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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure Virtual Machines

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AVirtual Machines (VMs) are available on Microsoft Azure, providing what is built as a low-cost, per-second compute service, available via Windows or Linux.

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    Oracle Linux

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AOracle Linux, which is application binary compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, is free to download, use, and share. There is no license cost, no need for a contract, and no usage audits. 24/7 enterprise-grade support is available for business critical environments. A single support offering includes virtualization, management, HA, and cloud native computing tools such as Kubernetes and Kata Containers, along with the Linux operating system. The vendor states that as the only Linux…

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    Pricing
    Azure Virtual MachinesOracle Linux
    Editions & Modules
    3 Year Reserved - Burstable VMs - B1S
    $0.0038
    Per Hour
    Spot - General Purpose - Av2
    $0.005
    Per Hour
    1 Year Reserved - Burstable VMs - B1S
    $0.0059
    Per Hour
    Pay as You Go - Burstable VMs - B1S
    $0.0075
    Per Hour
    Spot - Compute Optimized - Fsv2
    $0.0104
    Per Hour
    Spot - General Purpose - Dv3
    $0.0125
    Per Hour
    Spot - Memory Optimized - Ev3
    $0.016
    Per Hour
    3 Year Reserved - Compute Optimized - Fsv2
    $0.0307
    Per Hour
    3 Year Reserved - General Purpose - Dv3
    $0.0369
    Per Hour
    3 Year Reserved - Memory Optimized - Ev3
    $0.0481
    Per Hour
    1 Year Reserved - Compute Optimized - Fsv2
    $0.05
    Per Hour
    1 Year Reserved - General Purpose - Dv3
    $0.0548
    Per Hour
    1 Year Reserved - Memory Optimized - Ev3
    $0.0753
    Per Hour
    Pay as You Go - Compute Optimized - Fsv2
    $0.0846
    Per Hour
    Pay as You Go - General Purpose - Dv3
    $0.096
    Per Hour
    Pay as You Go - Memory Optimized - Ev3
    $0.126
    Per Hour
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Azure Virtual MachinesOracle Linux
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Azure Virtual MachinesOracle Linux
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Oracle
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    78 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    20 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    72 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    23 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    79 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    50 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    23 Answers
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    73 Answers
    Features
    Azure Virtual MachinesOracle Linux
    Server Virtualization
    Comparison of Server Virtualization features of Azure Virtual Machines and Oracle Linux
    Feature
    Azure Virtual Machines
    8.8
    23 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Oracle Linux
    -
    Ratings
    Virtual machine automated provisioning9.323 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management console8.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live virtual machine backup9.319 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live virtual machine migration8.716 Ratings00 Ratings
    Hypervisor-level security8.616 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Azure Virtual MachinesOracle Linux
    Small Businesses
    Proxmox VE
    Score9 out of 10
    CentOS Linux
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    VMware vSOM (discontinued)
    Score10 out of 10
    IBM AIX
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    VMware Workstation Pro
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Azure Virtual MachinesOracle Linux
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (23 ratings)
    9.9
    (90 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (81 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure Virtual MachinesOracle Linux
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    If you want to host a dedicated Windows server on the cloud, and especially if you want to integrate it with your on premises Active Directory, Azure Virtual Machines should be your first choice. Obviously running Linux on Azure works very well too, but given Azure's pricing is not the cheapest, there are other providers out there that have a better cost-benefit ratio for Linux. That said, hosting Windows on Azure can be affordable (especially when compared to other providers) if you plan your licensing, topology, and application architecture correctly.
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    Oracle
    Oracle Linux is a very good and useful combination of the stability of Rhel and support for Oracle Databases. Our organisation uses an application and a database combo that we offer to the client but after the inclusion of Oracle Linux into our infrastructure, the provision and the operation cost are reduced significantly. So I would recommend using Oracle Linux when you are using multiple on-premises DB servers and want to move to a more secure, organised, and fast operating system.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • When demand is high, we scale the service out, eg During a Football Match.
    • When a football match is over and the throughput of data from OPTA drops we save by the service scaling back in.
    • Our App Service Plans along with the Clean C# code are lightening fast giving a good customer experience.
    • When producing the TV Guide information and a program overruns its scheduled time, a client can instantly be updated to the new programming schedule as our change is instant and its in the right place for all the clients to download and adjust their television guides appropriately to send out to the public giving a 24x7 uptime service that is precise and accurate and resilient to outages due to failover zones around the world.
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    Oracle
    • We use Oracle Linux distro for every customer. The OS is very easy and absolutely free to develop/host and update our customers' apps and data across the globe. I personally use it in my lab to practice and test some personal stuff
    • We have Oracle Linux database, WebLogic, and e-business suite hosted on Oracle Linux. It is used across our whole organization in running critical applications. It is robust, easy to manage and administer, with rock-solid stability and very minimal server reboots or performance issues. I would highly recommend Oracle Linux over other operating systems.
    • Oracle Linux is trusted in high-volume, transactional, mission-critical production IT environments.
    • Oracle’s Linux support is relied upon for applications that require continuous or near-continuous availability
    • Application performance in general was enhanced as a result of the migration to Oracle Linux from Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
    • Oracle Linux-based VMs are used in our case for hosting a spark-based cluster for processing big data-based workloads. Those VMs have better security configurations and are patched. It has built-in installed packages which come in handy for a developer to start the development activity for the project.
    • We are using Oracle Linux as our primary Linux distribution deployed for our customers, but also for testing purposes on multiple test and UAT environments. Currently, it is used mainly by our department. We aim to provide commercial technical support for customers for our products, and thanks to the Oracle Linux Support program which covers Oracle Linux, we are getting assistance if needed.
    • I work across many different types of organizations. In some cases, Oracle Linux is being used for all database servers across the entire organization. In some cases, it is being selectively rolled out to replace legacy Unix systems. Plus in a few isolated cases, I've helped to replace Windows database servers with Oracle Linux. The common theme across all these different types of organizations is that they want the best Linux for running Oracle, which is pre-tuned and optimized as well as well supported by the database vendor. Oracle Linux wins hands down on these points.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Pricing can be a concern if you are truly agnostic to which cloud you are building your particular solution in.
    • The UI, as is the case with any cloud provider, is crowded.
    • As with any cloud provider, it can be difficult to tune in exactly the right amount of servers for your needs...you might find yourself under/overprovisioning.
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    Oracle
    • TigerVNC needs some fine tuning in Oracle Linux 8.4.
    • AutoTuning of Kernal Parameters for Oracle Databases based on the available hardware resources.
    • Embedded IPA Solutions to manage large number of Oracle Linux Systems.
    • Simple commands for LUN management.
    • Proactive SELinux policy violation message to administrator's mailbox.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    They are very easy and intuitive, very easy to deploy
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    Oracle
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    I give the overall support for Azure Virtual Machines a 7 because I think while the overall support do a great job there are still areas that it could improve on such as efficiency and speed. So while I only give it a 7 and it has some issues it is still better than the overall support at Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling.
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    Oracle
    One of the most robust Linux distributions is Redhat, its forks have given rise to infinite business models and distributions that have defined the market. Oracle Linux, obviously developed by the tech giant Oracle, is constantly releasing a flexible and incredibly stable product while adding its own bunch of new features. Among the most notable is the "Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel" (UEK).
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Azure Virtual Machines offer unparalleled flexibility in provisioning, managing and upgrading the VM instances, both manually and programmatically. AVM offer very granular billing options and enables high costs optimisations (while still being costly). The other competitors I mentioned are very good at offering dead-cheap VMs. But if you need anything beyond that, especially for big computing, you need Azure Virtual Machines.
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    Oracle
    The Oracle Linux definitely comes on the top when it comes down to being easily available as its platform-independent. This is where the masses lie as we have moved to a hybrid work environment where keeping everyone on the same devices is no more required. Linux stands out as it allows the industry workers to implement BYOD in all environments. Software as a service is truly done by Linux. I don’t want to switch to other platforms anymore.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • It's so easy to spin up new instances, that it becomes also to easy to have to many of them to manage. Many teams end up with a couple of hundreds of VMs after a short while, making the whole thing very hard to maneuver
    • Azure VMs are the next step for us to rely on Onprem servers, and leaving the management of the infrastructure to the professionals
    • The ease of use, is also important when our main focus is to deliver new applications and integrations fast, and not having to worry about infrastructure. We sell bottles, not CPUs
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    Oracle
    • Oracle Linux provides technical advances that Solaris UNIX does not while saving millions of dollars.
    • Oracle Linux supports automated patching and easy maintenance, allowing less downtime for users and developers.
    • Oracle Linux is recommended for applications already on Oracle Database and using other Oracle products and software.
    • Oracle Linux is a secure, stable, and high-performance operating system that allows hybrid or cloud platforms.
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