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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
Nicki U.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Sep 2024
Better than azure but more expensive
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
EC2 instances are simple to set up and the market place has thousands of ready made templates and deployments so anything you want to deploy can be done in seconds as someone has done it previously. Most of our infrastructure for containers and VMs are now in AWS as standard.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The market place of thousands of deployable images and templates for anything you want to do.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Can be difficult to set up or use if you do not have the experience of using AWS in the past. Azure is easier to use but AWS has better features.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If you are a larger business and want to migrate to the cloud away from on-premise then AWS is the only way to go.
Pros
- Unique Features
- Helps Innovate
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
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- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Sep 2024
Fantastic product!
Likeliness to Recommend
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
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Rahul K.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Energy
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Sep 2024
Fantastic product!
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Amazon EC2 differentiates itself with its broad range of instance types, scalability, integration with AWS services, and global infrastructure. It offers flexibility in compute resources, extensive customization options, and seamless integration with a wide array of AWS tools and services.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
A standout aspect of Amazon EC2 is its scalability. The ability to easily scale compute resources up or down based on demand makes it highly flexible and efficient for various workloads.
What do you dislike most about this product?
One potential downside of Amazon EC2 is its complex pricing model, which can be difficult to navigate and predict, leading to unexpected costs if not managed carefully.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
For Amazon EC2, understand the pricing, choose the right instance, use auto-scaling, explore AWS integrations, and implement strong security measures.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
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