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Amazon EC2 mindshare

As of January 2025, the mindshare of Amazon EC2 in the Compute Service category stands at 6.4%, down from 6.6% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Retailer
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
University
5%
Educational Organization
5%
Media Company
4%
Government
4%
Comms Service Provider
4%
Real Estate/Law Firm
3%
Healthcare Company
3%
Insurance Company
3%
Energy/Utilities Company
3%
Wholesaler/Distributor
2%
Pharma/Biotech Company
2%
Wellness & Fitness Company
1%
Consumer Goods Company
1%
Construction Company
1%
Agriculture
1%
Non Profit
1%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%
Logistics Company
1%
Legal Firm
1%
Hospitality Company
1%

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Julius Mboya - PeerSpot user
Chief technical officer at Solvezy Technology Kenya Limited
Verified user of Amazon EC2
May 12, 2024
Ensures we can provision resources on demand, and we can grow and shrink them as per the traffic

Pros

"There's a lot of encryption across the setups to ensure that database credentials and everything related to security are well managed."

Cons

"We faced a challenge in regard to billing. It took a lot of time because our state is set up in Kenya, so we needed to pay in Kenya currency. We have to go around in circles. "
CarlosAraque - PeerSpot user
Data Warehouse Analyst at ACSO Australia
Verified user of Amazon EC2
May 16, 2024
A solution to deploy instances and application with flexible pricing
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MOMEN ABDELSADEK - PeerSpot user
Senior ict specialist at Information& eGov Authority
Verified user of Amazon EC2
Jan 11, 2023
Enables great flexibility in increasing resources; the initial setup is easy

Pros

"EC2 is flexible when we need to increase its resources (memory, boosting, and storage) based on our usage. That is the power of EC2."

Cons

"My impression is that the scalability of this product could be improved. My opinion is that, for example, the Lambda solution is much more scalable than EC2."
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DevOps Engneer at SCL IT Technologies Pvt Ltd
Verified user of Amazon EC2
Dec 30, 2024
Empowers seamless application deployment with containerization and automation

Pros

"One of the most valuable features of EC2 is its accessibility; I can easily access it through various tools like GIT and use it on mobile devices."

Cons

"An area needing improvement is the time limitations when accessing EC2 instances. "
Narendra-Singh - PeerSpot user
SR IT administrator at Cardinal Integrated Technologies Inc
Verified user of Amazon EC2
Apr 6, 2023
Great auto-scaling and load balancing capabilities with useful access policies

Pros

"The solution offers good access policies."

Cons

"Pricing-wise, it is a bit high."
Alex Kabugo - PeerSpot user
System Engineer at Wipro Limited
Verified user of Amazon EC2
Aug 24, 2023
Easy to scale and valuable features include the security group and key management

Pros

"EC2 has helped us to deploy various Microsoft applications efficiently. It has also facilitated our workstation operations."

Cons

"There should be enhanced accessibility from any standpoint. The accessibility should be increased, particularly in scenarios where accessing the software on the Azure platform from the cloud can be complex. Simplifying this process would be beneficial. There are too many steps involved. "
Harvinder Singh Bhogal - PeerSpot user
Principal Architect at Visionet Systems Inc.
Verified user of Amazon EC2
Apr 20, 2023
Highly stable, is auto-scaling, and can be utilized in under five minutes

Pros

"I can quickly create a VM instance with just one click."

Cons

"The availability and response time of the free technical support can be improved. "
KhaderNawaz - PeerSpot user
Solution Architect at Virtusa Global
Verified user of Amazon EC2
Oct 8, 2024
Enhancing cloud infrastructure with dynamic resource allocation and regional flexibility

Pros

"Amazon EC2 allows us to create different regions and availability zones based upon application needs."

Cons

"The process of detaching EC2 instances to avoid billing could be less complex. "