateway and Azure congnitive of the services that I feel costly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like these things about Azure the most :-

1.It Feels Like Home for Windows Users.If you’ve grown up with Windows, Office, or Active Directory, Azure feels like a natural extension of that ecosystem.

2.Unlike some cloud providers that push you to go "all-in," Azure understands that many businesses can’t (or don’t want to) abandon their on-prem servers overnight.

3.Even though it’s a Microsoft product, Azure plays nice with Linux, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, and even competitors like Oracle Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Basic support is lacking. Unless you pay for Premier/Enterprise, expect slow responses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Microsoft Azure offers some of the best cloud services at low costs. It is one of the most popular cloud platforms used by many large organizations it provides user-friendly interface that makes it easy to identify and create services. microsoft azure offers a variety of services for different use cases based on pricing tiers and budget you can choose services like Web apps, Kubernetes, Azure functions and many more, depending on your needs. they also provide certifications and courses to help users understand the portal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't dislike anything about Azure but some services like Application Gateway and Azure Cognitive Services can be a bit costly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Simplified InfraStructure, Businesses of all sizes rely on Azure, includes more than 1,800 models Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Speed can be an issue for some businesses, Because opening a cloud account is a fairly simple process today, an empowered individual with spending responsibilities could approve a Microsoft Azure account without the business or ownership approving of the action in the first place. Although 90% of Fortune 500 companies are using Azure, it may not be the right value offering for every business, especially some startups or new SMBs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Azure VM are highly realiable, scalable and comes with very high standards of security as Microsoft spends a lot on security. They are easy to Implement according to our needs with great support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes cost is an concern as compared to other peers in market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.