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reviewer1470375 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Field Application Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
A perfect solution with good features, security, integration, and support
Pros and Cons
  • "They are enterprising and pretty good in terms of features. It has good security. Its availability is also pretty good. It is available everywhere in the world. It has pretty good integrations, and it is working well. They have done a lot of improvements, and its UI has improved a lot."
  • "They currently have fewer regions in Asia, especially in India, China, and other places. They can maybe put more data centers in this region."

What is our primary use case?

We run everything on AWS. You can run anything on this, such as web servers, application servers, and containers as a service. 

What is most valuable?

They are enterprising and pretty good in terms of features. It has good security. Its availability is also pretty good. It is available everywhere in the world.

It has pretty good integrations, and it is working well. They have done a lot of improvements, and its UI has improved a lot.

What needs improvement?

They currently have fewer regions in Asia, especially in India, China, and other places. They can maybe put more data centers in this region.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for three to four months.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is very stable. They keep on improving it continuously.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is scalable. A lot of people are using it, especially DevOps.

How are customer service and support?

Their support is pretty fast and good. They provide worldwide support, and everything is taken care of.

How was the initial setup?

It is straightforward. You have all the documentation, so it is pretty good. For its deployment, two or three people should be more than enough.

What other advice do I have?

Everything is good in this solution. They are number one, and they have done everything. The number of services is very huge, and they have taken care of everything. We plan to keep using this solution.

I would rate Amazon AWS a ten 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)
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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reviewer915609 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Good vehicle to start a small business, it is stable, and it has an easy-to-use dashboard
Pros and Cons
  • "I like the flexibility of this solution."
  • "I would appreciate more direct support from AWS."

What is our primary use case?

I have my own company, so I am not personally working with it. Rather, my team is working with this solution. 

What is most valuable?

My experience with AWS has been good. AWS is a good vehicle to get your business started without too much of an upfront investment.

I like the flexibility of this solution. It's quick ramp up, ramp down, being able to provide the resources at a click of a button. 

If you wanted to try a new solution or try it out for a Proof of Concept then provisioning the EC2 and the S3 buckets is very quick.

In addition to that, the sums of scaling operations.

The dashboard is very easy to use.

Its real-time support is pretty good.

What needs improvement?

I would appreciate more direct support from AWS. I have some good personal contacts with AWS and through that, I am able to get some help. But, on a professional level with a small to medium-sized enterprise that needs any direct support from AWS, it is not supported. It is typically a part of the business model. They encourage you to go through one of their Implementation partners.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon AWS for two and a half years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The overall stability of the product is good.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have not used the technical support from AWS, because we are a company without a partnership. We contact their implementation partners for support. We also work closely with our client's implementation partners who have been fairly helpful. They have been able to deliver.

The technical support from AWS has not been very forthcoming. It is very difficult to get.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We also use Lambda functions, such as trolling, multi-threaded, and compute as a service model. That is very interesting. 

We liked it very much, and we use it for some of our clients.

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

Pricing is reasonable, but as your usage goes up, AWS has a provision for businesses, and there's an option of locking it for three years. 

I think that they also give discounts. Although, as your scale of operation goes up, I think the price probably becomes too high.

As a startup business, it's very well priced, but if a number of transactions go up, clients have voiced that they are in a situation and feel a type of pressure and desire to move out of AWS.

They feel this way only once the scale of operation goes beyond a critical mass or critical threshold. It becomes a completely managed service beyond a point, and then it no longer remains cost-effective. Our usage goes up as well as the monthly recurring costs.

So the price is something they should definitely look at. They should look at some kind of cost or price optimization, as the scale grows up large, the more the economies of scale keep in. They should try to become more competitive.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I am very happy in the technicality area.

I would rate Amazon AWS a nine out of ten.

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Real User
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This solution features ease of use and market adaptability
Pros and Cons
  • "This solution features ease of use and market adaptability."
  • "The cutting-edge design is valuable."
  • "The use of this tool should be extended to Google and Apple operating systems."

What is our primary use case?

This tool is indispensable, and must be taken into account when designing. It is the best platform on the market today.

How has it helped my organization?

Our organization has benefited tremendously with Amazon AWS since its implementation as we race to find new digital marketing strategies.

What is most valuable?

  • Cutting-edge design
  • Ease of use
  • Market adaptability
  • Accessibility
  • Creator guarantee

What needs improvement?

In the next editions, the use of this tool should be extended to Google and Apple operating systems.

For how long have I used the solution?

One to three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Trends are stable in Amazon AWS.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No specifics relating to scalability can be given.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have never used a tool like this, and since its implementation I have seen great results. 

What was our ROI?

The return on investment is positive in terms of short-term results. 

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

Before choosing you can read other opinions and opt for the best tool that has aesthetic value and focus that is on par with Amazon AWS.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I was evaluating other avant-garde options but none were better than Amazon AWS.

What other advice do I have?

It is a platform of high quality and commercial versatility. It is of the best that exist in the market.

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System Developer at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Consultant
The EC2 Container Service is one of the most valuable features.

What is most valuable?

  • EC2 Container Service
  • RDS
  • SQS
  • SNS
  • SWF
  • DynamoDB
  • Elastic Beanstalk
  • S3
  • Cloudwatch

How has it helped my organization?

  • Management of code and assets has become extremely simple.
  • Faster development time.
  • Applications are extremely scalable.
  • Round-the-clock monitoring ability.

What needs improvement?

  • Latency: EC2 Container Service is not quite zero downtime as claimed.
  • Not enough or in-clear documentation for some products.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used it for two years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

Deployment was fairly simple.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability was never an issue.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have not encountered any scalability issues.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Cloud is the way to go and it had more features than the competitors.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Before choosing this product, we also evaluated Microsoft Azure.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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it_user8928 - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Vendor
Amazon EC2 monthly price tables for SaaS-relevant configurations, in euros

EC2 is Amazon’s cloud service for flexible use of virtual machines. One of the big advantages of this service is that Amazon’s hourly prices also include the cost for the Windows and/or SQL Server license. Amazon has just announced lower prices for Windows EC2 instances.

It’s not always easy to calculate total monthly costs for various configurations, so in this post I will try to give an indication of montly costs for configurations that would be relevant for SaaS applications with 1,000 – 50,000 customers.
Note: In the monthly prices below I have incorporated the upfront costs for 1- and 3-year contracts in the monthly prices (spread out over the full term).
All prices are calculated for the EU region (Ireland).

Windows web server. No additional storage.

Configuration Resources On-demand (hourly) p/m 1-year term p/m 3-year term p/m
M1 large instance 2 cores, 7.6 GB memory €200 €131 €99
M1 extra large instance 4 cores, 15 GB memory €400 €262 €198
M3 double extra large instance 8 “second-generation” cores, 30 GB memory €859 €554 €419

Traffic out (to the internet) is an additional €92 per TB.

Load-balanced high-activity Windows web server.

Amazon Elastic Load Balancer
3 M3 double extra large EC2 instance on 3-year terms
5 TB of internet traffic per month
Total cost per month = €1763

Database server, EC2 instance with Windows server 2008/2012 and SQL Server Web Edition 2008/2012.

Prices below include 1TB of database storage on EBS (Elastic Block Storage, Amazon’s virtual drives). For instances without guaranteed I/O I have included 500 million I/O requests per months. Upfront costs have been spread over the months of the term.

Configuration Resources Guaranteed I/O On-demand (hourly) p/m 1-year term p/m 3-year term p/m
High-memory extra-large instance 2 cores, 17 GB memory (no guaranteed I/O) €463 €292 €249
High-memory double extra-large instance 4 cores, 34 GB memory 500 Mbps €798 €467 €384
High-memory quadruple extra-large instance 8 cores, 68 GB memory 1000 Mbps €1491 €829 €666

Note that you would also need additional storage for database backups, which could add €100-500 per month, depending on backup methods and backup retention.

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reviewer1561038 - PeerSpot reviewer
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)
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
An on-demand cloud computing platform with a useful storage feature, but the price could be better
Pros and Cons
  • "I like the storage, all the codes like Lambda and Amazon EMR."
  • "The price could be better."

What is most valuable?

I like the storage, all the codes like Lambda and Amazon EMR.

What needs improvement?

The price could be better. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with Amazon AWS for seven to eight years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Amazon AWS is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Amazon AWS is scalable. Scalability has been good for us.

How was the initial setup?

I didn't take part in the initial setup on a very hands-on level. However, I hear from my architects and the development team that it's straightforward.

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

It could be cheaper, and Amazon could also be more transparent with its pricing. I would first expect any product vendor to give me the utmost transparency on pricing information. There shouldn't be any hidden costs.

Their service offerings have a bit of segmentation, and they focus more on SMBs. They brought them onto the cloud and encouraged them to use solutions on the cloud. But strategically, they should probably improve that and offer some credits.

What other advice do I have?

I would advise potential users to use Azure if they want more stability, but I always warn about the costs. That's why I don't bring infrastructure to the business, and I find the customers with their own environment. There are multiple portions, and it's not straightforward for anybody to do. That's the bad side of it, but anybody can prepare.

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

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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reviewer1463712 - PeerSpot reviewer
Utilities WAM consultant at a energy/utilities company with 201-500 employees
Consultant
Reliable, scalable, with S3 feature included, and priced well
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of this solution is the S3."
  • "The initial setup was very complex."

What is our primary use case?

Most of our applications are installed on the AWS. The enterprise solutions are installed on AWS.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of this solution is the S3.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon AWS for a couple of years.

We are using the latest version.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's very reliable. We have not had any issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's a scalable solution. We have 25 users in our organization.

How are customer service and technical support?

We do not contact them directly. We reach out to our contractor and they contact AWS technical support.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was very complex.

What about the implementation team?

We have a reseller who helped with the deployment.

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

The costing model is very confusing.

The cost is on a monthly basis. 

We are happy with the pricing.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it.

I would rate Amazon AWS a nine out of ten.

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)
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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