# Azure Automation Reviews **Vendor:** Microsoft **Category:** [Build Automation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/build-automation) **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 42 ## About Azure Automation Azure Automation delivers a cloud-based automation and configuration service that provides consistent management across your Azure and non-Azure environments. It consists of process automation, update management, and configuration features. ## Azure Automation Reviews ### 1. Azure Automation Streamlines Runbooks and Repetitive Azure Operations **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Alan R. | Software Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 06, 2026 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** Azure Automation is very useful for automating repetitive operational tasks in Azure environments. It allows us to create runbooks that handle routine processes such as resource management, maintenance tasks, and scheduled operations. The integration with other Azure services is seamless, which makes it easy to automate workflows across virtual machines, networking, storage, and other cloud resources. I also like the flexibility it offers with PowerShell and Python runbooks. This allows teams to implement automation using familiar scripting tools. Features like schedules, webhooks, and integration with Azure monitoring tools make it easier to trigger automations based on events or operational needs. Overall, it helps reduce manual work and improves consistency across environments. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** The interface and debugging experience could be improved. Troubleshooting runbooks is sometimes more complicated than expected, especially when dealing with complex workflows or hybrid environments. Execution logs can lack detailed context, which makes diagnosing failures slower. Additionally, managing larger automation setups can become harder without proper organization and documentation. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Azure Automation helps us eliminate repetitive manual tasks and standardize operational processes. Instead of performing routine maintenance or configuration changes manually, we can automate them through scheduled or event-driven runbooks. This reduces human error, saves time, and ensures processes are executed consistently across environments. It also allows teams to focus on more strategic work rather than routine operational tasks. ### 2. Azure Automation is a complete package **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 09, 2022 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** I coming from automation scripting background can tell u azure Automation is the best since u have everything in one place and it not only allows u to code in ps but also in py. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** I dont understand what the logic iz being showing a job status as successful when it actually failed, don't want to be critical but when job fails you can see errors under output but still the overall status is shown as success **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** I was able to build an entire automation framework which involves logic apps and azure Automation for other teams to onboards their use cases and have them run in a plug-and-play method ### 3. Azure automation **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer & Network Security | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 16, 2022 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** Very user friendly with tons of features and capabilities to automate a lot of work. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** Debugging issues is a pain and would like more user friendly ways to work on it. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** A lot of custom solutions built around the customer request can be completed via azure automation. These benefit everyone since it saves manual work by a platform engineer and also provided a user friendly way for customer to directly handle things on their own. ### 4. Extremely powerful automation tool for Microsoft environment **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Brian C. | Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 03, 2021 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** Powerful tool to automate azure, 365, on premise and more. If it connects with powershell then azure automation is a secure and powerful way to automate **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** Occasional random generic connection issues that resolve on its own. **Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:** No more scheduled tasks! Azure automation has made our automation goals a reality. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Automation of powershell scripts, and Microsoft related tasks ### 5. Technique to automate repetitive and manual tasks in cloud environment **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer & Network Security | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 17, 2021 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** I like the process automation and configuration management. We can easily enable the Role Based Access Control policies over the resources. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** There is a lack of proper marketing for this kind of product **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Manual and repetitive tasks are easily automated. For applying the configuration policies and Compliance, we can do it in one go. It is designed to work across multiple platforms and systems. ### 6. Azure for build automation **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Krishnan S. | Programmer Analyst, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 03, 2020 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** Build pipeline is one of the cutting edge feature with azure automation . It can cross integrate with most of the external plugins like AWS, appcenter etc. With this you can schedule your automated builds to execute your automated tests on various device clouds like AWS and Appcenter. With this we can achieve continuous integration to a greater extent. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** I do not have any dislikes with azure automation. They are constantly improving on managing the external plugins. **Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:** It is a great tool for all the players in an organization right from management , developers and Qa’s **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are achieving continuous integration using build pipeline. We also perform a release using a release pipeline by setting up a workflow. Because of this we have achieved seamless transition of our product from Qa, Uat and to prod environments. ### 7. Upgrade and hybrid environment **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Antonio A. | Free PC Software Development, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 20, 2021 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** Maintenance of VPS system and compatible with GNU Linux and Windows. Third-party applications, tracking report and cloud access **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** Problem to generate code within a GNU Linux and Windows hybrid system. **Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:** Security and stability system operating system hub **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Security, stability and application testing work within the hybrid system. ### 8. Many useful operations provided with Azure Automation, Highly Recommend! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Vipin S. | Technology Lead, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 22, 2020 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** Many automation processes like automatic scaling restarting services. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** As of now, there is nothing I don't like, maybe just because I didn't explore much out of it. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Scaling issues which helped to organize the cost of my Azure Services ### 9. Time saving platform **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Luís F. N. | Principal Investigator, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 11, 2020 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** The platform allows me to save a lot of time because I can simply program repetitive routines that can easily be deployed anytime I need. The programming interface is minimal and very simple to use. The cost of the service is reasonable since there are other competitors that offer paid solutions with a lot less useful functions. The quality of the platform is outstanding and it can save you a ton of money by decreasing cost to your project. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** I do not have anything that I dislike about this platform. **Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:** I recommend you to try the platform as soon as you can in order to check if it saves you time and money. For us, we started seeing a direct benefit few hours after playing with the platform. The platform is very reliable. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Azure Automation has helped me solve repetitive tasks when building my apps. One of the benefits is that I can simply save the routines and execute them anytime I need. A lot of my projects all share a common interface and this saves me time without having to start everything from scratch. ### 10. Very Helpful in security and infrastructure automation **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Atul U. | Sr. Manager (Cloud Foundation), Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 21, 2020 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** Very Helpful in security and infrastructure automation with Flexiblility to choose scripting language **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** disk size limition on azure runbook worker **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** All security and infrastructure related this are being handled through azure automation. ### 11. Azure Automation is good. But now sure for how long it will exist because of Azure Function. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 25, 2020 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** - Easy to write runbooks. - Easy to debug runbook because of Job history. - Hybrid Runbook worker is very easy to setup. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** -Fair share limit. It should allow runbooks to execute for more than 90 minutes. - Not clarity. Will it exist along with Azure Function ? - So time runbooks stays in queue for ever. - **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** - We do infrastructure based automation. - Integrate it with Azure monitor to build resiliency. - Use HRW to control on-premises infrastructure. ### 12. Stable and functional **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Michelle W. | Intermediate Business Analyst, Strategic Portfolio Office, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 10, 2020 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** I enjoy that it is a really streamline platform that allows for a hybrid environment. It allows you to automate your azure management tasks. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** Doesn't allow for too much customization and system updates sometimes cause issues **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** It has really streamlined my daily life. I realized you can basically automate everything!! ### 13. Hybrid environment, Windows and Linux. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jackie W. | Software engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 03, 2019 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** The report of all my applications in the Linux environment is perfect, it helps me a lot to have control in all my system changes. The scheduled updates are placed in hours where I will not work or use the system, with this I can use the maximum performance of the environment. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** When I schedule automatic updates for a specific day, I have errors in my programs, when I enter my system I have to correct the errors caused. **Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:** Make all your projects secure in the cloud with Azure, it is perfect to have everything safe and stable against any problem that occurs in the PC or virus. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** I carry out my project with the security of Azure, the cloud keeps me synchronized with all my files and data wherever I access, it is safe and stable against virus attacks and problems on my PC. ### 14. Azure provides holistic solution to all the cloud needs **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** umesh t. | Software Engineer III, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 19, 2020 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** To the point , crisp and clear for beginner to get in to the core concepts of runbook and schedule runbooks. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** Would have loved to have more real life examples. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** This lets me solve my business requirement needs to use C# code run using the runbooks. ### 15. Azure automation is best use for automate services which is on cloud **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 25, 2020 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** Runbook and RunAsConnection account is best for use for me. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** Scheduler - when we try to execute runbook, it's work slow. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Sql server backup and azure VM start and shutdown. - Extenson api call using Runbook of automation. ### 16. Good and Productive **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dharani K. | System Administrator, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 22, 2020 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** There are so many uses with the automation like avoiding the human error, less efforts **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** Automation very help to automate a which we do regularly **Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:** Manage daily operations and automate fully security related tasks **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Infrastructure builds,security builds ### 17. it has a lot of functionality, it extremely difficult to debug script, with a very crude interface **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 22, 2020 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** You can connect it to GitHub and there is no native integration with ise **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** Debuging of script is very different as compare to powershell **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Pre loaded scripts and easy to run ### 18. Linux and Windows system from the Internet. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Walter H. | Software Developer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 13, 2019 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** This system is perfect to have everything synchronized and secure in the cloud, use any Linux or Windows system. My projects are always up to date and secure with Azure Automation against any problem of virus or hacker attack. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** When I do the automatic updates the system gets slow or corrupts the files, I always have a backup on my PC to avoid these problems with the automatic synchronization to the Azure cloud. **Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:** This system is perfect for professional projects, hire to synchronize all your projects with the Azure hybrid cloud. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am from my PC connected to a hybrid system on the Internet with Windows and Linux, I work perfectly in this environment with all my projects, always safe with the synchronization to the cloud with the security and stability of Microsoft. ### 19. Automate deployments and orchestrate through graphical and PowerShell, getting alerts. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 23, 2020 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** Track changes and configure the desired state. Orchestrate processes using graphical tools and PowerShell runbooks. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** It eases the deployments and reduces running costs for managing environments. I didn't come across any limitations. **Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:** Practicing the runbooks through PowerShell will help in faster deployments in the future. It also makes it reliable for DevOps teams to integrate with hybrid cloud. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Securing my deployments ### 20. Configure and install scheduled updates all this from a hybrid environment. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Hubert L. | Software Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 21, 2019 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** I like hybrid systems, Windows and Linux from the same system in the cloud, automatic synchronization is perfect, I avoid mistakes. System maintenance and scheduled updates. Information on the applications installed in the system, preparation of reports, monitoring of changes in the system. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** This system works perfectly for all my needs, I have no problem with this service. **Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:** If you have experience in these types of cloud system and Azure I recommend this service, it is stable and secure, you can also include more tools to your system. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** The hybrid system makes my project work easier, I do all this from the Azure cloud to simplify my work. Runbooks increases automatic system resources. ### 21. Stable and updated hybrid work environment. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ricardo G. | Software Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 24, 2019 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** The system is stable, secure and with constant and scheduled updates for my stability with the Windows and Linux hybrid systems, I avoid compatibility problems. I always follow the changes that are made to the system to be aware of all the problems. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** I like everything, I have no problems with Azure services. **Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:** Azure always offers good services, it is perfect to have all your projects in the cloud, work where you are with professional support in case of any problem. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have all my projects in the cloud, secure attacks and loss of files, I work from anywhere with an Internet connection with the security and stability offered by Azure. ### 22. Hybrid environment, Windows and Linux. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mark T. | Software Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 31, 2019 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** I automatically synchronize my databases and information to the cloud, the Linux configuration is perfect for me, a stable and secure system with everything I need. I prepare reports of any situation or change that occurs in the system or process. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** There are problems in some system updates, slows down or modifies my options. **Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:** If you know how to use and configure Linux, I recommend this service to automatically backup all your files with stable insurance. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** The jobs in Linux give me a lot of security and stability in my system, I constantly backup important files. ### 23. How did we ever live without this?!? **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Morgan D. | Department Administrator, Retail, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 13, 2018 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** I am horrible at organization. I work hard, set reminders, keep a calendar...the whole nine. And yet... The ability to set it and forget it is amazing! I honestly don't know how I ever worked without it! **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** I like to customize. Everything. I am a colorful person, and I like everything I use to reflect that. I wish there were more options just to customize the user interface. **Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:** Don't hesitate. If you are looking for automation software - look no further. Azure offers just about everything, and it is very easy to use. Set up is fairly a breeze, if you have minor experience. You can set anyone to admin, as long as they stay on top of things. This product is wonderful, and we plan on using it in our company for a long time to come. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** I can keep track of problems with my companies resources like computers, track what others have been up to, make sure my SQL is up to date...just about everything! ### 24. Azure Automation is a Necessity **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Joy C. | External Relations Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 14, 2018 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** I love that Azure Automation help me manage tasks and materials effectively, across devices and networks. I've used it in working for a small organization in a team of 5, and larger company with 150 staff members. This kind of automation is so necessary no matter the size of your company. I also love the ability to delegate through PowerShell. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** There's definitely a learning curve to using the product. It's certainly a product that was helpful to have IT provide information and guidance. **Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:** There are lots of beginners guides out there for how to maximize your usage for greatest efficiency. Definitely read up on the product and encourage your coworkers to integrate it into their workflow. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** As previously mentioned, it helps with staying organized in a busy company with lots of different documents and materials that have multiple collaborators. ### 25. Azure application in the cloud **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Carlos M. | Purchaser, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 12, 2018 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** Backup and storage in the cloud is important to take into account the storage and security of your data, allows the use of the necessary capacity for a flexible and practical scheme. also it adapts to what the client demands, only what is used is paid, great flexibility that allows sharing the platform. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** Perception of insecurity since the data and business logic are outside the company. Integration, difficulty integrating cloud resources with in-house systems. Availability, subject to maintenance shutdowns scheduled by the supplier and not by the customer. Failures, two points of failure external to the infrastructure: provider of cloud services and the Internet provider. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Null hardware investment and maintenance. Possibility of increasing or decreasing the consumption of hardware or software resources immediately and in some cases automatically. Payment depending on the demand and therefore allowing a more efficient control of expenses. Enjoy the most advanced safety, availability and performance procedures of suppliers with experience and knowledge in this type of service. Access to resources from any geographical point. ### 26. Automate Boring Cloud Management Tasks **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Siddarth K. | Software Engineer, Information Technology and Services, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 06, 2018 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** Azure automation is a service provided by azure cloud of microsoft which lets you automate the boring stuff of managing cloud environment and resources.It helps you reduce time and also has a greater efficiency which helps you focus more on more materialistic tasks.The main benefit is that you can also use non azure services or azure services which are required to deploy and configure end-to-end process and can create a worker.You can graphically view this worker using powershell or python.Azure has provided automation which is really of great use and using that you can really spend your time doing more important work rather than spending time in managing cloud. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** I have nothing to dislike about azure automation service. **Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:** I recommend using azure automation services because it helps you reduce the time you spend in managing the cloud.Instead you can just create a worker and manage the worker through python which shows you realtime updates of the worker so that if anything goes wrong you can correct it yourself.It has a great efficiency and also it takes much less time in doing so.I would definitely recommend azure automation services. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have used azure automation at my work for creating a worker to manage the cloud for different projects.It took much less time to do so and while I was busy doing other important works the worker automatically took care of configuring and deploying the cloud services which has proven to be of great use to me.I has reduced my time of managing cloud. ### 27. Azure as a company’s automation solution **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sashidhar D. | Computer Science Outreach Instructor, Higher Education, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 13, 2018 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** On the primary level, azure has good resources to look up for any queries that would indeed help solve issues very easily. At the same time, the hierarchical level of layers of development helps it easily understandable and faster to proceed. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** Sometimes, a single work involves people of various different streams and doesn’t get easy to accumulate all the necessary information at one place which is frustrating from developer point of view **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Well! We work on Microsoft azure cosmos, a big data cluster with all the information coming from various clients everyday and azure automation is used to save the data in our cluster given that the format is known. It is quite beneficial for data whose type of format is already available. ### 28. This Azure automation: best in class **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Chemicals | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 13, 2018 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** this is a simple way to solve most of your business frustrations. we use it in most departments. We like how it seamlessly fits into all of our systems and integral business structure. I also feel that it is much better than other options that are similar out there. It performs amazingly, and I feel that the developers really created a high quality product as well.. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** we do not dislike anything, but wish the interface was much better! i have received so much positive feedback from my colleauges and peers, my employees also highly reccomend Azure, so we have had no complaints at all! **Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:** we love Azure Automation because it gives us peace of mind and the boost that we need technologically. We have not found anything that rivals Azure and we have compared with many -at least 4 other providers. This is easy to use, and very easy to understand how to work with , it gives us peace of mind. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** We solve problems with build automation and business process management and beyond. We have realized that the automation prevents our business from making unnecessary and expensive mistakes. ### 29. Azure Automation makes life easy **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jack J. | Systems Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 13, 2018 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** I would like the performance and the alerts which are triggered the best part of this automation and we are trying to implement in our systems and soon we will make all tasks in the current environment as automated.. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** I do not dislike any thing until now and I would comment more when I get a chance again since we are in the stage of implementation currently.. **Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:** I think it is a very vice option to implement in the environments **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are automating the everyday tasks like scaling the systems during the heavy work loads on the application and also the testing environments ### 30. Great automation software for Azure and on-prem infrastructure! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 13, 2018 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** I like the variety of runbooks that can be created. Whether you're good with PowerShell, or prefer to create runbooks with Python, both are options. You can also create them in a drag and drop interface if you don't like coding. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** The way that runbooks work with on-prem infrastructure isn't the greatest. The OMS gateway software is somewhat buggy and seems to crash a lot. **Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:** I suggest creating runbooks with PowerShell if you manage a Windows Server environment. Also, use DSC to configure servers. Any changes made to the servers without your approval after the initial configuration will be reset by DSC so you no longer have to worry about configuration drift. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are using Azure Automation to automate the deployment of resources in Azure. We also using Azure Automation DSC to maintain baseline configurations of resources. ### 31. Best set of cloud services! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 28, 2018 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** Cloud computing! the best thing is it only charges me for space I'm using unlike other cloud companies who overcharge for the package. It is very secure and user-friendly! Comes with amazing storage power as well which is very demanding! **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** Hybrid cloud is a bit tricky. It mix unnecessary details from my private and public cloud but it's not a big deal because Azure Automation is secure. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Use space for public school projects and private for my portfolio. ### 32. Best in class model for support and innovation, provides effective disaster recovery capabilities **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consumer Goods | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 14, 2018 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** Ability to expand resources and roll out new requirements in a very short amount of time compared to other products on the market. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** It will be good to have assistance with business case development and more efficient ways to deploy the product. Long term realization of benefits in order for successful return on investment **Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:** This product should be implemented with proper planning of how you want to automate your processes and what change management will be required for a successful implementation **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Leveraging the automation capabilities of this product to deploy workflow with batch processing. This is helping us eliminate manual work and avoid delays and mistakes that come with manual processing ### 33. Good experience but needs more features **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Shamit J. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 17, 2018 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** We liked that we can manage Azure Infrastructure via Azure Automation in an integrated way from the Azure Portal itself. The speed and performance is good. The scheduling is flexible. Community support is also good. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** We have no control over the speed and performance. If you need more than the specified minutes, it would be cheaper to deploy a windows instance to perform the same level of automation. Initial setup is a bit non intuitive. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are using it to automate shutdown and startup of our VMs ### 34. Azure Automation Software Review **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Financial Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 13, 2018 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** The interconnectivity with my other colleagues. Reporting is way more simple using this software, as we unified communication systems across the different hierarchical levels. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** The higher versions are very expensive. Intense training is required. Different departments need to have goals aligned for the software to be efficient. **Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:** First of all, I would suggest using the free version and work yourself up from there on. Secondly, I would suggest extensive training for the whole team involved in the use of this software. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Communication with upper management has improved greatly. Work-flow with other departments was enhanced, but there is still room for improvement. ### 35. excellent application to have your AD in the cloud **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Textiles | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 12, 2018 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** easy management of users in office 365 in addition to offer multiple tools for the management of active directory in the cloud and office 365 mail synchronization **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** what I do not like is when I have to synchronize the cloud to reflect the users inmedianto, also the licensing I think it is too expensive **Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:** If I would recommend it, they can have everything in the cloud **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** with the azure application, all the synchronization of active directory users is done and all the office 365 problems are solved ### 36. Great tool with low costs **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Retail | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 14, 2018 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** 1. Azure Automation is very cheap! It costs only $62 to license each VM. We used to use a "pay by the minute" model which was very expensive. 2. Hybrid Runbook Workers have less software to maintain and lower hardware requirements **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** There are several scenarios that cause sandboxes to crash or runbooks to fail in both hybrid workers or in Azure. **Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:** Use this product instead if you are using Orchestrator! **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Lower costs and manage resources automatically ### 37. Easy way to run tasks. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Hardware | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 15, 2018 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** It saves our time and resource. We can create lots run-book and run them every time we want about tasks. Also we can handover them to another users to use simply. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** Quite hard to write run-books and troubleshooting. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** We can create run-book for users to use and avoid users to touch many thing on our system. Also it saves time for us with periodical tasks. ### 38. Good Service **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Accounting | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 14, 2018 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** makes automating easy and integrates with other microsoft products well **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** a little hard to start up with but provides good service **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** needing to automate processes ### 39. Useful and save time **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 26, 2018 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** This function is very useful and help us a lot. We can create jobs then make scheduler to run without manual. Also the developers can create and pass to user to run every time user need to use. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** Sometimes, the runbook failed and need to run again again. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** It saves time and make our procedure smooth. Easy to control and manage our Azure resource automatically. ### 40. Save time and very convenience. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Telecommunications | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 11, 2018 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** This service helps us so much to perform all the simple tasks that need to run periodically. So we can write the runbook and another just run it when using. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** Sometimes, when running the runbook, it hangs and needs to refresh. **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Save time and make our job running smoothly. ### 41. Good tool for QA automation **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Banking | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 24, 2018 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** Azure automation enables great testing process by providing well built automation process. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** Too many parts to configure. Users need to be trained for a while to get the hang of it. **Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:** Implement it if testing team still uses manual process **What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?** removing manual testing and save time ### 42. Save time with fantastic tool. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 02, 2018 **What do you like best about Azure Automation?** I can handle many tasks by using the runbook and it saves time also can handover to my co-worker to use. It works with also resources on Azure. **What do you dislike about Azure Automation?** Hard to learn and troubleshooting. 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