Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines
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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91 Likeliness to Recommend
98 Plan to Renew
86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+91 Net Emotional Footprint
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How much do users love Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines?
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
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Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Reviews
Thiago A.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Retail
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Oct 2024
"Highly flexible and powerful cloud solution
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?
Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines differentiate themselves from other similar products through their extensive integration with the Azure ecosystem, offering seamless connectivity with a wide range of services such as Azure Storage, Azure Active Directory, and Azure Networking. This integration enhances the overall functionality and scalability of cloud solutions. Additionally, Azure provides a diverse selection of virtual machine sizes and configurations, allowing users to customize their resources based on specific workload requirements. Its advanced security features, including built-in threat protection and compliance offerings.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favorite aspect of Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines is their flexibility in resource allocation. Users can easily scale up or down based on workload demands, allowing for efficient cost management and optimal performance. This adaptability is essential for businesses that experience varying workloads and need a cloud solution that can grow with them.
What do you dislike most about this product?
What I dislike most about Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines is the complexity of pricing. The various pricing tiers and additional costs for features like storage and data transfer can be confusing, making it challenging to estimate total expenses. This lack of transparency can lead to unexpected charges if not carefully monitored.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I recommend that anyone considering Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines thoroughly assess their specific workload requirements and budget. Take advantage of Azure’s pricing calculator to estimate costs before deployment. Additionally, familiarize yourself with the available VM sizes and configurations to optimize performance. Lastly, consider leveraging Azure’s documentation and support resources for a smoother setup and management experience.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Kaiden N.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Transportation
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Oct 2026
Very useful software company wide. Innovative.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?
Azure is easier to use compared to AWS in my opinion. I can easily connect to the VMs with ease and setup is very easy.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My very aspect is how easy it is to do all of your work in one place and to manage it. I had multiple problems with AWS in the past that I recommended Azure to our company now. We now use azure for IAM and virtual machines for sandboxes.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The timeout system can be a bit much. I get logged out a lot and have to re-sign into azure.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If you are looking for something user friendly and easy to setup, Azure would be the product to use. Azure VMs allow you to do so much more compared to AWS.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
Sandip P.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Telecommunications
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jul 2026
Azure Machines review
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?
Getting better support and relevant features for our business team.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Better management and similarities of used windows servers.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Still exploring the product so for now issues at our end.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Go for it. Best product compare to other cloud provider
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Trustworthy
