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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Amazon EC2 Reviews
Swati B.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Aug 2024
Awesome cloud product
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
First mover advantage easily able to integrate with existing data
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
automation and high availability
What do you dislike most about this product?
nothing as such- once you learn kubernets it is easy to use AWS to its max capacity
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Go for it and use maximum features you can keep your data on cloud so you could access from anywhere and never loose it.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Unique Features
Ravi p.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jul 2024
EC2 Reviews!
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
EC2 is deeply integrated with the broader AWS ecosystem, which includes services like S3 (storage), RDS (databases), Lambda (serverless computing), and more. This tight integration makes it easier to build complex, scalable, and interconnected architectures.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
EC2 offers a wide variety of instance types tailored to different workloads, and its ability to scale resources up or down based on demand makes it ideal for applications with varying levels of traffic.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Managing costs effectively can be challenging due to the variety of pricing models (On-Demand, Reserved, Spot)
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Choose the right EC2 instance type based on your workload needs—whether it's compute-intensive, memory-heavy, or GPU-dependent. AWS offers detailed documentation to help you match your requirements to the right instance type.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
Mohd S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Jul 2024
Fantastic product and Reliable. Cost Efficient
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Cost Effective and Good ROI
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Customizations
What do you dislike most about this product?
Nothing at teh moment
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
YES for sure
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing