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Feature Set Ratings
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Amazon Deep Learning AMIs
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.3
Microsoft Azure
83%
Microsoft Azure ranks higher in 9/9 features
Microsoft Azure ranks higher in 9/9 features
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime
N/A
0 Ratings
8.6
86%
14 Ratings
Dynamic scaling
N/A
0 Ratings
8.5
85%
14 Ratings
Elastic load balancing
N/A
0 Ratings
8.2
82%
14 Ratings
Pre-configured templates
N/A
0 Ratings
7.7
77%
14 Ratings
Monitoring tools
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
14 Ratings
Pre-defined machine images
N/A
0 Ratings
8.2
82%
13 Ratings
Operating system support
N/A
0 Ratings
8.4
84%
14 Ratings
Security controls
N/A
0 Ratings
8.9
89%
14 Ratings
Automation
N/A
0 Ratings
8.3
83%
13 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Amazon Deep Learning AMIs is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
Amazon Deep Learning AMIs
83%
3 Ratings
8.2
Microsoft Azure
82%
87 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
Amazon Deep Learning AMIs
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
Microsoft Azure
100%
15 Ratings
Usability
Amazon Deep Learning AMIs
N/A
0 Ratings
8.6
Microsoft Azure
86%
28 Ratings
Availability
Amazon Deep Learning AMIs
N/A
0 Ratings
6.8
Microsoft Azure
68%
4 Ratings
Support Rating
Amazon Deep Learning AMIs
N/A
0 Ratings
8.8
Microsoft Azure
88%
47 Ratings
Implementation Rating
Amazon Deep Learning AMIs
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
Microsoft Azure
80%
4 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Amazon Deep Learning AMIs
Amazon AMIs has been very useful for the quick setup and implementation of deep learning for data analysis which is something I have used the service for in my own research. We commonly use the service to enable students to run intensive deep learning algorithms for their assessments. This service works well in this scenario as it allows students to quickly set up a suitable environment and get started with little hassle.If you are looking to run simple, surface level deep learning algorithms (kind of contradictory statement I know) then AMI is more complicated than most will need. When it comes to teaching the basics of Machine Learning, this kind of system is unnecessary and there are other alternatives which can be used. That being said this service is a must if you are looking to run complex deep learning via the cloud.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employeesMicrosoft Azure
In terms of cloud computing, Microsoft Azure is the only comprehensive result the company offers. Regardless of how big or small an organization is, it can make use of this system. As a cyber-security professional, this is your best option for data management. A business that wants to minimize capital expenditures can use Microsoft Azure. Many Microsoft services accept it. People with little or no knowledge of cloud computing may find it impossible. It isn’t the solution for companies that don’t want to risk having only one platform and infrastructure vendor.
IT Specialist
Lamda I-TECHInformation Technology & Services, 11-50 employees
Pros
Amazon Deep Learning AMIs
- Setting up environment
- Support for different types of machines
- Perfect for Machine Learning / Deep Learning use cases
- Nvidia / Cuda / Conda support easily

Verified User
Employee in Research & Development
Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employeesMicrosoft Azure
- Azure simply provides end to end life cycle. Starting from the development to automated deployment, you will find [a] bunch of options. Custom hook-points allow [integration] on-premise resources as well.
- Excellent documentation around all the services make it really easy for any novice. Overall support by [the] community and Azure Technical team is exceptional.
- BOT Services, Computer Vision services, ML frameworks provide excellent results as compare to similar services provided by other giants in the same space.
- Azure data services provide excellent support to ingest data from different sources, ETL, and consumption of data for BI purpose.
Senior Solutions Architect
InfostretchInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees
Cons
Amazon Deep Learning AMIs
- AWS Is expensive for small practitioners.
- There could be support with visualization and data/model versioning.
- Visualization support can be added.
Business Analyst
McKinsey & CompanyManagement Consulting, 5001-10,000 employees
Microsoft Azure
- In our experience, Azure Kubernetes Survice was difficult to set up, which is why we used Kubernetes on top of VMs.
- Azure REST API is a bit difficult to use, which made it difficult for us to automate our interactions with Azure.
- Azure's Web UI does a good job of showing metrics on individual VMs, but it would be great if there was a way to show certain metrics from multiple VMs on one dashboard. For example, hard drive usage on our database VMs.
Principal Engineer
Booster FuelsTransportation/Trucking/Railroad, 51-200 employees
Pricing Details
Amazon Deep Learning AMIs
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Amazon Deep Learning AMIs Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Microsoft Azure
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$29 per month
Microsoft Azure Editions & Modules
Edition
Basic | Free1 |
---|---|
Developer | $291 |
Standard | $1001 |
Professional Direct | $10001 |
- per month
Additional Pricing Details
The free tier lets users have access to a variety of services free for 12 months with limited usage after making an Azure account.Likelihood to Renew
Amazon Deep Learning AMIs
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure 10.0
Based on 15 answers
Moving to Azure was and still is an organizational strategy and not simply changing vendors. Our product roadmap revolved around Azure as we are in the business of humanitarian relief and Azure and Microsoft play an important part in quickly and efficiently serving all of the world. Migration and investment in Azure should be considered as an overall strategy of an organization and communicated companywide.
Vice President of Delivery
AidmatrixLogistics and Supply Chain, 11-50 employees
Usability
Amazon Deep Learning AMIs
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure 8.6
Based on 28 answers
Microsoft Azure's overall usability has been better than expected. Often times vendors promise the world, only to leave you with a run-down town. Not the case with our experience. From an implementation perspective, all went perfect, and from the user-facing experience we have had no technical issues, just some learning curve issues that are more about "why" than "how"

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employeesReliability and Availability
Amazon Deep Learning AMIs
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure 6.8
Based on 4 answers
It has proven to be unreliable in our production environment and services become unavailable without proper notification to system administrators

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Commercial Real Estate Company, 10,001+ employeesSupport Rating
Amazon Deep Learning AMIs
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure 8.8
Based on 47 answers
Support is easy with all the knowledge base articles available for free on the web. Plus, if you have a preferred status you can leverage their concierge support to get rapid response. Sometimes they’ll bounce you around a lot to get you to the right person, but they are quite responsive (especially when you are paying for the service). Many of the older Microsoft skills are also transferable from old-school on-prem to Azure-based virtual interfaces.

Verified User
Manager in Finance and Accounting
Consumer Goods Company, 10,001+ employeesImplementation Rating
Amazon Deep Learning AMIs
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure 8.0
Based on 4 answers
As I have mentioned before the issue with my Oracle Mismatch Version issues that have put a delay on moving one of my platforms will justify my 7 rating.
Vice President of Delivery
AidmatrixLogistics and Supply Chain, 11-50 employees
Alternatives Considered
Amazon Deep Learning AMIs
Both of these services provide similar functionality and from my experience both are top class services which cover most of your needs. I think ultimately it comes down to what you need each service for. For example Amazon DL AMIs allows for clustering by default meaning I am able to run several clustering algorithms without a problem whereas IBM Watson Studio doesn't provide this functionality. They both provide a wide range of default packages such as Amazon providing caffe-2 and IBM providing sci-kitlearn. My main point is that both are very good services which have very similar functionality, you just need to think about the costs, suitability of features and integration with other services you are using.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employeesMicrosoft Azure
As I continue to evaluate the "big three" cloud providers for our clients, I make the following distinctions, though this gap continues to close. AWS is more granular, and inherently powerful in the configuration options compared to [Microsoft] Azure. It is a "developer" platform for cloud. However, Azure PowerShell is helping close this gap. Google Cloud is the leading containerization platform, largely thanks to it building kubernetes from the ground up. Azure containerization is getting better at having the same storage/deployment options.
Software Development Director
Fresh ConsultingInternet, 201-500 employees
Return on Investment
Amazon Deep Learning AMIs
- Saves a lot of Infra Costs
- Saves a lot of time in handling environment issues
- Easy to start a new instance

Verified User
Employee in Research & Development
Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employeesMicrosoft Azure
- Brings down Capex to customers.
- Some of the built-in security features of DDoS Basic protection that comes with VNET on Azure or even WAF on AGW brings huge advantages to customers.
- Hybrid benefits for those who have software assurance can save even more costs by moving to Azure.
Researcher
Instituto de TelecomunicaçõesTelecommunications, 501-1000 employees