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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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What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

Easy to deploy, Fast process, You'll have a running VM from the scratch in about 5 minutes. Tons of images to choose from, Linux, Microsoft and additional tools installed Sharepoint, Databases Oracle, SQL Server). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

Nothing in particular, the process is quite straightforward. You'll be able een to automate deployment based on scripting (Powershell or Bash) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Check carefully prices in different regions because the very same configuration an specifications could change prices up to 100%. You'll be charged based on real time consumption so, remember to shutdown your VM's while not needed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Proof of concept deployment with different OS versions and different configurations, unattended tasks and more Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

Azure Virtual machines are supporting like original server and using its managing power full tool, we can experience like it is original physical machine held in our lab. having best experience to manage many host within host, so it is great power full platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

Nothing to dislike yet, but need more attractive user friendly GUI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Azure Virtual Machines:

this is the best platform for different types of host controls in single machine, and create, delete and manage virtual machines with simple knowledge. it is best option when product testing on multiple environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Azure Virtual Machine helping to testing products on different environment with variant OS, and it is easy to manage multiple hosts on Azure Virtual Machines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

The fact that everything is organized in a single panel is really great, in addition to saving money by generating new contracts, it also helps to have all services organized and orderly. What we like the most is the interface and the method of creating these virtual machines. They are very customizable and also offer free credit to try the services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

Maybe if we had to say one thing, it would be the price. Although it lets you choose to bill by the hour or by the month, it is still somewhat expensive, at least for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Azure Virtual Machines:

They can try the promotional check to test their services before purchasing them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

With Azure virtual machines, we launch applications and leave them in the background. They are necessary applications for the proper functioning of the company, and we must keep them operational in a secure place without service outages. Azure is currently offering us what we ask for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

The power of the servers is simply impressive, not only the power, but also the internet speed is great, spectacular. The ping of the servers is performed very smoothly and is really low. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

They do not offer support in Spanish, that is why I have to speak in English and try to express myself with the support team. It is not really a problem but it would be much better if they offered that service in Spanish since there may be people or companies that do not have any English-speaking employees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Azure Virtual Machines:

You can start with their promo code, they give you free credit to try the service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Hosting our projects with Azure is the best, it offers us constant stability and a lot of resilience. Additionally, the anti-DDoS services they offer are really good and powerful, we love it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

The ease and speed with which they are created is simply perfect. The servers are created in less than 5 minutes and have many options and varieties to choose your best option. Additionally, the internet speed is very good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

If I had to say something, I would say the price, although they offer a trial period with trial credit, once the trial is over you must start a subscription and from our point of view it is somewhat high. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Azure Virtual Machines:

The credit they provide at the beginning to test their services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We host and house our services on Azure VPS, they are really fast and offer that touch of professionalism that we all need and seek. Really good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

The best thing about azure virtual machines is that the steps to create and delete them are super easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

I have faced occasional connection termination while using the virtual machines via ssh. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I have used Azure virtual machines for deploying the applications and creating a kubernetes cluster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

João S.
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What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

How well thought this was. Microsoft does excel in what it does and Azure vms are the proof of that.

Pratically no downtime and you're assured a good coverage, no matter where in the globe you want to deploy. African servers planned soon! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

not much to say here. I wish I had an instant notification whenever the servers I use are down, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Azure Virtual Machines:

Microsoft is the best in what it does and Azure Virtual machines are just another proof of that.

African servers planned so they'll be everywhere soon! Maybe moon or marcian servers next?

The sky is the limit with Azure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

There's no travelling anymore. You can use Azure whenever and wherever you want. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

Azure Virtual Machine represents the best IaaS service on public cloud. It allows vertical scalability of virtual machines based on business needs. Configurations are easily implementable directly from the Azure portal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

Some features are not available from the web portal. It is necessary to use PowerShell. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Many servers have been migrated to Azure, significantly reducing the workload of On-Prem resources. In this way, the Hybrid-cloud has been implemented. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

KG
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What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

What we loved about this platform is you can just pay as you go. It is perfect also vm can be modified the scalability is awesome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

You will have to get a good link internet connection Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Proof of concept Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We solved how to expand our datacenter Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

Virtual machines on Azure cloud gives are a lot easier to deploy with step by step process to follow.

It gives you custom sizes to choose from which helps save time.

The Hybrid license feature save about 40% of the cost of the Virtual Machine much used in our environment.

Machines can be scheduled to turn off per requirement.which is highly cost effective. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

No issues with the Virtual Machine deployment and IAAS services.The product is going good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Azure Virtual Machines:

The Virtual Machines are highly stable and offers premium storage features with 99.9% SLA.

Being backed by Microsoft string expertise, it is easy to make the decision. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We are moving our existing VM from Hyper V to Azure cloud in order to save cost of management and Infrastructure.

All new deployments are taking place at Azure Cloud and are kept in the resource groups having scheduled turn off cycles. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.