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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
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
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- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Respectful
- Acts with Integrity
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Amazon EC2 Reviews
Jasrah ..
- Role: Student Academic
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted May 2024
Robust and Feature-Rich, But Complex Setup!
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Amazon EC2 stands out due to its high scalability, extensive global reach, seamless integration with the AWS ecosystem, robust security features, flexible pay-as-you-go pricing, advanced networking capabilities, and comprehensive management tools. These features make it a versatile and powerful choice for cloud computing.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favorite aspect of Amazon EC2 is its scalability and flexibility. The ability to easily scale resources up or down based on demand ensures optimal performance and cost-efficiency. This flexibility, combined with a wide range of instance types and seamless integration with other AWS services, makes EC2 incredibly versatile for various workloads and applications.
What do you dislike most about this product?
What I dislike most about Amazon EC2 is its complexity in setup and management. For newcomers, the extensive range of options and configurations can be overwhelming. The learning curve is steep, and optimizing and managing resources effectively can be challenging without in-depth knowledge and experience.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If you're considering Amazon EC2, here are a few key recommendations to help you get started and make the most of the platform: Understand Your Needs: Before diving in, take the time to clearly define your computing requirements. EC2 offers a variety of instance types optimized for different workloads, such as general-purpose, compute-optimized, and memory-optimized instances. Knowing your needs will help you choose the right instances for your applications.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Dogan C.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted May 2024
Fastest GPUs Ever
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Single most important backend tool to maintain our operations.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I like the EC2 machine's speed, the GPUs we have are amazing.
What do you dislike most about this product?
I really think that this tools price is getting out of hand.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I would recommend them to always search for better alignments in the tool because it makes you less costly operations.
Pros
- Reliable
- Fair
- Acts with Integrity
- Includes Product Enhancements
Matthew H.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted May 2024
Easy to implement and use
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Wide variety of features available
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
EC2 allows users to quickly scale compute resources up or down based on demand,
What do you dislike most about this product?
Understanding and predicting EC2 costs can be challenging due to the multitude of pricing options
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Stay updated on new features and best practices for EC2.
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- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
- Unique Features
