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Microsoft Azure

byMicrosoft
in
4.6
Market Presence: Strategic Cloud Platform Services, Network Security Microsegmentation

Overview

Product Information on Microsoft Azure

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Microsoft Azure?

Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing software that offers a range of services including virtual machines, databases, networking, storage, artificial intelligence, and analytics. The software enables organizations to build, deploy, and manage applications across a global network of data centers. It allows users to scale resources as required and supports multiple operating systems and development frameworks. Azure provides tools for security, compliance, and disaster recovery to help address business continuity challenges. It is designed to support workloads from simple web hosting to complex data analysis, allowing businesses to optimize infrastructure management and operational efficiency.

Microsoft Azure Pricing

Microsoft Azure software uses a pay-as-you-go pricing model, where charges are based on usage of resources such as computing, storage, networking, and other services. The software also offers reserved instance pricing options for certain resources, enabling cost predictability over a fixed term. There are free tier options for eligible usage, and additional enterprise agreements for organizations seeking customized pricing and billing structures.

Overall experience with Microsoft Azure

Software Development Manager
1B - 3B USD, Finance (non-banking)
FAVORABLE

“Effective for Security and Segmentation Yet Challenging During Initial Configuration”

4.0
May 11, 2026
overall experience with the product is good. It provides better visibility and control over network traffic and helps improve security by restricting unnecessary communication between systems. The policy management and segmentation features are useful, especially for complex environments. Initial setup and configuration can take some time, but overall the product is effective and reliable for strengthening network security.
MANAGER, TEST ENGINEERING
50M - 250M USD, Services (non-Government)
CRITICAL

“Good support, but service is unreliable at times”

3.0
Nov 10, 2025
Overall, the vast array of services provide us with what we need for our cloud infra

About Company

Company Description

Updated 11th August 2023

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.

Company Details

Updated 25th March 2024
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1975
Head office location
Redmond, Washington, United States
Number of employees
10000+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
Website
https://microsoft.com

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What Your Peers Are Saying About Microsoft Azure

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Microsoft Azure Reviews and Ratings

Showing data for 76 ratings and reviews for Network Security Microsegmentation market. View all 2380 ratings and reviews across markets for a complete picture.

4.6

(76 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
58%
4 Star
39%
3 Star
3%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
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Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.5

Integration & Deployment

4.5

Service & Support

4.3

Product Capabilities

4.7

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  • Software Development Manager
    1B-10B USD
    Finance (non-banking)
    Review Source

    Effective for Security and Segmentation Yet Challenging During Initial Configuration

    4.0
    May 11, 2026
    overall experience with the product is good. It provides better visibility and control over network traffic and helps improve security by restricting unnecessary communication between systems. The policy management and segmentation features are useful, especially for complex environments. Initial setup and configuration can take some time, but overall the product is effective and reliable for strengthening network security.
  • TECHNICAL MANAGER
    <50M USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    A dependable cloud platform that simplifies operations & strengthens security

    5.0
    Dec 10, 2025
    My experience with Azure has been exceptional due to its strong architecture, enterprise grade security, and high availability. The platform handles VM workloads very efficiently, and the native integration with tools like defender, Monitor & Entra ID adds great value. Azure's continuous enhancements & smooth automation workflows have significantly improved our cloud operations.
  • CIBERSEGURIDAD
    <50M USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Comprehensive detection and response platform with powerful analytics

    4.0
    May 19, 2026
    I can say that the overall experience is very good, we are happy with how the need for segmentation was resolved by Azure and also the security for cloud environment is very needed and works well. Managing control from one system to another works very well and all is organized and visible inside of the system's. We can easily integrate other services which helps a lot with managing everything and checking on if everything is working flawlessly.
  • Developpeur Fullstack JS
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Enhanced network security and policy enforcement with easy deployment experience

    4.0
    May 26, 2026
    Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing software. We use it in our organization for network security micro-segmentation and threat modeling automation. The software is user-friendly and very customisable. Customer support services providers of the product are very responsive and they offer 24/7 services. Use of the product has enhanced policy enforcement, data security and eased application identification. It has also made it possible for us to create more effective hybrid solutions for deploying our applications and storing important data. Since we began using the product things have been easy for us. We have been able to manage log access and ensure real-time network monitoring. The software also integrates well with other tools and enhanced multi environment deployment.
  • MANAGER
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Microsoft Azure Enhances Security With Micro Segmentation and Quick Deployment

    5.0
    Dec 23, 2025
    The Microsoft Azure platform has been a game changer in that is offers a competitive platform to customers to diversify and spread their public cloud assets across various providers. In particular what has been beneficial is being able to build our footprint quickly with the necessary micro segmentation we needed to meet the security goals we had.
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User Sentiment About Microsoft Azure
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Microsoft Azure Likes & Dislikes

Like

The granular level of security control it provides. This helps to isolate workloads and reduce lateral movement risks without impacting overall network performance. The visibility into applications and the ability to create detailed security policies make it very useful for managing complex environments. It helps restrict unnecessary communication between workloads and reduces the risk of lateral movement during attacks.

Like

Extensive support and access to engineers

Like

I really like how easy Azure makes daily operations. Deploying VMs, configuring storage, setting up networks and managing governance are all extremely streamlined, and Azures automation capabilities, templates and policy management significantly reduce manual effort.

Dislike

Initial setup and integration can be a bit tedious, complex and time consuming. It takes effort to understand how to properly configure policies and align them with existing infrastructure. Also, integration with other tools or legacy systems isn't very smooth and needs extra work support.

Dislike

Lately, lots of outages in key services like FrontDoor. Support has been slow to respond and to update the status page.

Dislike

At times, pricing can become a bit difficult to forecast, especially when workloads scale dynamically. Better cost transparency and more granular billing insight would make planning even easier.