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
98 Plan to Renew
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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
- Efficient Service
- Respectful
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Amazon EC2 Reviews
RAJAT J.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Energy
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Apr 2024
excellent product
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
they were first on the landscape and breadth of service amazon has added has differentiated them from other product which copies it
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I feel that pay as you go aspect is very helpful remote access to windows from mac os ability to manage disaster
What do you dislike most about this product?
little costly
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
i would suggest to check roi against investment
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
rabih a.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Engineering
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Apr 2024
The product is user-friendly and excellent.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
EC2 offers over 500 instances and a wide range of options for the latest processors, storage, networking, operating systems, and purchase models. This flexibility allows users to tailor the service to best match the needs of their workloads
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
EC2 has a variety of OSs and it provides a secure, resizable compute capacity in the cloud.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Expensive, and not user friendly for newly users.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Study AWS and learn about EC2 and how to use it before considering it.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Inspires Innovation
Cons
- Less Caring
Londyn P.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Apr 2024
Excellent cloud service
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Its wide selection of instances makes this product the most suitable solution for businesses and industries that contact us to carry out a cloud migration. Thanks to its variety of selections, it allows us to find and put together a customized instance for each client.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
High availability without a doubt. We can access an instance a few minutes after making the payment and start customizing it. Another aspect to highlight is the navigation within the interface, which is very pleasant.
What do you dislike most about this product?
It is a service that is not updated, it remains as it came out. Logs and APIs are needed to make it more attractive and desirable, especially considering the prices they charge.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
There is a lot of hype and myths surrounding Amazon's EC2. I encourage you to continue investigating and see if this really is the solution for your company or business. I also encourage you to consult with experts on the subject.
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- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Unique Features
