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Senior Software Engineer at consol gulf
Real User
Stable and easy to set up but can be a bit expensive
Pros and Cons
  • "The product is reliable and quite stable."
  • "I want to use AWS as a full solution for my website - for domain and website hosting, and everything in between - however, I was not able to find everything together."

What is our primary use case?

I primarily used the solution more for a POC. The solution was primarily used for data lakes. However, my use case is more focused on getting the IDs up and running.

What is most valuable?

The dashboard is very good.

The solution in general is user-friendly and easy to navigate.

The product as a whole is very intuitive.

The initial setup was quite easy.

The product is reliable and quite stable.

The solution is fine for static hosting.

What needs improvement?

I cannot recall coming across any issues or any missing features. 

There are some other issues I see, but that was more on the security side, not on EC2. That's more of a technical thing. I was not able to get it up and running, however, that was a different issue altogether. It was more due to my understanding of the solution.

I want to use AWS as a full solution for my website - for domain and website hosting, and everything in between - however, I was not able to find everything together. They should work to make it an easy all-in-one end-to-end solution.

The product is a bit costly.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution a bit, however, my specific experience is not up to date. My usage is not on the production side.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is very good. There are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze. The performance is good and overall, the entire solution is reliable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We haven't attempted to scale the solution yet, as we are still at the POC phase. However, ultimately, that is the plan and it is my understanding that it will scale well.

How are customer service and support?

We've yet to contact technical support. I can't speak to how helpful or responsive they would be.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup, in the end, was pretty straightforward.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution can get to be expensive.

What other advice do I have?

We are using different services. We are using Alexa, for example, and static hosting. We do have a corporate account, however, we're not using a lot of services on it.

I'm not sure which version of the solution we are using.

We don't have a dedicated private cloud and therefore use a public cloud.

I'd recommend the solution to others. Overall, we enjoy using it. 

I'd rate the solution at a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Senior Manager of Data Center at a integrator with 51-200 employees
Vendor
Amazon AWS is till dat,e the best IaaS providers on compute, storage, and availability platform

Valuable Features:

Few things I admire about this whole AWS service by Amazon are 1) Provides persistent block storage volumes 2) Excellent load balancing features for servers 3) Excellent support on all types of relational databases, for example Oracle etc. 4) Awesome repository of operating systems from Ubuntu, Slackware, Microsoft Servers etc. 5) The virtual private cloud feature is an amazing add on for the service

Room for Improvement:

Few cons of the AWS platform are- 1) Lack of .NET support 2) A bit costlier than Microsoft Azure based on computer per hour and outbound bandwidth. 3) Unavailability of middleware caching, integration and identity management.

Other Advice:

One of the first and extremely professional services launched for the cloud platform is the advent of Amazon AWS. The bundle of services provided by them such as CloudFront, CloudWatch, EC2, Simple Storage service etc undoubtedly cover all the aspects needed by the developers and system administrators to match infrastructure and scalability issues for the growing demands.
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Director at a media company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Easy to install
Pros and Cons
  • "The installation is quite straightforward."
  • "We like everything about the solution except for the general price."

What is our primary use case?

As the solution is cloud-based, we always use the latest version. 

We use the solution for our web platform business needs. 

What needs improvement?

We like everything about the solution except for the general price. Most of Amazon's products are quite expensive. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Amazon AWS for five years. 

How was the initial setup?

The installation is quite straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

We only need a single administrator for the implementation. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We are not happy with the general price and find most of Amazon's products to be quite expensive. 

What other advice do I have?

There are 50 users making use of the solution in our organization. 

I would recommend the solution to others. 

I rate Amazon AWS as an eight out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Associate (System Planning) at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Easy to manage
Pros and Cons
  • "AWS is easy to manage."
  • "Some features may be better in Azure or some other portal. AWS could add some of those features."

What is most valuable?

AWS is easy to manage.

What needs improvement?

Some features may be better in Azure or some other portal. AWS could add some of those features.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using AWS for three to four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

So far, I've had no issues with stability or scalability.

How was the initial setup?

AWS was already installed when I started working at this company, so I don't know.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Amazon AWS eight out of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Chief Technology Officer at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
Real User
A stable cloud computing solution with a valuable load balancing feature
Pros and Cons
  • "I like S3, load balancers, and Route 53."
  • "The price could be better."

What is our primary use case?

We use Amazon AWS for storage, networking, and remote computing.

What is most valuable?

I like S3, load balancers, and Route 53.

What needs improvement?

The price could be better.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon AWS for six years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Amazon AWS is quite stable.

How are customer service and technical support?

There are so many references that I can refer to, and their technical support is great.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price, in general, could be better.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to potential users.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Amazon AWS an eight.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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IT Architect at Orbis Data
Real User
A scalable and stable solution
Pros and Cons
  • "I am very impressed by the solution's stability."
  • "The response time of technical support could be better."

What is our primary use case?

In my role as an IT architect, I design solutions for many clients. We use the solution in mobile applications with a back-end solution

What needs improvement?

The response time of technical support could be better. It is not so good. While this can likely be attributed to our lack of a premium support contract, they should still show more consideration in their response time towards first time clients. 

Moreover, as things grow, the solution will need the scalability of Amazon services for it to be very secure. More scalability will be essential. It will be important for us to incorporate certain architecture-based ideas or configurations of the signature that would need to be included in our solutions or designs. 

As an example, we developed a mobile application that will reach 10,000 users of Amazon services within its first year. The following year, it is projected to reach around 100,000 users. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon AWS during the last 12 months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I am very impressed by the solution's stability. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is very good, although having good security will require that its growth be in line with that of Amazon service. 

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support is not so good. 

How was the initial setup?

Use of the four quarters service posed a problem for us during the initial setup. The setup of the initial quarters of service should be more transparent and clear to the user. Certain limits should be set up to match the varying needs of the users. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees. 

What other advice do I have?

I feel the solution has been working very well. 

We have worked with around eight companies over the past year involving a variety of solutions. For some of these we implemented solutions that will be utilized by a large clientele. 

My role is that of an integrator. Editors and designers are other roles. As of now, we do not have a partner relationship with Amazon. 

I rate Amazon AWS as a nine out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Senior Architect, Technology Transformation Group at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Easy to use with good performance and good technical support
Pros and Cons
  • "The product is nice and stable. Its performance is great."
  • "The solution could offer better integration capabilities."

What is our primary use case?

Web developers use the solution for application building, modernization, cloud transformation, new development, and budget solutions. It has a wide variety of use cases.

What is most valuable?

The solution is very easy to use.

The product is nice and stable. Its performance is great.

The technical support has been good.

What needs improvement?

The solution could offer better integration capabilities.

The pricing is a bit high. It's an aspect they could improve upon.

For how long have I used the solution?

I don't use it in my current organization. I used to use it in my earlier organization. In fact, I don't really use it, however, we used to consult on it. I've been a consultant for about a year or so.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product is stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable. The performance is great.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

At my organization, there are around 100 users on the solution.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support has been good. I have not heard of any customer complaints. It's my understanding that they are helpful and responsive and users are satisfied with their level of service.

How was the initial setup?

I was not a part of the installation process. I cannot speak to how easy or difficult the implementation was. I have no visibility on that aspect. I'm not sure what the makeup of the technical team was or how many people were used to deploy it.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of the solution can get expensive. They could work to lower it for their clients.

Those that use the licensing do need to pay a fee. It can be paid on a yearly or monthly basis.

What other advice do I have?

I've worked as a consultant. 

We've been quite pleased with its capabilities. I'd rate it at a nine out of ten.

I'd recommend the product to other users or companies. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

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DevOps Engineer at Apptegy
Real User
Good backup of CRM data of SalesForce
Pros and Cons
    • "As far as the automation is concerned, the backups should be scaled."

    What is our primary use case?

    I use Amazon AWS for backing up our data from the customer relationship management solution of SalesForce. For the moment, we have not made use of it for the restoration of any routes or data that is involved. 

    What needs improvement?

    The solution should me made friendlier to use. 

    As far as the automation is concerned, the backups should be scaled. 

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The pricing of Amazon is higher than that of SalesForce. We thought that things would be cheaper when it comes to Mexico and that a connection would be made between the facilities and SalesForce. 

    What other advice do I have?

    I rate Amazon AWS as a nine out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Private Cloud
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