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Azure Automation Overview

What is 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.

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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.


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Microsoft
Year Founded
1975
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Redmond, Washington
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@microsoft
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MSFT
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+1 (877) 276-2464
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$204,090
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Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately

8,000 passionate employees worldwide.

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Verified UserEnterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Azure automation"
Very user friendly with tons of features and capabilities to automate a lot of work.
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Verified UserEnterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Azure Automation is a complete package"
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...
Brian C.
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Brian C.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Extremely powerful automation tool for Microsoft environment"
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 aut...
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Michelle W.
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Intermediate Business Analyst, Strategic Portfolio Office
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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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Automation?

Doesn't allow for too much customization and system updates sometimes cause issues Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

umesh t.
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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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Automation?

Would have loved to have more real life examples. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Automation?

Runbook and RunAsConnection account is best for use for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Automation?

Scheduler - when we try to execute runbook, it's work slow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dharani K.
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What do you like best about Azure Automation?

There are so many uses with the automation like avoiding the human error, less efforts Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Automation?

Automation very help to automate a which we do regularly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:

Manage daily operations and automate fully security related tasks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?

Infrastructure builds,security builds Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Automation?

You can connect it to GitHub and there is no native integration with ise Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Automation?

Debuging of script is very different as compare to powershell Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?

Pre loaded scripts and easy to run Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:

This system is perfect for professional projects, hire to synchronize all your projects with the Azure hybrid cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Automation?

Tracking changes and configure the desire state. Orchestrate processes using graphical and powershell,Run books Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Automation?

It’s ease the deployments and reduce running costs for managing environments. I didn’t came across any limitations . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Azure Automation:

Practicing the runbooks through powershell would help in faster deployments in future. Also it makes reliable for devops teams on integrating with hybrid cloud . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Azure Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?

Fastening my deployments Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Automation?

This system works perfectly for all my needs, I have no problem with this service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RG
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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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Automation?

I like everything, I have no problems with Azure services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.