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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- Reliable
- Respectful
- Acts with Integrity
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Amazon EC2 Reviews
Jasleen K.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Dec 2022
foundation for running numerous operating system
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
For the remote instances of any operating system, AWS EC2 is a valuable service. We can use a variety of operating systems when we go live. Pay-as-you-go is the model employed by AWS EC2, so you only pay for the resources you utilize. According to your needs, AWS EC2 offers numerous instance kinds, including t2.micro, t2.small, t2.medium, and t2.large.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Through ssh, the connection is quick and reliable. the ability to modify RAM and block storage.
What do you dislike most about this product?
High prices, poor customer service, and scant fraud prevention measures. Additionally, their platform is not as trustworthy as claimed. Amazon has experienced numerous outages that have had an effect on well-known businesses.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If you decide to use their goods, the documentation for Amazon EC2 is fairly comprehensive and useful. However, less explanation would be required if Amazon had not tried to tailor every aspect of its platform.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Efficient Service
- Effective Service
Jose G.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Telecommunications
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Nov 2022
A cloud server that can be used in many ways
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Using Amazon EC2 you can obtain and start a virtual server with just a few clicks in the browser console. After building a virtual server, you can change the instance type (specifications). A security group (firewall) that allows secure communication. A security that allows you to attach permissions with an IAM role without using an IAM user. Although it is a bit outside the EC2 role, flexible resource scaling through automatic scaling is combined with ELB/TG.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The work can be done in the same environment anytime and anywhere, which makes it ideal for remote work. You can choose the CPU, GPU, capacity, and price range you prefer. As there is no limit on the number of instances, you can use different instances according to the content. We have been able to build an environment that can be accessed from anywhere today when remote work is an important part of our lives. In addition, since it is possible to build a standalone server, the impact range is small, which helps reduce testing hours. impact range is small, which helps reduce testing hours.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Some specifications cannot be dealt with if they are not known. It is difficult to use intuitively around server security. I won't go into details, but if you are using the t-series instance type for production, the response may be poor, etc.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Since the virtual server can be started immediately at the time the system is built, application development can be started earlier, and since discarding and the building is easy, experiments can be run as many times as needed, so you can focus on what you need, such as business requirements.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Vijendra R.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Nov 2022
One Stop Solution For All Cloud Computing Tasks
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
It is easy to operate and control. A single click is used to finish the entire process, from creation to termination. Here, even changing the settings is simple, and a free tier account is provided
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I adore the setting-selection option available when launching new EC2 instances using an AMI. I'm inspired to use the dashboard even more by how well it works. Additionally, the CLI support enables quick and simple completion of all tasks using standard commands.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The cost of the services is a little high when compared to other cloud service providers. For access to the free trial service, users must register for an AWS account using a credit card. Otherwise, users won't be able to utilize any services.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
The best part about EC2 is how affordable it is while still providing all the capabilities a cloud user would require. I can't obtain a lot of things from other cloud service providers, and I believe using EC2 has a little less latency, which is another reason it's a great choice.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Efficient Service
- Effective Service
- Inspires Innovation