My primary use case of Amazon AWS is doing my Mac backup.
Microsoft 365 Technical Solution Architect at a marketing services firm with self employed
Stable and easy to use
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features are how stable and easy to use Amazon AWS is."
- "Amazon AWS could be improved by lowering the general storage price."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features are how stable and easy to use Amazon AWS is.
What needs improvement?
Amazon AWS could be improved by lowering the general storage price.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Amazon AWS for a couple of years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This solution is stable.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I didn't previously use a different solution.
How was the initial setup?
This solution is easy to install. It's quite straightforward since it's cloud-based. It took half an hour at most.
What about the implementation team?
I implemented this solution myself.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I pay for a yearly license to use this product.
What other advice do I have?
I rate this solution a 10 out of 10. I would recommend it to others who are considering implementation.
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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Assistant Professor at a university with 51-200 employees
User friendly, scalable, and simple installation
Pros and Cons
- "Amazon AWS is very user-friendly."
What is our primary use case?
I do research and I am using Amazon AWS for storage in the cloud.
What is most valuable?
Amazon AWS is very user-friendly.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Amazon AWS for approximately one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Amazon AWS is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I have found Amazon AWS to be scalable.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS together.
How was the initial setup?
The implementation is straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
I did the implementation of the solution myself.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The license for Amazon AWS is expensive. I am currently using the free version.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate Amazon AWS an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Chief Technology Officer at SYSDE
A mature product that is extremely scalable and easy to expand
Pros and Cons
- "In general, the cost management in Amazon is complicated. It's not too straightforward."
- "The solution is pretty mature."
What is most valuable?
The scalability of the product is excellent.
The solution is pretty mature.
What needs improvement?
In general, the cost management in Amazon is complicated. It's not too straightforward. That's a little bit of a problem that they have.
Sometimes, their interface is kind of old. We see that they're trying to move forward and modernize, however, they've gotten a little bit behind compared to, for example, Azure, which obviously started later, and yet, has a better interface. Not better. I would like it if it was easier to reach certain items.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have quite a bit of experience with AWS.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have found scalability to be the most useful aspect of the product so far. it's very easy to expand to whatever size you need.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We also use Azure and Oracle.
While AWS is more mature, Azure has updated its user interface and seems more modern in comparison.
What about the implementation team?
We implement the solutions for our clients if they need us to. We deal with AWS, Azure, and Oracle for the most part.
What other advice do I have?
We are an implementor.
I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten. We've mostly been pleased with the solution's capabilities.
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.
Consultant at a educational organization with 11-50 employees
Great performance, perfect for scaling, and offers good integration capabilities
Pros and Cons
- "The solution offers easy provisioning and scaling on the fly."
- "Identity and access management on AWS could be straightforward."
What is our primary use case?
I primarily use it as a cloud-based platform that's easy to scale.
What is most valuable?
The solution offers easy provisioning and scaling on the fly.
The performance is great.
Everything is very clear and there are no complex procedures to follow. it's a very easy-to-use solution.
The integration is very good. Integrating anything with it is easy to do.
What needs improvement?
In IBM we have IM, identity access management. For all the solutions in AWS, identity access is not quite so straightforward. Identity and access management on AWS could be made to be much more straightforward. That is something that they could work on. If they could work on that and use it for load balancing, that would be ideal.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for a year and a half or so.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution performance well. The stability is very good. there are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is excellent. Whatever your needs are, if you need to grow, Amazon can handle it.
We have 20 people working with the product currently.
How are customer service and technical support?
I've never gotten to the point where I needed to reach out to technical support. I cannot speak to how helpful or responsive they would be.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We also use IBM.
How was the initial setup?
It's a cloud-based service. It's easy to set everything up.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
With the enterprise product, you have to pay for a license, however, if you are using the open-source version, you don't pay to license it.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We did not evaluate any other products before choosing AWS.
What other advice do I have?
As a cloud-based solution, we're using the latest version at all times. It's consistently updated.
I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten.
I would 100% recommend this product to other users and companies.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Devops engineer with 1-10 employees
Easy to use, flexible, stable, and has good IAM functionality
Pros and Cons
- "I like that is very easy to use and that it's flexible."
- "The price needs improvement."
What is our primary use case?
We use this solution for the EC2, and IAM Management, and Lambda. I am using this solution to gain more knowledge, to educate myself.
What is most valuable?
I like that is very easy to use and that it's flexible.
What needs improvement?
The price needs improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for one month.
We are using the latest version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's a scalable product. I am the only user of this solution.
We plan to continue using this solution.
How are customer service and technical support?
I am a beginner, I am satisfied with the support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I did not use any other solution.
How was the initial setup?
There is no installation, it's a cloud solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's expensive.
It should be cheaper.
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?
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.
Software Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Scales well with an easy initial setup and good technical support
Pros and Cons
- "The solution can scale quite well."
- "The pricing of the solution could be better. It's a little pricey."
What is our primary use case?
We are a hospital system provider. We use the solution in order to provide provisions to the hospital. The client didn't want to host on-premises, and therefore we are using this product.
What is most valuable?
If there are issues, I come and check on them, however, I rarely use the solution, which suggests it's pretty problem-free. It works pretty seamlessly.
The initial setup is very straightforward and I didn't have any issues with configuring the solution.
The solution can scale quite well.
Technical support is pretty decent so far.
What needs improvement?
The pricing of the solution could be better. It's a little pricey.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been working with the solution for the past two years or so.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I haven't seen anything that would make me assume that solution can't scale as much as you need it to. It seems to be pretty scalable. There are no limitations.
How are customer service and technical support?
I've found the technical support to be pretty decent overall. You do need to give them some time, however, largely we are satisfied with their level of helpfulness.
How was the initial setup?
I am not extensively using the solution and I didn't do any work on the AWS; there's a DevOps team who will do the configuration.
That said, it's very straightforward. I didn't face any complexity in configuring AWS, for example.
What about the implementation team?
As integrators, we can implement the solution for our clients.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It would be ideal if the solution cost the customer less. It's expensive right now.
What other advice do I have?
We're integrators and service providers. We offer services to our clients.
We use a private VPN for the solution.
I'd recommend the solution to other organizations, so long as the company doesn't care about the pricing.
I would rate the solution eight out of ten, simply due to the fact that the cost is high. They lose points there.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Integrator
SAP Platform Security Consulting at a security firm with 1-10 employees
Easy to set up, flexible, and well-priced
Pros and Cons
- "The best features are flexibility and cost."
- "Scaling is an area that can be improved."
What is our primary use case?
I am a consultant and Amazon AWS is one of the platforms that I use.
What is most valuable?
The best features are flexibility and cost.
What needs improvement?
Scaling is an area that can be improved. For example, I would like to be able to change the amount of memory that is allocated to a server. This would give us better performance. I know that it can be done but it isn't obvious how to do it.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Amazon AWS for between two and three years.
How are customer service and technical support?
The technical support is good. We contacted them when we were working on a project and they were both knowledgeable and helpful.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy.
There is some design that has to be done, including security and zoning.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price for AWS is good.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution 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)
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner
CTO at a construction company with 11-50 employees
A cloud computing solution to quickly deploy in multi-data regions, but the price could be better
Pros and Cons
- "The most important feature is deploying our production in multi-data regions around the world."
- "I think the price can be improved."
What is our primary use case?
We mainly use AWS, EC2, and RDS. We also use the BI tools and the data warehouse.
What is most valuable?
The most important feature is deploying our production in multi-data regions around the world.
What needs improvement?
I think the price can be improved. The price is high now, and Amazon's web portal can be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Amazon AWS for about four 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?
It's scalable now that EC2 can support scaling.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward, and we deploy our production every week.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price can be better.
What other advice do I have?
On a scale from one to ten, I would give Amazon AWS a five.
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: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner
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