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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure Cloud Services

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AAzure Cloud Services is a cloud platform that enables users to create infinitely-scalable cloud applications and APIs. It enables users to build the web and cloud applications needed while also simplifying the management of applications with cloud services, and while ensuring high availability. Users can: scale an environment automatically based on demand and reduce costs, automate operating system and application updates to increase security, and take advantage of integrated health monitoring…

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    CloudBolt

    Score6.2 out of 10
    N/AThe CloudBolt Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Platform, from CloudBolt Software headquartered in Rockville, helps enterprise IT build, deploy, and manage access to multiple private and public clouds for effective hybrid cloud orchestration.N/A
    Pricing
    Azure Cloud ServicesCloudBolt
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Azure Cloud ServicesCloudBolt
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Azure Cloud ServicesCloudBolt
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    CloudBolt Software
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Azure Cloud ServicesCloudBolt
    Platform-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Azure Cloud Services and CloudBolt
    Feature
    Azure Cloud Services
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    CloudBolt
    -
    Ratings
    Ease of building user interfaces9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scalability10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform management overhead8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow engine capability8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform access control9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Services-enabled integration7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Development environment creation9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Development environment replication7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue monitoring and notification8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue recovery8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Upgrades and platform fixes8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Management
    Comparison of Cloud Management features of Azure Cloud Services and CloudBolt
    Feature
    Azure Cloud Services
    -
    Ratings
    CloudBolt
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Automation and Orchestration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Cost Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Systems Integration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    Azure Cloud ServicesCloudBolt
    Small Businesses
    IBM Cloud Foundry (discontinued)
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Rackspace Fabric
    Score6.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Cloud Private
    Score9.6 out of 10
    IBM Turbonomic
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    AWS Elastic Beanstalk
    Score8.7 out of 10
    IBM Turbonomic
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Azure Cloud ServicesCloudBolt
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Azure Cloud ServicesCloudBolt
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Azure Cloud services is a good choice for hosting web applications, based on requirements it can be simple websites or complex web services as well as it provides automating application development and deployment pipeline. It's less appropriate in case of cost-effective option for organizations with tight budget constraints. For very basic static websites, Microsoft Azure's offerings might be seen as overkill.
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    CloudBolt Software
    I think it's great for giving any/all users the ability to deploy servers for whatever they want. It's also great for scaling up/down large quantities of servers. It also has some pretty good plugins and "orchestration actions" that you can write for yourself. I don't think it would be best suited if you want to set and forget it. It needs some TLC, and the interface and initial setup [are] not the most user-friendly. So if you're planning on using it for some complex tasks, make sure you have someone dedicated to it, at least for the initial setup. And make sure you have monitoring on it.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Effective service management and performance monitoring capability.
    • Reliable security management with excellent access controls.
    • Best orchestration and easy configuration management.
    • Easy on compatibility testing and change management.
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    CloudBolt Software
    • Create configuration with Microsoft endpoints.
    • Support complex globally distributed multi-domains.
    • Create and remove dynamic OU.
    • Allows for static text in combination with dynamic content.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Latency and bandwidth as we often see gap here
    • There were many challenges as a developer while migrating our DB from on prem to cloud
    • System downtime is also one issue that can be improved
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    CloudBolt Software
    • Support could be improved on a >tier 1 level
    • Logging could be more descriptive/specific
    • Stability of the actual server
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    As a certificate developer and consultant, I love using Azure, it's interface is developer friendly with well guidance and support. Also there are a lot of service for any work, Azure ecosystem is sufficient to complete your all developments needs. So based on that I feel Azure is good and gives better developer experience.
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    CloudBolt Software
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    I feel AWS offers a robust and versatile platform for cloud infrastructure and services. It's scalability, reliability array of tools make it a top choice for businesses of all sizes. AWS has better open source communities such as Linux, Jenkins and GitHub in comparison to Azure service cloud
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    CloudBolt Software
    We selected SovLabs Microsoft Active Directory because is one of the best automation tools for Active Directory. The tool offers a lot of features that we use. Good support from the vendor and a good community. I strongly recommend SovLabs Microsoft Active Directory for automation. The tools does a great job.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Azure's services and automation capabilities contribute to operational efficiency.
    • Azure's scalability ensures optimal performance during peak demand periods and cost savings during off-peak times
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    CloudBolt Software
    • We have invested countless man hours to troubleshooting and being support's QA.
    • Most of our teams have saved an invaluable amount of time by being able to automate their deployments.
    • After the initial time you spend [understanding] all the nuances, the configuring of groups, permissions, etc., does make administering it easier.
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