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“Scalability and Security Valued in Azure Despite Portal Inconsistencies and Costs”
“Granular User Controls Stand Out While Azure Pricing Remains a Concern”
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Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft is dedicated to advancing human and organizational achievement. Microsoft Security helps protect people and data against cyberthreats to give peace of mind.
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Tight integration with MS 365, Intune and Entra ID for Identity and device management. Robust VM, networking and security capabilities that simplify hybrid-cloud ops. Comprehensive monitoring and management tools (azure monitor, log analytics, defender for cloud). Large ecosystem of templates, automaton options and 3rd party integrations.
Read Full ReviewWhen it comes to Microsoft Axure, I absolutely love the granular control that it has over virtually anything. MS Azure allows me to give many permissions to network users on a per0user or per-group basis. The control panel also allows me to provide specific controls for things like password policy and 2FA requirements. That's the most awesome thing I can think of.
Read Full ReviewAbility to do many integrations and security enhancements in the form of Application Security Groups. This allows our organization to enhance distributed firewall rules and create specific cloud-based IP/Firewall restrictions. Application Security Groups - Create a risk-based strategy for applications based on the inherent application structure, ability to group VMs within a single application and enforcing network-based rules with explicit IP addresses. Enhancements for connectivity and threat protection - By nature, the segmentation features of Microsoft Azure protect against Distributed Denial of Service by establishing Virtual Networks with peering, as well as securing connectivity to Azure on-premises.
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Pricing structure is very complex. Unexpected costs can appear when workloads scale or when monitoring and backup services aren't properly scoped. The portal UI can feel inconsistent across different Azure services. Some settings are buried several layers deep. Documentation occasionally lags behind new feature releases, making deployment of new services more trial and error than it should be.
Read Full ReviewI dislike the prices and the admin panel design. When I was using it a while back, I noticed that MS Azure had higher prices in a lot of areas than did the competition. I think they would take money from the competition if they just lowered prices a little bit.
Read Full ReviewThere is nothing that I currently dislike about the product. If anything, when creating/applying micro segmentation, and if needing to create a conditional access policy, research all possible options and understand the nature of the conditional access policy you are creating. There is potential to lock yourself out of your own tenant when configuring user-based conditional access to virtual resources.
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- SYSTEMS ENGINEER<50M USDMiscellaneousReview Source
Scalability and Security Valued in Azure Despite Portal Inconsistencies and Costs
Azure has been a reliable platform for enterprise workloads, especially as we've migrated on-prem infrastructure and file shares into the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Integration with other MS services like Entra ID, Intune, and SharePoint Online has been smooth and well-supported. Pricing transparency and documenting could improve, but overall, Azure provides the scalability, flexibility, and security we need to manage both production and development environments efficiently. - SECURITY ANALYST50M-1B USDEnergy and UtilitiesReview Source
Application Security Groups Strengthen Cloud Firewall Rules With Risk-Based Strategies
My experience with Microsoft Azure in terms of segmentation has been extremely positive. Azure allows users and administrators of enterprises to properly administer, organize and manage security policies in the form of segmentation of users and Network Security Groups, with additional capabilities such as Azure Virtual Network Manager. - SOFTWARE DEVELOPER<50M USDMediaReview Source
Comprehensive Cloud Services Offer Scalability But Pose Steep Learning Curve Challenges
Largely positive experience. Offers an extensive range of services for computing, storage, networking and AI making it suitable for both small and large scale deployments. I appreciate the strong integration with other Microsoft products, the robust security features and extensive documentation. Pricing can be complex and their is a steep learning curve for beginners but ultimately, it is a reliable and scalable solution. - IT SECURITY & RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE50M-1B USDServices (non-Government)Review Source
Azure Offers Broad Cloud Service Integration but Complex Pricing Structure Persists
Microsoft Azure is one of the leading cloud services among competitors. It is powerful and offers a vast suite of services that meet our business needs. Microsoft Azure made it easy for us to migrate our on-prem infrastructure to the Cloud as it integrates into the Microsoft ecosystem seamlessly. Having said that, cloud services are all about consumption, so make sure you have planned ahead as costs can sky rocket easily. - Forensic Analyst<50M USDIT ServicesReview Source
Granular User Controls Stand Out While Azure Pricing Remains a Concern
My experience with Azure has been OK. It's simple to use at a basic level and allows a great deal of customization of roles for users and computers on the admin side. On the user sude, Azure servers and connected computers are very easy to remote into and use off-premises. Azure is expensive, though. I'd not recommend it for people with smaller wallets.