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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
Rebecca M.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Aug 2023
Generally a nice product and easy to use
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) stands out from other similar products due to its comprehensive set of features, scalability, and integration within the Amazon Web Services (AWS) ecosystem
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
One of the standout features of Amazon EC2 is its remarkable scalability. EC2 allows you to effortlessly scale your compute resources up or down based on demand, ensuring that your applications can handle varying workloads without over-provisioning or underutilizing resources. This flexibility enables cost optimization and efficient resource allocation, making it easier for businesses to grow and adapt their infrastructure as needed
What do you dislike most about this product?
One potential drawback is the complexity that can arise when configuring and managing its various features. Setting up instances, selecting the appropriate instance types, managing security groups, and configuring networking can be intricate, especially for those new to cloud computing or AWS. Additionally, without proper monitoring and management, costs can escalate quickly if instances are not properly optimized or terminated when no longer needed. Therefore, while powerful, EC2's capabilities may require a learning curve and careful attention to avoid unnecessary complexities and costs
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Choose the Right Instance Type Utilize Auto Scaling Optimize Costs Backup and Disaster Recovery
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Trustworthy
Maria A.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Finance
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Aug 2023
Awesome cloud computing
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Its simple user interface and one of the best characteristics are AWS services; AWS offers practically every product and software engineering service.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Scalability, Flexibility, Elasticity, and Reliability are my favorite features of AWS EC2. It also interfaces smoothly with other AWS services like Amazon S3, Amazon RDS, and Amazon VPC, allowing me to create complicated and highly scalable systems.
What do you dislike most about this product?
When you delete an instance, it cannot be retried. I feel like there should be a feature that allows you to put deleted instances in a recycle bin of sort that holds the deleted instances for a period of time that can be defined by the admin.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
You have the flexibility to select the right resource size for current needs, you can also scale these resources alongside the growth of the EC2 based on the workload the EC2 is doing.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Patricia G.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Aug 2023
Tech support was helpful during implementation.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Price and worldwide availability.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Easy of use
What do you dislike most about this product?
product functions as predicted
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
No recommendations
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- Performance Enhancing
- Efficient Service
- Effective Service
- Caring
