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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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Amazon EC2 Reviews
Sahil Y.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Finance
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Sep 2024
Great product with excellent support
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Multiple classes of instances to select from based on the use cases. Different price tier based to the nature of application and usability.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Ease of access and gui control along with client control
What do you dislike most about this product?
Unable to get the physical console of the instance in case there are any issues. High costing for some of the instance classes
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Do consider for cloud infrastructure as it is widely used and easy to integrate with multiple IAC tools and if utilized properly can be very beneficial
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Rahul K.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Energy
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Sep 2024
Fantastic product!
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Amazon EC2 differentiates itself with its broad range of instance types, scalability, integration with AWS services, and global infrastructure. It offers flexibility in compute resources, extensive customization options, and seamless integration with a wide array of AWS tools and services.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
A standout aspect of Amazon EC2 is its scalability. The ability to easily scale compute resources up or down based on demand makes it highly flexible and efficient for various workloads.
What do you dislike most about this product?
One potential downside of Amazon EC2 is its complex pricing model, which can be difficult to navigate and predict, leading to unexpected costs if not managed carefully.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
For Amazon EC2, understand the pricing, choose the right instance, use auto-scaling, explore AWS integrations, and implement strong security measures.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
Deepak P.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Sep 2024
Unleashing Cloud Potential with Amazon EC2
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Amazon EC2 provides great scalability and allow us to launch thousands of instances across various region.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Favorite aspect of Amazon EC2 is scalability and flexibility.
What do you dislike most about this product?
AI integration is still not while managing EC2 in Amazon dashboard.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Take advantage of free EC2 that Amazon provides and you can experiment with those before launching production level EC2.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
