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Azure Virtual Machines Overview

What is Azure Virtual Machines?

Azure Virtual Machines gives you the flexibility of virtualization for a wide range of computing solutions: development and testing, running applications, and extending your datacenter with support for Linux, Windows Server, SQL Server, Oracle, IBM, and SAP.

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Azure Virtual Machines gives you the flexibility of virtualization for a wide range of computing solutions: development and testing, running applications, and extending your datacenter with support for Linux, Windows Server, SQL Server, Oracle, IBM, and SAP.


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Divyansh T.
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Divyansh T.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Virtualized computer with flexible on-demand computing capacity"
The best thing about the Azure Virtual Machines is there's no need to purchase and manage the physical infrastructure and it can support various op...
Dishank R.
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Dishank R.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Azure Virtual machine deployment and cost optimization"
Easy to create and deploy Virtual machine cost optimization maintenance done by Azure. Easy to use. Quick creation and deployment of Virtu...
Carlos R.
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Carlos R.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Azure VM are very good as agents for Azure Pipelines, also some of them have nested virtualization"
Azure Virtual Machines are one of the few (and the only ones that I've found) to provide virtual machines with nested virtualization for x86. This ...
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Products used within Microsoft Azure: Azure Virtual Machines
What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

The ability to have access to virtual desktop Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

Slowness of loading, not easy to use. Could be more smooth for access Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Access to Microsoft products from Apple desktop Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

Microsoft Azure is user friendly and easy to use. It provides several cloud services that help to solve your business needs.At present Azure is getting widely popular compare to its competitors Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

Customer support services is not up to the mark. It also has high cost and speed limitions. Free tier options have limited option because as a fresher 1 months of free service is not enough Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Azure:

It work on cloud-based technologies and work on real life problems and solve them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Azure solve the compute and scalibility problem. It is helping us to improve the business needs. Subscription is also good thing which manages all bills at one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

The bast feature of using microsoft azure is that it has high availability in data centers and when it comes to security ,then azure cloud provides utmost security to its users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

The drawback in using microsoft azure is that training has to be given for smooth installation and understanding. microsoft azure should have availability for all the different areas. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

microsoft azure has provided the ease of getting the logs from anywhere during sales decision making. after using azure services,i can concentrate on production rather than investing time on security and data storage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

The VMs in Azure are very robust and extremely configurable. They can be set up in minutes and be running apps within minutes. They are also expandable, so we can add CPUs, memory, storage, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

Azure VMs seem to come in packages with a number of CPUs packaged with a specific amount of memory. So, if you have a CPU-heavy application that does not require a ton of memory, you have to pay for both. And you have to know a few tricks to delete them, such as needing to delete the IP address first. That's a pain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Azure Virtual Machines solving and how is that benefiting you?

We had servers (on prem) that were experiencing intermittent hardware failures. We virtualized them, added lots of horse power, and viola! - Problem solved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

Azure Virtual Machines is a popular service offered by Microsoft Azure and it is known for its benefits such as:

Scalability: Azure VMs can be easily scaled up or down to meet changing demands.

Flexibility: With a wide range of operating systems and software options, Azure VMs can be configured to meet specific needs.

High availability: Azure VMs can be configured in highly available sets to ensure that your workloads are always up and running.

Security: Azure VMs benefit from the security features and certifications built into the Azure platform.

Integration: Azure VMs can be integrated with other Azure services, such as storage and networking, to create a complete solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

Azure Virtual Machines is not without some limitations, such as:

Cost: Azure VMs can be more expensive than other cloud-based virtual machine options.

Performance: Performance of virtual machines may vary depending on the workload and the size of the virtual machine.

Complexity: Configuring and managing Azure VMs can be complex, especially for users who are new to cloud computing.

Networking limitations: Some network-intensive applications may not perform as well on virtual machines compared to dedicated hardware. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Azure Virtual Machines solving and how is that benefiting you?

Azure Virtual Machines is designed to solve several common problems faced by businesses and organizations, including:

Scalability: Azure VMs allow businesses to scale their infrastructure up or down based on changing demands, without having to invest in new hardware.

Cost-effectiveness: By leveraging the Azure platform, businesses can reduce their capital expenses and minimize the costs associated with maintaining on-premise infrastructure.

Flexibility: Azure VMs offer a wide range of operating system and software options, enabling businesses to customize their infrastructure to meet specific needs.

High availability: Azure VMs can be configured in highly available sets to ensure that business-critical workloads are always up and running.

Security: Azure VMs benefit from the security features and certifications built into the Azure platform, helping businesses protect their data and applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

We use Azure VMs for 2 main reasons. The first one, is when we need to do a lift&shift from on-prem to the cloud, where the main purpose is to migrate a system as-is to the cloud before restructuring it. Many presets are available when spinning up a new instances to match you workload, instead of having to start from scratch.

VM Scale sets makes it really easy to scale in & out the VMs easily

When getting started, no need to manage a networking layer before starting a new instance, no need for any VPC complexitites, as Azure handles it.

VM Firewall and security rules can be managed directly from the Azure interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

Slightly more expensive that other cloud provider VMs. The spin up time is a little longer as well. Even a few seconds count when you need to scale up quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Azure Virtual Machines solving and how is that benefiting you?

Azure VMs are the next step for us to rely on Onprem servers, and leaving the management of the infrastructure to the professionals

The ease of use, is also important when our main focus is to deliver new applications and integrations fast, and not having to worry about infrastructure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

Ease of integration with another microsoft technologies Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

Complex pricing model, resource limits.. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Azure allows scaling resources up or down based on demand, optimizing costs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

Its scalability and ease of use. Its also very easy to implement Microsoft Azure, with a great customer support, ever increasing number of features, and ease of integration with other Microsoft tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

Nothing really if i have to be brief and honest. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Microsoft Azure is helping me in solving Data Engineering and storage problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

I like that the documentation is well-made for most languages. It has been easy to use since the day I started.

I like that the support team is well-trained for most scenarios and gives swift responses.

I also like that they arrange calls if you have a complicated issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

I think their documentation for the Go language needs to be significantly improved. API documentation for Go has syntax errors in them.

Too much customisation and options for doing the same thing sometimes gets confusing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

The resource limit problem has been solved as I use ample resources in Azure. Also, basic functionalities like email sending limit are the required amount.

Databases rarely experience downtime. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shiva Shankara V.
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What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

It's powerful support for the Devops and cloud integration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

No I don't have any dislikes for the product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

It helps in cloud integration with our applications and helps us in seamless deployments . It also provides solutions such as IaaS, PaaS, SaaS which are used for networking, Virtual servers,cloud storage, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.