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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92 Likeliness to Recommend
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98 Plan to Renew
87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+93 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?
Pros
- Enables Productivity
- Security Protects
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
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Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Reviews
Saurabh S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jun 2025
AVD - Something beautiful
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?
It's Microsoft.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Seamless integration with our existing environment and ease of use/access
What do you dislike most about this product?
Windows app is missing lot of features. Replication of hosts needs to be easier.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Look at the intangible cost as well as direct cost before making decision.
Pros
- Saves Time
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
Saurabh S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Jun 2025
Azure portal for cost effective.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?
Azure virtual machine and its integration with other Microsoft services have the advantage on other cloud platform.Integration with M365, windows server, Azure Active Directory. Naming convention also very easy to remember in Microsoft azure from other similar products.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Hybid capabilities to connect with on premises.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Azure 30 days free trial only for 200$ credit.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
With azure arc and azure stack, you can easily manage on premises with strong hybrid capabilities.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Azhaan N.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted May 2025
User-friendly and unique
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?
It's easy to use.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
It ties in seamlessly with Azure Monitor, Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, and Update Management, giving a single-pane-of-glass experience for operations and security
What do you dislike most about this product?
Licensing complexities (e.g, for Windows Server or SQL) are difficult to decode and often cause billing surprises.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Define whether you need VMs for web hosting, development, data processing, machine learning, or legacy app migration. This affects choice of OS, VM size, disk type, and region.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Trustworthy
