Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines

Composite Score

9.0 /10

CX Score

9.2 /10

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What is Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines?

Migrate your business- and mission-critical workloads to Azure infrastructure and improve operational efficiency. Run SQL Server, SAP, Oracle® software and high-performance computing applications on Azure Virtual Machines. Choose your favorite Linux distribution or Windows Server.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines won the following awards in the Cloud Infrastructure as a Service category

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2023

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

5 Top Rated Capabilities

9 Top Rated Features

2023

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

91 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+92 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines?

1% Negative

4% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Helps Innovate
Respectful
Fair

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Load Balancing

Cloud Integration

Access Management

Cloud Backup

Analytics and Reporting

Encryption and Decryption Support

Data Migration

Systems Performance Management

Regulatory Compliance

SLA Management

Capacity Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 84

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Reviews

Chinmaya D.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2025

Azure Virtual Machines: Powerful and Secure

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines stand out due to their seamless hybrid cloud integration, allowing businesses to extend on-premises infrastructure using Azure Hybrid Benefit and Azure Arc. They offer cost advantages for Windows Server and SQL Server users, making them ideal for enterprises leveraging Microsoft software. Azure VMs provide first-class support for Windows workloads, including Active Directory, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft 365, ensuring deep integration within the Microsoft ecosystem. They also support Linux distributions and offer custom VM sizes optimized for AI/ML, SAP, and HPC workloads.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

One of the best aspects of Azure Virtual Machines is their seamless hybrid cloud integration. The ability to extend on-premises infrastructure to the cloud using Azure Hybrid Benefit and Azure Arc makes it a powerful choice for enterprises. This feature allows businesses to optimize costs, manage workloads across environments, and maintain security while leveraging the scalability of the cloud. Additionally, the deep integration with Microsoft's ecosystem (Windows Server, Active Directory, SQL Server) ensures that organizations using Microsoft products get performance, licensing advantages, and compatibility benefits.

What do you dislike most about this product?

One of the biggest drawbacks of Azure Virtual Machines is their complex pricing structure. While Azure offers cost-saving options like Azure Hybrid Benefit, understanding the various pricing tiers, reserved instances, and licensing costs can be confusing, especially for new users. Another challenge is slightly lower global reach compared to AWS. While Azure has a strong presence, AWS still leads in terms of data center availability and region diversity, which might impact businesses needing highly distributed infrastructure.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you're considering Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines (VMs), here are some key recommendations: 1. Leverage Hybrid Benefits – If you use Windows Server or SQL Server, take advantage of Azure Hybrid Benefit to reduce licensing costs. 2. Choose the Right VM Size – Azure offers specialized VMs for AI, ML, SAP, and high-performance computing (HPC). Select the right one for your workload. 3. Optimize Costs with Reserved Instances – If you plan to use VMs long-term, consider Reserved Instances (RI) or Savings Plans to lower costs.

Pros

Unique Features
Respectful
Appreciates Incumbent Status
Helps Innovate

Nishad P.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Fully Featured Cloud Desktop

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

1. Easy Deployment 2. Friendly Collobrate and Accessible 3. Varities of Configuration

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

1. Bastion 2. NSG

What do you dislike most about this product?

1. IAM 2.Auto Retention of Backups(We have to use Runbooks)

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Azure Virtual Machine is fully featured cloud capability which includes security, monitoring, configuration flexibility.

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Respectful

Arun Prakash G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

Ease of use

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

ease of administration

What do you dislike most about this product?

nothing as such

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

cost effective

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Load Balancing Allows distribution of workloads across multiple computing resources.

Cloud Integration Includes real-time data integration, APIs, and data quality.

Access Management Includes social sign-on, external authorization, and fraud detection.

Cloud Backup Includes backup schedules, encryption algorithms, and data support.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Encryption and Decryption Support Support for real-time decryption and re-encryption of information.

Data Migration The ability to select and extract data from one storage system to another

Systems Performance Management Includes monitoring, analyzing and configuration in order to optimize performance and increase efficiency.

Regulatory Compliance Includes compliance with regulations and standards such as SOX, HIPPA, NIST, PCI-DSS etc.

SLA Management Includes a contracted delivery time, automated escalations, and timely resolutions.

Capacity Management Monitor system utilization and provide alerts when pre-defined thresholds are reached.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Reviews

Chinmaya D.

Azure Virtual Machines: Powerful and Secure

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Nishad P.

Fully Featured Cloud Desktop

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Arun Prakash G.

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Load Balancing

Cloud Integration

Access Management

Cloud Backup

Analytics and Reporting

Encryption and Decryption Support

Data Migration

Systems Performance Management

Regulatory Compliance

SLA Management

Capacity Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support