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Ex-MS employee, Azure consultant here. I don't have any experience with AWS or GCP other than some very trivial, getting started stuff. But I really don't think

Ex-MS employee, Azure consultant here. I don't have any experience with AWS or GCP other than some very trivial, getting started stuff. But I really don't think what you say is true. While most of the stuff in Azure has a very familiar feel and intuitive interface (either on the UI or the API level) if you are coming from a MS background, there are still glaring exceptions and you certainly need experienced/certified people to build something that's ready for serious production usage. I agree though that Azure has a very nice and happy path for most enterprise cloud migration and hybrid cloud stories.

heavenlyblue 7y ago
>> you certainly need experienced/certified people to build something that's ready for serious production usage As with everything else really...
goatinaboat 7y ago
Yes you always need skilled people but the path from on-prem Windows guy to Azure guy is much shorter and easier than the path from say on-prem Red Hat guy to AWS guy.
- fuzzy2 7y ago
  I don’t think so. If you’re just spinning up a Windows VM then yes, your Windows guy can take it from there. But that’s not cloud computing. That’s just a “server”. To really use Azure with secured applications using databases, logging, storage, auto-scaling, ... I don’t see how being a Windows guy makes Azure easier to grasp. It’s mostly not even Windows you’re interacting with.
  - peterbozso 7y ago
    Exactly this.
  - goatinaboat 7y ago
    I don’t see how being a Windows guy makes Azure easier to grasp. It’s mostly not even Windows you’re interacting with. Because you’re already familiar with the Microsoft ecosystem and they have invested a lot in making it a smooth transition. If you know C# or Powershell or use Visual Studio and watch Channel 9 and know your way around MSDN etc etc etc it’s all the same. Whereas AWS is a cold start and uphill in comparison.

heavenlyblue 7y ago

>> you certainly need experienced/certified people to build something that's ready for serious production usage As with everything else really...

goatinaboat 7y ago

Yes you always need skilled people but the path from on-prem Windows guy to Azure guy is much shorter and easier than the path from say on-prem Red Hat guy to AWS guy.

fuzzy2 7y ago
I don’t think so. If you’re just spinning up a Windows VM then yes, your Windows guy can take it from there. But that’s not cloud computing. That’s just a “server”. To really use Azure with secured applications using databases, logging, storage, auto-scaling, ... I don’t see how being a Windows guy makes Azure easier to grasp. It’s mostly not even Windows you’re interacting with.
- peterbozso 7y ago
  Exactly this.
- goatinaboat 7y ago
  I don’t see how being a Windows guy makes Azure easier to grasp. It’s mostly not even Windows you’re interacting with. Because you’re already familiar with the Microsoft ecosystem and they have invested a lot in making it a smooth transition. If you know C# or Powershell or use Visual Studio and watch Channel 9 and know your way around MSDN etc etc etc it’s all the same. Whereas AWS is a cold start and uphill in comparison.