Microsoft Azure

Pros

I have 3 Azure certifications at the moment and will continue the Developer path. I like that Azure is an extension of our datacenter but allows us to do a lot more since they are constantly abstracting services in order to gain ease of management. An example of this can be seen with containers since you can deploy them to AKS and manage the nodes but if it's a simple deployment you can deploy to Azure Web Apps or Azure Container Instance. If you want a full AKS deployment but do not want to manage node updates then Azure ContainerApps is a good solution. I really like that they offer Azure Open AI so companies can leverage a chat-gpt like environment that's private while allowing companies to add their data inside their tenant and not out to a public / popular service.

Cons

Signing up to previews can be difficult and often needs to involve sales reps before doing so to make sure we can have access to products.

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Reasons for Switching to Microsoft Azure

Pros

Microsoft Azure is an great cloud computing platform by Microsoft. It provides verous options like SaaS, PaaS and IaaS. It supports verious programming languages, Frameworks and tool which are easy to use.

Cons

As of now there nothing to least like. Because this tool is very easy to use and It has great features.

Pros

I can access all my clients databases easily.

Cons

Sometimes can be slow and freezes up which is frustrating.

Pros

Very comprehensive, can cater for prettt much everything

Cons

Cost complexity, far to difficult to understand and to research within the toolset provided.

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Reasons for Switching to Microsoft Azure

Pros

Compatible with so many programs. My company uses many aspects of Azure.

Cons

I haven't really found anything to complain about. We have switched a few things to Azure and all have been wins.

Pros

Azure was best and wide for usage purpose

Cons

Biggest cloud platform has many end to end users

Pros

Works well and correlates well with office products.

Cons

N/A, works well for our needs and integrates well with our office products.

Pros

Setting and Managing compliance and configuration policies

Cons

Hard to sync with onprem Active directory

Pros

industry standard full of features greatintegration

Cons

web administration is slow, development side is lacking

Pros

All the cloud tools it provides, they can speed up development.

Cons

Their sign in process is horible honestly.

Pros

All end user interface is very clear, all services, are easy named to learn, also it seems cheaper than having on-prem physical and virtual infrastructure.

Cons

Sometimes when you open a support ticket, it takes days for them to make arrangements to meet.

Pros

If you're a developer who loves all things Microsoft, Azure feels familiar and much easier to start working on projects. It's secure, has everything you need to build, and lets you grow your projects as big (or small) as you need.

Cons

Azure's range of services can feel overwhelming for beginners, with a bit of a learning curve to navigate all the features and their pricing structures.

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Reasons for Switching to Microsoft Azure

Pros

It has been a journey with Microsoft Azure. From tough beginnings where I couldn't tell what I really wanted with the software. It has been fun learning the capabilities of this software with time. It's innovative technology is impressive. Microsoft Azure modernizes processes with simple to understand insights. With my little knowledge in coding, I have achieved so much and excited to achieve more with this great tool.

Cons

It needs basic coding knowledge. But no worries, you can learn with time and everything will flow. It is a great software.

Pros

Microsoft Azure centralized platform has enabled me to manage users and devices in one place, and has been very effective.

Cons

There is a bit of a learning curve to get to know how to use. There also seems to be a lot of changes within the Microsoft environment and things get moved around.

Pros

So, I am an Azure Active directory Engineer and, in my opinion, following are thing are the key highs of MS Azure.

Data Security
In my opinion data is one of the most important things for any of our business partners. And I totally support that Azure has the one of the best data securities.

Graphical User Interface

As an Azure AD engineer, for me once of the key factor is GUI. And Azure offers the best GUI to with.

Access Controls/Permissions

Access control and permission are the critical, as I'm an Active directory engineer and managing permissions and control for the user plays an important role in my department and azure plays a very significant role and helps us to manage.

User Management
Again, as an Azure AD engineer, I need to manage user in a proper hierarchy for our active directory. So full stars to make it easier from our side us to make user management easier for us.

Cons

The things I disliked about azure are as follows. But this opinion may change from user to user.

Pricing complexity: Azure's pricing structure can be intricate, making it challenging to predict costs and avoid unexpected charges.

Management complexity: Managing a complex Azure environment can be time-consuming and require specialized skills.

Pros

The wide range of services offered by Microsoft Azure are what I find most interesting. As a developer, what i value most is its smooth connection with different tools, such as Visual Studio and GitHub, because it simplifies deployment and testing. Azure has excellent scalability capabilities that make it easy for applications to handle increasing workloads. It is also perfect for enterprise-level projects due to its excellent compliance.

Cons

The pricing of service is one drawback, as it can be load, particularly for smaller jobs. Because of the intricacy of the platform, it can be overwhelming to navigate through all of the services accessible, especially for newbies.

Pros

It has very powerful internal services that helps you to build infrastructure and propagate your applications. The services that Azure provide are very stable. Also on top of services, you can always install security components.

Cons

Azure should improve its live support for each services. Some of them has live support option but some of them has not. In case of issues with the services, we always need live support.

Pros

Azure has it all and is extendable by you or thousands of developers, thus, regardless of your payload, Azure have you covered from small static website to planet scale systems.

Cons

Sometimes you need to figure out the best tool to use as there are just a ton of possible solutions. Here the community and online documentation comes to help so....

Pros

It provides powerful tools for scaling, security, and AI-driven analytics, making it adaptable to any business need. The seamless integration with Microsoft products and excellent global support make it even more valuable for modern cloud solutions.

Cons

Complex pricing structure, which can be challenging to predict and manage, especially for smaller businesses or new users. Additionally, certain services have a steep learning curve, which can require a significant time investment to fully utilize.

Pros

If you are already a programmer using the Microsoft software ecosystem, Azure is the cloud for you.

Cons

The pricing can be a bit expensive. There are a number of free services and if you don't need to scale up a lot you can probably accomplish a lot on the Azure cloud for free.

Pros

There are a wide range of solutions available, and it is very flexible.

Cons

It's a learning curve, and sometimes things are not very intuitive.

Pros

setting up resources with additional services in it was in experience much easier then AWS

Cons

Cost, Sometimes services on azure for example - Databricks a lag can be seen.

Pros

What I liked most about Microsoft Azure was the wide variety of services it offers. From basic services such as storage, virtual machines or virtual networks, to more advanced services for artificial intelligence, machine learning, mixed reality, containers or non-SQL databases. I loved having hundreds of cloud options to solve practically any scenario. Being able to easily test and combine different services allowed me to innovate and test new solutions for my clients with a lot of flexibility

Cons

What I liked least about Azure was the initial learning curve to master all its complexity and number of options. While I really appreciate the flexibility, the wide variety of services and technologies also make Azure more difficult to learn at first compared to other simpler cloud solutions. I needed to dedicate a lot of time to familiarize myself with all the concepts, define the appropriate architecture and know how to really take advantage of its full potential. However, I recognize that as I gained more experience, the curve became much more bearable

Pros

capacity scalability security easy to deploy

Cons

complexity understanding the billing procedure

Pros

User authentication and security is extremely good. There are of course standard tools like MFA, but also several other layers of identity protection built in that detect risky or unusual activity. Accounts can/will be blocked when risk levels rise. Remediation is easy and the tools to investigate risks are very robust. Internally it allows us to offer the levels of access and permissions that our complex structure require.

Cons

It is such a big product that it can take a while to get to know. Once you do become familiar it isn't uncommon for things to change and you need to adjust your workflow or learning to acommodate the changes.