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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?
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- 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
Yashovardhan J.
- Role: Student Academic
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Apr 2024
Flexible Cloud with Easy Budget
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Unlike other cloud services, Amazon EC2 offers a huge variety of virtual server options with different processing power, storage, and operating systems. You only pay for what you use, making it very cost-effective.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The ability to easily scale your computing power up or down depending on your needs is fantastic.
What do you dislike most about this product?
EC2 can have a bit of a learning curve, especially for beginners.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
For businesses or individuals who need flexible and scalable computing power, Amazon EC2 is a great choice. However, some technical expertise is recommended.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Inspires Innovation
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Apr 2024
Amazon ec2: designed to amaze you
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Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Efficient Service
- Effective Service
Megan S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Retail
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Apr 2024
My take on Amazon EC2
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What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
EC2 is Amazon's cloud computing platform that lets me provision virtual servers on-demand. Think of it as a giant pool of computing resources I can tap into as needed.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The scalability and flexibility of EC2 are unbeatable. During peak retail seasons in Dubai, like Eid al-Fitr or Dubai Shopping Festival, I can easily spin up additional servers to handle the surge in online traffic. This ensures our website and applications remain responsive for our customers.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Managing costs can be a bit tricky with EC2. It's important to monitor resource usage and optimize configurations to avoid unnecessary charges
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
For anyone considering EC2, understand your workload requirements beforehand. This will help you choose the right instance types and avoid overspending.
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- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Respectful
