Azure Virtual Machines Reviews & Product Details

Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) are scalable, on-demand computing resources provided by Microsoft Azure, enabling users to deploy and manage virtualized Windows and Linux servers in the cloud. These VMs support a wide range of workloads, from simple web applications to complex enterprise solutions, offering flexibility and control over computing resources without the need for physical hardware maintenance. Key Features and Functionality: - Diverse VM Series: Azure offers various VM series tailored to specific needs: - General Purpose (D-series, B-series): Balanced CPU-to-memory ratio, suitable for web servers and small to medium databases. - Compute Optimized (F-series): High CPU-to-memory ratio, ideal for CPU-intensive tasks like batch processing. - Memory Optimized (E-series): High memory-to-CPU ratio, designed for in-memory applications and large databases. - Storage Optimized (L-series): High disk throughput and IOPS, perfect for big data and data warehousing. - GPU-enabled (N-series): Equipped with GPUs for graphics-intensive and machine learning workloads. - Operating System Support: Azure VMs support a broad range of operating systems, including various distributions of Linux and all supported versions of Windows Server. - Scalability and Availability: Features like Virtual Machine Scale Sets allow for automatic scaling of applications, and Availability Sets ensure high availability by distributing VMs across multiple physical servers. - Integrated Security: Built-in security features include Azure Security Center for threat detection and response, and compliance with various industry standards. - Cost Management: Options like Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances and Azure Hybrid Benefit help optimize costs, while Azure Spot Virtual Machines offer significant discounts for interruptible workloads. Primary Value and Solutions Provided: Azure Virtual Machines offer businesses the ability to quickly deploy and manage scalable computing resources without the overhead of maintaining physical hardware. This flexibility allows organizations to respond rapidly to changing demands, optimize costs through various pricing options, and ensure high availability and security for their applications. By leveraging Azure VMs, users can focus on developing and running their applications while Azure handles the underlying infrastructure, leading to increased operational efficiency and agility.

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Microsoft

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Solution Type

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Value at a Glance

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

3 months

Return on Investment

15 months

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Google Compute Engine

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User Insights

Average based on 394 real user reviews.

Implementation Time

3 months

Perceived Cost

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Azure Virtual Machines Integrations

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Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/1/2024

"Better than AWS"

5/5

What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

Customization and integration of services Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

Nothing at the moment. Everything works well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shaikh Faizan F.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/16/2023

"very user friendly steps for VM configuration."

5/5

What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

Azure virtual machines are easy to implement we just need our requirements like RAM CPU availability zone rg then we are able to host an app on it. We can also add a disk after creating vm. we can easily monitor it with other monitoring tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

In azure, some region's VM datacenter failed and it took more time to recover it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SHRITEJ M.

Technician

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/23/2023

"Microsoft Azure Review"

5/5

What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

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.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

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.

Rav K.

Systems Analyst

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/24/2023

"Azure Virtual Machines provides a flexible and scalable solution for deploying and managing Apps"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

Azure Virtual Machines excel in scalability, diverse OS support, robust integration with Azure services, high availability, security features, backup, cost management, global reach, hybrid cloud capabilities, and a rich marketplace, offering a versatile cloud computing platform for diverse workloads. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

Azure Virtual Machines come with potential downsides, including complex pricing structures, which can lead to unexpected costs, a learning curve for beginners, and the need for ongoing management and maintenance of VMs, requiring time and expertise. 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 various challenges in IT infrastructure by providing scalable, flexible, and secure virtualized computing resources. This benefits usvby enabling cost-effective, on-demand provisioning of VMs for diverse workloads, reducing hardware management overhead, and facilitating rapid application deployment, ultimately enhancing agility and scalability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rajendra K.

Site Reliability Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/30/2023

"Review for Azure Virtual Machine"

4/5

What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

The most liked features of Azure virtual machines are its wide variety of VM types, which lets you choose the most specific configuration for running your workload and their integration with the Azure Ecosystem makes them an excellent choice for running workloads on the cloud. One can also leverage the Azure hybrid benefit which allows you to bring your existing Windows or SQL server to Cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

Azure VMs have limited support for open source tools and technologies compared to other competitors. Some other factors that also comes into picture are the complex pricing and some overhead when the VMs are running at scale. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Subodh P.

Principal Information Security Architect

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/14/2023

"Easy to manage cloud compute"

5/5

What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

Azure Virtual Machine is one of the best easy-to-manage cloud computing resources. Compared to other cloud providers managing Azure VM is super easy from the Azure portal as well as from automation tools like PowerShell or CLI. Many marketplace images are available including Microsoft and non-microsfot. Many size options are available Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

You have to select from predefined sizes, which is a combination of CPU, Memory, disk, and network interface. It should be possible to customize CPU and memory combinations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sandesh R.

Senior Software Engineer - RPA & Digital Transformation

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/2/2023

"Azure For Software Robots"

5/5

What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

Very easy to provision the machines and especially windows which is microsoft product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

Their support is not good as amazon web services Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aamir A.

IT Manager

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/4/2024

"Microsoft Azure most reliable cloud"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

Reliability, availability and marketplace, ease of use, 24/7 customer support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

Prices and migration and implementation process takes long time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Arvind T.

IT manager

Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/24/2023

"Unveiling the Power of Microsoft Azure"

5/5

What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

I liked this more application integration option. I use to refer more people to this platform. Customer support response more likeable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

Mainly the pricing of the product is more per user; it's hardly more than 180 dollars, but the feature is more. It's good to use for very big organizations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Geetha Sree L.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/15/2023

"Microsoft Azure AZ"

5/5

What do you like best about Azure Virtual Machines?

Mainly, high availability in data centers, it also focuses mostly on data security, scalability, and it is very cost-effective and offers many free services to users who like to learn more about Azure from the Azure portal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Virtual Machines?

Even Microsoft Azure has a 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.