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Microsoft Azure

Score8.4 out of 10

1,093 Reviews and Ratings

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What is Microsoft Azure?

Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform and infrastructure for building, deploying, and managing applications and services through a global network of Microsoft-managed datacenters.

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Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features Microsoft Azure has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
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Top Performing Features

  • Operating system support

    Range of operating systems available as pre-configured images

    Category average: 8.3

  • Dynamic scaling

    Ease of scaling up or down in response to customer needs

    Category average: 8.8

  • Elastic load balancing

    Automatic balancing and distribution of resources across multiple virtual computers

    Category average: 9

Areas for Improvement

  • Pre-configured templates

    Pre-defined templates for virtual machines

    Category average: 7.9

  • Automation

    Automation of administrative tasks

    Category average: 7.6

  • Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime

    The service uptime as a percentage defined in the SLA

    Category average: 8.5

Most Frequent Users

Top 3 industries using Microsoft Azure.
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#1 most frequent

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

14.2%

79,748 installations of 561,765

#2 most frequent

Manufacturing

6.2%

35,008 installations of 561,765

#3 most frequent

Information

5.7%

32,044 installations of 561,765

Reviews

What users are saying about Microsoft Azure.
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A powerful platform to integrate Microsoft services

Incentivized
Xiang Li
Director in Information Technology at nyit (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our organization uses Microsoft Azure cloud platform for the enterprise-level workflows. For example, we integrate it with Microsoft infrastructure, like Office365, Active Directory, API management and Teams.

Pros

  • API Management
  • Connect the existing on-premises systems to cloud solutions
  • Its cloud computing, analytics, and storage services.

Cons

  • The support is weak
  • Crossing platform issues
  • Deployment issues

Return on Investment

  • Reliable cloud services
  • The use of AI technology
  • Easy to manage

Usability

Alternatives Considered

AWS Auto Scaling and Google Cloud Platform

Other Software Used

Google Cloud Platform, AWS Backup, ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Microsoft Copilot

Quick scaling with easy integration

Incentivized
Suzanne DesmondView profile
Cloud DevOps Engineer in Engineering at Platinum Technologies (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Microsoft Azure houses the infrastructure for public facing websites

Pros

  • Ability to scale out the environment
  • Easy to find the details of each resource cost
  • Ability to separate roles

Cons

  • The cost of each resource is easy to find but the amount is not as clear when it is first setup
  • Along lines of cost, the costs in “marketplace” should be included in the billing to Microsoft and not separate

Return on Investment

  • We are able to scale up at any point within a very short period of time

Usability

Alternatives Considered

AWS Lambda

Other Software Used

Python IDLE, GitHub

Microsoft Azure is going places

Incentivized
Krista Merker ReillyView profile
Sr. Manager, IT in Information Technology at Personal Care Products Council (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I purchase and keep track of licenses for users. Create sharepoint sites, add and remove users etc. Microsoft Azure is easy to use once you start using it. The security aspect is also improved - making it easier to block sign-ins and more. MFA and policies have also improved, making it easier to manage end users and admins.

Pros

  • manage users
  • easy to edit policies

Cons

  • the users b/t exchange and cloud -
  • better Microsoft Graph management
  • improve the Bulk Changes feature - bulk add users AND the sharepoint sites they are a member of

Return on Investment

  • Positive impact on the functionality within my job
  • positive overall
  • unsure about ROI

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Certificate Authority Service by Google Cloud, Sophos Central Device Encryption and Barracuda Backup

Other Software Used

Salesforce CMS, ON24, Higher Logic Thrive

Microsoft Azure - Enterprise Power and Complexity Controlled.

Verified User
Director in Product Management (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

As an AI product management technical architect, I leverage Microsoft Azure as our primary cloud platform to deploy and manage our machine learning models at scale, utilizing Azure Machine Learning for model training and Azure Kubernetes Service for robust deployment. Our solution addresses critical business challenges, including real-time data processing, inconsistent model performance, and the high operational costs associated with maintaining on-premises infrastructure. The scope of our Azure implementation spans our entire model lifecycle - from development and testing to production deployment and monitoring.

Pros

  • Enterprise-grade security and compliance.
  • Seamless integration with existing Microsoft products and services.
  • Hybrid cloud capabilities allowing workloads to run both on-premises and in the cloud.

Cons

  • User experience across Azure Portal interfaces lacks consistency and can be unintuitive.
  • Pricing structure remains unnecessarily complex and difficult to predict.
  • Documentation quality varies dramatically between services, with some newer offerings having significant gaps.

Return on Investment

  • Accelerated time-to-market for new AI solutions, reducing deployment cycles drastically.
  • Security features have strengthened our compliance posture.
  • Positive ROI with a 30% overall infrastructure management overhead reduction and improved system reliability.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Google Cloud AI

Other Software Used

Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services

Microsoft Azure advantages

Incentivized
Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

More than half of our servers are currently running in Microsoft Azure. This migration to Microsoft Azure has been carried out in phases. At present, our network is hybrid. In the near future, we are aiming to move all other servers that are still running on-premises to Microsoft Azure as well. We sometimes encounter certain problems with legacy applications. These applications are occasionally not entirely ready for a move to Microsoft Azure. However, we notice that these vendors are also quickly trying to offer the possibility to make this feasible, or they are modifying the application and making it web-based.

Pros

  • Microsoft Azure is highly scalable and flexible. You can quickly scale up or down additional resources and computing power.
  • You have no longer upfront investments for hardware. You only pay for the use of your computing power, storage space, or services.
  • The uptime that can be achieved and guaranteed is very important for our company. This includes the rapid maintenance for security updates that are mostly carried out by Microsoft.
  • The wide range of capabilities of services that are possible in Microsoft Azure. You can practically put or create anything in Microsoft Azure.

Cons

  • It requires knowledge of Microsoft Azure to set everything up properly once the environment becomes somewhat more complex.
  • Microsoft Azure is a fairly dynamic environment that is still changing at a rapid pace. In most cases, these are expansions or improvements to Microsoft Azure's capabilities. However, this means that you must constantly keep your Microsoft Azure knowledge up to date.
  • Microsoft Azure does not always offer functional support for migrating old legacy apps to the cloud. This is also related to the vendors of the legacy apps, but there is still potential room for a good solution.

Return on Investment

  • The hardware that was previously required in the data center or on-premises, which is now in the Microsoft Azure cloud environment, was formerly fully managed by ourselves. Even if there was a hardware failure, a new investment was necessary. Nowadays, this is all handled by Microsoft, and here you limit many risks, repairs, and potential downtime.
  • You can view, track, and forecast your consumption costs in real-time. Microsoft Azure also provides tips and suggestions for quick wins, helping you save extra costs that you might have overlooked.
  • The high investments that are typically necessary during the replacement of a new cycle of hardware are not required now, making it financially easier to manage. This is especially beneficial because companies often work with allocated budgets. As a result, you have more budget available for improvements to your network and its quality.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Windows Server

Other Software Used

Sophos Central Device Encryption, Microsoft Intune, Aruba Networks Wireless WAN

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