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What is Amazon EC2?
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) offers the broadest and deepest compute platform, with over 500 instances and choice of the latest processor, storage, networking, operating system, and purchase model to help you best match the needs of your workload. We are the first major cloud provider that supports Intel, AMD, and Arm processors, the only cloud with on-demand EC2 Mac instances, and the only cloud with 400 Gbps Ethernet networking.
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91 Likeliness to Recommend
99 Plan to Renew
87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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+94 Net Emotional Footprint
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- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Respectful
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Amazon EC2 Reviews
Akalezi T.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Oct 2024
Easy to navigate the AWS console
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Honestly, Ec2 and azure VMs literally means the same thing. No tangible difference between them.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I love the UI friendliness of AWS. The documentation couldn't be better, it's perfect.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Nothing, it serves it's purpose.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
As long as you need access to virtual infrastructure and you don't want to worry about maintenance, AWS ec2 instances is the way to go.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
Cons
- Charges for Enhancements
- Less Transparent
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Raksha P.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Oct 2024
Reliable cloud infrastructure
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Amazon EC2 differs from other products in a number of ways including its flexibility in offering various types of instances, OS, software packages, its scalability allowing us to scale up or down our capacity quickly, it's pay-as-you-go model offering affordable hourly costs. It easily integrated with other AWS services like RDS, SimpleDB, and SQS. It provides security to our business via using VPC to connect to the secured IT infrastructure to resources.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
As a developer, its scalability allows us to easily expand or reduce the infrastructure according to need. Its pay-as-you-go model helps us to reduce cost allocation and we can choose multiple pricing options like on demand, reserved instances, spot instances. We can integrate seamlessly with any of the other AWS services which help us to build and deploy complex applications.
What do you dislike most about this product?
While Amazon EC2 offers numerous benefits, such as scalability, cost efficiency, and reliability, it can also present challenges. It includes complexity of its pricing models, the steep learning curve for those new to cloud computing, and the potential vendor lock-in. Additionally, performance limitations due to shared resources and network latency, as well as the management overhead of patching, monitoring, and troubleshooting, are moreover reason to disappoint the service.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
The recommendation for the products will be depend on the use cases. For example if one wants a overall good alternative they can use Microsoft Azure or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. If anyone needs top-notch security and AI Nsd machine learning services, then IBM will be the good choice.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Enables Productivity
- Trustworthy
- Unique Features
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Siddharth S.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Oct 2024
Awesome product and very easy to use
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Amazon EC2 stands out due to its extensive scalability, diverse instance types, and robust integration with other AWS services. Its flexible pricing models, including spot and reserved instances, cater to a variety of workloads. Additionally, EC2 offers advanced features like Auto Scaling, Elastic Load Balancing, and global reach through multiple availability zones, providing unmatched reliability and performance for cloud applications.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favorite aspect of Amazon EC2 is its flexibility and scalability. Users can quickly provision a wide range of instance types to match specific workloads, and the ability to scale resources up or down on demand ensures optimal performance and cost-efficiency, making it ideal for both startups and enterprises.
What do you dislike most about this product?
One of the drawbacks of Amazon EC2 is its complexity, especially for newcomers. The vast array of options and configurations can be overwhelming, leading to potential misconfigurations. Additionally, costs can escalate quickly without careful monitoring, making it essential for users to stay vigilant about resource usage and pricing.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I recommend starting with a clear understanding of your workload requirements and budget. Familiarize yourself with AWS's pricing models to avoid unexpected costs. Utilize the free tier to experiment, and take advantage of AWS documentation and tutorials for guidance. Lastly, monitor your resources regularly to optimize performance and expenses.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
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