Item: Azure Virtual Machines
Rating: 5
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Azure Virtual Machines

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Azure Virtual Machines to host basic functionality at the moment but plan to expand in the following year to include critical applications.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Remote Desktop management capability
Basic Windows functionality

Cons

No ability to view the VM console
Management interface for VMs leaves a lot to be desired
Changing CPU/memory on a VM is convoluted
No shared storage for OS

Return on Investment

Long term, it will allow decommission of a very expensive datacenter

No VM console, weak management interface, changing CPU/memory is not straightforward. On the positive side, basic RDP functionality is good to have. As long as things are working, the ability to host Windows VMs is appreciated.

Alternatives Considered

VMware vCenter

VMware vCenter is, to me, vastly superior to Azure Virtual Machines. Significantly easier to use and manage, more flexible, etc. We are going to Azure Virtual Machines due to a company-wide initiative.

Key Insights

Do you think Azure Virtual Machines delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Azure Virtual Machines's feature set?

Did Azure Virtual Machines live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Azure Virtual Machines go as expected?

Would you buy Azure Virtual Machines again?

Other Software Used

NetApp AFF A-Series, NetApp FAS Storage Arrays, Veeam Data Platform, VMware vCenter

Likelihood to Recommend

For basic VM functionality, it is okay, but the limitations [no console, no shared storage for OS, etc.] make it less desirable.

Azure Virtual Machines Feature Ratings

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Azure Virtual Machines Are A Decent Solution But Have Issues