Microsoft Azure advantages
March 25, 2025
Microsoft Azure advantages
Score 9 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Azure
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.
- 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.
Microsoft Azure is a comprehensive platform that offers almost all functionalities and can provide even more. Due to ongoing extensive developments, additional functionalities are continuously being added and improved. Many new functionalities are also being added that are future-oriented. AI is also getting an increasingly dominant integration as an option. And collaboration with other vendors is improving steadily. GitHub is also growing tremendously in offerings and works well with Microsoft.
Do you think Microsoft Azure delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Microsoft Azure's feature set?
Yes
Did Microsoft Azure live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Microsoft Azure go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Microsoft Azure again?
Yes
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