Azure Virtual Machines provide flexible compute options and integrate well with other Azure services. They make it easy to provision scalable infrastructure and support a wide range of operating systems and workloads. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cost management can be challenging, and the pricing model is not always easy to understand. The portal and configuration options can also feel complex for new users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best thing about Azure VM is that it provides a fully manageable customized environment. It supports all type of OS and has a built-in security feature of Azure defender and Azure AD. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The demerits of Azure VM is it's Autoscaling feature, is slower and more complex than other alternatives. Also, backups and recovery is not automatically provided with VMs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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.

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.

I like that using Microsoft Azure, my employees and customers can access their email, file storage, information and websites from anywhere in the world using our secure and SSO based Microsoft logins. The SSO platform provided by Azure allows us to intergrate any third-party solution with our existing password strategy. Making the lives of our employees and customers easy, secure, and consistant. Microsoft makes it easy for us to intergrate our on-premise Active Directory platform with their Azure Cloud. That creates less work for my Information Technology staff and frees them up to care for other customer issues and requests. I also like that Azure offers a robust feature set for our cloud based Directory Service platform. This allows us to create redudancy, utilize Microsoft's disaster recovery solution, create servers, desktops and applications needed to support our customers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Microsoft Azure can be a complex setup. As it is a cloud network, server infrastructure, directory service, desktop provider and holds network applications. It is a very robust tool that should be taken seriously and planned with care. This is not something that should be setup in 5 minutes. There is so many questions involved in setting up Azure and it can be used in many different ways. It is a power tool, to get the most out of it planning is needed.

It is also very modularized, so for example if you want to figure out why your monthly charges were X. You will need to build your Azure portal dashboard, so you can see what network, storage, virtualization costs you are incurring. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Azure appears to be built from the ground up as an all-in-one cloud solution, everything you need to administer your cloud apps/servers/endpoints or 365 services is on hand and easy to navigate. The pricing is nice and simple too and doesn't make it difficult to gauge what you're going to be paying. I particularly like the ACL permissions element which makes admin management a breeze. Google Cloud and Amazon AWS take note. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ultimately the price of certain services, Microsoft sometimes showcase their ability or usefulness to combat a specific on-premise service or security issue but it almost feels as if you're constantly being guided to use their solution only and at full cost. It's not the simplest infrastructure to add in your own services or link any non-Azure instances without some tinkering. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Azure provides strong support for hybrid cloud scenarios, allowing organizations to integrate on-premises data centers with the cloud. This is particularly beneficial for businesses with existing infrastructure investments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some users find Azure's interface and services to be complex, especially for beginners. The abundance of features and options can be overwhelming for those who are new to cloud computing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mainly, High availabilty in data centers,it also focuses mostly on data security,scalabilty, and it very cost effective and offers many free services to the users those who like to learn more about azure from azure portal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

even mircosoft azure has couple of disadvantages, it requires management to ensure all moving parts are working correctly or not it should be managed and maintained well, which also includes patching and monitoring. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like best about Microsoft Azure is its robust scalability, extensive range of services, and strong security measures. The ability to quickly scale resources and the comprehensive suite of cloud services allows my organization to meet our evolving business needs efficiently. The advanced security features provide peace of mind in safeguarding our data and applications. Overall, Azure's flexibility, and certain advanced features within Azure require a higher level of technical expertise to configure and manage effectively. As someone with limited knowledge in those areas, I have faced difficulties utilizing these features to their full potential. the wide array of services and commitment to security make it an exceptional choice for our cloud computing requirements Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

certain advanced features within Azure require a higher level of technical expertise to configure and manage effectively. As someone with limited knowledge in those areas, I have faced difficulties utilizing these features to their full potential. I have encountered occasional performance issues and service disruptions, which have caused minor disruptions to our operations. However, it's worth noting that Microsoft actively addresses these concerns and improves Azure's overall reliability. Despite these challenges, Azure still provides a robust and feature-rich cloud platform that meets many of our organization's needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Platform is easy to use, and lot of services available for windows workloads.

Active Directory is very useful for windows infrastructure.

Cost wise more economical for windows workloads compared to other public clouds Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Process wise more complex for architecting solutions especially with ADs, renewing licenses etc.

Data transfer from on-premise to azure is very costly

Azure support is not up to mark Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We can make automation for onboarding and offboarding users.

Account lock and unlock process.

We can do a Password change.

Can keep a basic detail of user.

Easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Password policies are too hard.

Requires Management for user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.