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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.
How much do users love Amazon EC2?
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Respectful
- Acts with Integrity
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While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Amazon EC2 Reviews
Aman V.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Jul 2020
Great cloud solution at a decent price
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Amazon Web Services provides a ton of features at a pay as you go model, resulting in cost effective IT solutions.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The vast array of features, excellent pricing model and the helpful support.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Due to its feature packed nature, navigating between menus and various options can be a bit cumbersome in the beginning.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Amazon Web Services is great for any creating almost any IT solution on cloud, whether big or small in size. Highly recommended.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Saves Time
Matt S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Mar 2020
Simple, Reliable, & Effective
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
The wide scope of services and features they offer and the pace that they innovate.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
They're a one stop shop for your hosting needs. It allows you to collaborate with a single hosting provider to meet your technology needs.
What do you dislike most about this product?
There is some risk of vendor lock-in for cloud so be aware and have a plan as you make technology declensions.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If you want to focus your efforts more on business value and less on underlying infrastructure then AWS is tough to beat.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Efficient Service
- Inspires Innovation
Jeff J.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Food and Beverage
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Mar 2020
Best in it's class hands down!
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Track record and reliabilty
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Everthing!. It just an awesomely powerful suite of products
What do you dislike most about this product?
I feel that outdated technical guides are left posted to the internet even after updated information has been released.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Get a free tier account and start using it. Branch out from there.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
