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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 Microsoft Azure?

Microsoft Azure Cloud has various solution categories, advanced security capabilities, and well-documented services. The data and AI services and tools are easy to use within the Azure user interface and drag-and-drop features in a low-code environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

Some of the services and data warehouse solutions in Microsoft Azure Cloud are confusing and make it hard to decide on the optimal service, tool, or cloud application that suits the project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Microsoft Azure Cloud helps us scale data analytics workloads and migrate on-premises SQL-server to the cloud with minimal effort and efficient pricing plans. Azure services save development time and allow us to enhance our work performance, add advanced analytics capabilities and develop predictive models using low-code machine learning services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

It is very easy to use azure portal. It is a piece of cake to create and deploy VMs with OS of your choice. You can literally create a VM within 10 minutes.

The best part is you can pay as you go. Let's say you only use the system for 8hrs a day. So, you can auto shutdown after that time so the payment will be less.

Most of our VDIs and Servers are on Azure which provides high Scalability for our servers and good performance of VMs for the employees.

The customer support of Azure is top-notch I got to admit it, they respond so quick and assign an Engineer like in 10 minutes if the Severity is A and if you are a premium subscriber. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

Nothing to dislike, there will be outages sometimes due to unforeseen circumstances like powercuts or disasters. In which the systems may go down and unavailable but fortunately there are options in Azure to re-deploy in other centers in case of failure and we have load balancers and DR systems for our critical landscapes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

It is cutting a lot of cost like to buy the hardware and setup a datacenter of our own. It deploys any software you selected and even third party vendors are offering services with Azure. So, you can start with anything you want within seconds.

By using cloud machines, you are saving lots of efforts and manpower which take for installations of OS, setup of hardware and maintenance cost. All of this is taken by Microsoft and you just need to pay and get services. I mean how cool is that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Microsoft Azure Compute?

Microsoft Azure Compute is a really useful for virtualization of computing services. It's server less architecture, and scalability helps businesses not to incur huge costs for On premise systems for hosting their products and applications.

It uses Kubernatics to manage containers to run web services, and thus makes it easy to manage multiple apps. Batch processing is also one major use. It's usually a bit complicated to be implemented and specially it's difficult to transition from legacy code base to cloud based, and the dependencies often create problems. However Azure has excellent customer support and sometimes for big organizations dedicated resources to help and manage these services. However once set up, it's easy to use and manageable through one single portal. Integration with other softwares often poses a problem but Azure support often helps, and more importantly Azure offers almost all tools for a complete Application, starting from Business, to Agile boards, Test Management, CICD, Reporting. Once a business is transitioned to a cloud based platform like Azure, frequency of use is daily by everyone for all of these purposes by all stakeholders and maintain complete visibility and transparency of work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure Compute?

The downside of Azure Compute is that it is sometimes complicated to be set up, specially when transition of services from on prem to cloud based is done. Also, cost of using is also good, but spending that amount is always better than all the benefits like scalability, maintenance on prem systems, etc are. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Azure Compute helps in Cloud based computing, hosting, scalability of software solutions and ease the CICD pipelines for the software deployment. It helps in reporting for test management, accurate tracking of work, repository batch process, and everything an organization might need in technical support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Products used within Microsoft Azure: Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Cloud Services
What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

The User interface is very good.

Coponents to connect with cloud storages are very useful.

Virtual machines are very efficient.

Customer service is great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

There is nothing to dislike but the virtual machines are working slow sometimes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

The virtual machines are very well customizable and benefit our organization.

Using the compute engines in Azure is very useful for the fast programming approach. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

The best thing is Pay as you go model as some times there is no commitment of how many days we need to use the resource.

Very user friendly interface.

The built in security features are very well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

The documentation of Azure can be improved as sometimes I can not get something useful from that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

The best thing I found with Azure is its integration with the Microsoft application like Office 365 which I cannot do in any other cloud providers. Developers tools and services like the Azure Devops and VS helps a lot. It makes the tasks easier and save a lot of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

Azure is a modern all in one place for my cloud requirements. It provides solutions ranging from simple virtual machines to a full suite of tooling for building and maintaining software products at big organizations.

Its SDK makes the experience much better, I'm able to run my favourite programming languages without the hesitation of support issues.

All in all I'd highly recommend it for building next gen applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

Due to its massive tooling and usecases it can feel pretty overwhelming at times, apart from that costing sometines could be a bit on the higher side. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Its helping us solve all our problems, we build, train and test all on Azure Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nikhil N.
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What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

Mostly I used Azure for development purposes and I love it's flexible and scalable cloud computing solutions which allow me to easily scale resources up or down based on project demand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

Mostly it is a good product but the support channels are too slow and documentation is also not so clear. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We had a pipeline for development in production and there are multiple local instances and one master branch. It helps us to upload the latest changes on Azure for review by others and commit the changes on master after 100% review grade. It also helps us in fast development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Moses C.
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What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

I was impressed by the vastness of services provided by Microsoft Azure. It lead me to attaining a few certifications during my pathway to learning more about the services provided. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

Learning about all Azure services may take a lot of time. In some cases users may need to undertake relevant certification training to learn about all of its features and effectively utilize the solutions. Not have this knowledge may lead to mistakes such as leaving services running and ending up paying for it under the pay as you go model. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Being an Aure consultant I have come across several organizations in my area who are have, are in the process, or are planning to migrate to Microsoft Azure cloud. Seeing that the cloud computing service provides an overall infrastructure, software, and platform solution, it has opened several opportunities for me personally to get more peple educated about the solutions available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Microsoft Azure?

What I like the best about Microsoft Azure is their AI and Machine learning capability which aims to provide a smooth integration via AI into different applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Azure?

What I dislike about Microsoft Azure is their steep learning especially for those individuals thar have sufficient knowledge about cloud computing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

There was a one time that i need to deploy a web application and azure web apps aids me with their reliable restful APIs and help me integrate and deploy web apps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

I appreciate Azure Virtual Machines for their robust performance and scalability, essential for handling diverse computational workloads. The platform's seamless integration with various data science tools enhances workflow efficiency, ensuring a productive environment. Azure VMs also provide a reliable and secure infrastructure, crucial for safeguarding sensitive data. I value the platform's commitment to innovation, supporting my work with cutting-edge technologies over the past two years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

The learning curve for beginners can be steep, hindering swift onboarding and utilization. Although from my past 2 years of experience I prefer azure VM's robustness over other cloud VM's. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Azure Virtual Machines address the infrastructure challenges by providing a scalable and flexible IAAS solution, streamlining resource management and ensuring optimal performance. This benefits me as a user by offering a reliable platform for deploying and managing virtualized computing resources, fostering efficiency and adaptability in my workloads Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.