Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) Reviews

In my company, we use Amazon EBS whenever there are cases involving our servers having low space or there is some migration of servers required. We also deal with Amazon EFS often, but now we have an NFS tool for support. I use EFS very less since NFS is already present in the current products we deal now.

I provide updates from Amazon to my clients. If a client has Ubuntu Server that has EBS, and if the storage has less space, I directly connect my AWS account to add and increase the storage capacity of my client's servers, resolving the client's problems.

Every company is required to have its own servers, which means that every server requires storage. The need for storage depends on two kinds of storage, including Amazon EBS, which is a primary kind of storage. The file server or file systems and managing the objects inside require Amazon EBS as it is an important tool for day-to-day operations.

The most valuable feature of the solution is backup. If we deal with a gaming company client, then such a company requires a high IO throughput, which will give them only Amazon EBS instead of storage, including NAS, NFS, and similar tools. Since Amazon EBS is a good product, we deal with highly critical and hospitality-oriented tools, like RDBMS, for high-end data fetching from customers with high throughput.

Amazon EBS is a single product or service. 

I have a couple of issues related to Amazon EBS from the clients regarding the use of space, which have not been resolved. If a customer increases from one TB to two TB and wants to go back to needing one TB instead of two TB, then there is a long process involved to do so currently, even though going from one TB to two TB was very easy. Returning back to one TB from two TB or reducing the space is a problem in Amazon EBS, like S3. S3 is a scalable tool, meaning that you can increase or decrease its size. In Amazon EBS, it is difficult to reduce the space chosen by the customer. The cost increases the moment the size of the storage increases, and I will have to pay for two TB of the tool instead of one TB. If my clients want to change something in the tool, they need to get approval from their company, making it a long process. It would be better if Amazon EBS had the same features as S3 since we could easily revert back to one TB from two TB easily, which is not possible right now.

If I place Amazon EBS in South Asia, there will be an increase and decrease in terms of costs. Cost optimization is one challenge I have faced since placing Amazon EBS is the reason why basic costing is applicable. S3 is very cheap compared to Amazon EBS, and because of this, some clients request S3 and not Amazon EBS.

Depending on the requirements of my clients, I may want extra features in the product's future releases. Scalability is very important for our company since the tool's availability is already there. Most often, we use the product's scalability feature apart from the security feature. Amazon KMS, along with CRM, is a feature we deal with in our company, areas where we face issues due to low latency. If I want access to data in ESB, then it is dependent on the encryption method which I allocate in Amazon EBS.

I have experience with Amazon EBS for more than seven years. I am a customer of the solution who works in the service area of helping my company's customers deal with the issues arising from the use of the solution. I am a service provider involved in research and development activities for automation. I get direct service from Amazon for the version of the tool I use.

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

As of now, I deal with three customers, and those three customers are different kinds of services for which they want to deploy Amazon EBS in their environments. My company caters to around nearly fifty endpoints.

My company's clients consist of one medium-sized business and two small businesses.

I can't give a full rating to the support since they are sometimes late to respond to my issues. I rate the technical support as an eight out of ten.

Positive

I have experience with storage services from AWS.

I rate the initial setup a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy. The setup phase is very easy.

The solution is deployed on AWS cloud.

The time taken for the deployment depends on the size and the customers' requirements, so it can be deployed in less than an hour.

We implement everything as a backup recovery or DR tool. Sometimes, Amazon EBS is required, along with DR. When there are two branches and one of them says that the other has to work simultaneously are scenarios where the deployment can take time. It might take 24 hours to deploy the solution since the two replicas simultaneously work together.

Price is a big challenge for Amazon EBS. The price of the product is the reason why Azure is gaining popularity in the market.

On a scale of one to ten, where one is low price, and ten is high, I rate the price a seven.

The addition of networking solutions is an additional cost in Amazon EBS. If the process or storage capacity is increased in the product, the cost also increases.

Amazon EBS is a very good product since it is very easy to enhance or increase and migrate your servers immediately, in a matter of seconds. Sometimes, we require a critical server to take backups from images for which we use a snapshot. EBS is a kind of hardware for keeping a separate drive in our box. We can connect to Amazon EBS directly whenever required, after which we can simply clean up the server. Amazon EBS helps in different kinds of scenarios, like backup, storage increase, and migration of the servers, and such related support is offered in the solution's services.

Google has started offering some bundle kinds of products. If features offered by Kubernetes are made available in Amazon EBS, then it would be great. The bundle from Google can help if I want to implement a game product. In Amazon EBS, if a bundle similar to the one offered by Google is made available at a lesser price, then it would be good. Nowadays, there are instant requirements from our customers for which you can set up everything. Offering simple services in a bundle can be a good idea.

The product has been in the market for more than ten years, and to date, the customers are dependent on the solution.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Amazon EBS is used as a block storage solution, particularly for high-performance computing, databases, data management, snapshots, and backups. It's especially beneficial for organizations needing consistent high-throughput performance, such as those handling large databases or analytics workloads.

Amazon EBS has significantly helped in cost savings and improving the overall performance of databases. It has allowed better data management, making the process easier and more efficient, and restored confidence in complete solutions.

The integration of Amazon EBS with EC2, S3, and Amazon Glacier is seamless and easy, creating a comprehensive cloud environment. The feature of encryption is particularly beneficial, providing a higher level of security. The solution is globally available and ensures high performance and reliability, which makes it valuable for organizations that require enhanced throughput and seamless data management capabilities.

There is a lack of awareness and knowledge about Amazon EBS among potential users, which results in underutilization. Additionally, there might be a lack of marketing highlighting the capabilities of EBS, which could improve its popularity and utilization.

I have been working with Amazon EBS for almost one and a half years.

On a longer-term basis, there are no stability issues with Amazon EBS. However, initially, there were minor connectivity issues, but they were resolved quickly and easily.

The scalability of Amazon EBS has positively impacted operations. It has helped database-heavy organizations improve performance and cost efficiency.

We did not require technical support from AWS for EBS.

Neutral

Amazon EBS provides significant time savings due to increased throughput and improves overall database performance.

The cost of Amazon EBS is slightly higher compared to other competitors, approximately five to ten percent higher. However, the benefits, including high performance and reliability, outweigh the costs, making it a cost-efficient option.

I do not have much experience with other block storage solutions outside of AWS.

For clients needing high database performance or involved heavily in analytics, Amazon EBS is highly recommended. However, for those not requiring high-performance database solutions or dealing with big data, it may not be necessary.

I would rate it a seven out of ten.

I primarily use Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) to host our cloud infrastructure on AWS. Currently, I'm using a disaster recovery solution, DRS, as the main stack. Additionally, I utilize several services inside AWS, such as EC2 instances, which are like virtual machines, and S3 buckets for storage.

Amazon EBS scalability allows for resource optimization and efficient infrastructure management, significantly impacting both our operations and those of our customers.

Amazon EBS is valuable because it allows you to store data permanently. It enables detachment from one virtual machine and reattachment to another EC2 instance. 

This feature ensures data portability, even if an EC2 instance is terminated since the EBS volume retains the same data and can be attached to a new instance. Additionally, it's scalable and allows for resizing, providing durability and high performance.

One area for improvement is the ease of scaling down the EBS volume. Having more flexibility in resizing, especially scaling down, would be beneficial. Automating the process of attaching a new volume to an existing EC2 instance would also be a valuable enhancement.

I have been using Amazon EBS for two to three years since I started my career in cloud computing.

I have not experienced any stability issues with EBS. It has been reliable so far.

Amazon EBS is highly scalable, allowing easy expansion of resources. It is straightforward to scale up, though more complex to scale down due to the need to migrate data to a new volume.

I have not had to escalate any issues to EBS technical support.

Positive

I have not worked with competitor solutions and have primarily been using AWS.

The initial setup process is quite straightforward, albeit slightly challenging, when adding a new EBS to an existing EC2 instance.

Amazon EBS offers measurable benefits such as increased capacity, scalability, and durability. It enhances infrastructure performance and ensures permanent data storage.

Pricing is reasonable if storage is utilized and optimized efficiently.

I haven't used solutions from competitors like Azure, Google, or Oracle.

I recommend not overutilizing or underutilizing your EBS storage. It's best to use what you need while leaving some room for backup. Additionally, new types of EBS volumes should be utilized for high performance and lower costs.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

If the instance memory is too high, we must attach EBS volumes. I use the solution to attach and detach volumes.

The tool has different types of volumes, like SSD and HDD. We can attach multiple attachments to EBS volumes and Elastic Volumes. The tool has many features. We can integrate EBS with the EC2 instances manually through the Amazon portal.

The initial setup is not easy.

I used the solution six months ago.

The tool is stable.

It is difficult for freshers to set up the tool. We must understand the purpose and the requirements before we do the setup.

I am using Azure Storage.

For EFS, we mount some storage for the EC2 instance. There are many features in VPC, like internet gateway and NAT gateway. I will recommend the solution to others. Overall, I rate the product a nine out of ten.

We use EBS Elastic Block Store for data storage.

EBS can handle Apex, which helps us manage many issues. EBS is easy to use and has high performance.

There are limitations in sharing resources across multiple regions and availability zones. I recommend improving EBS by introducing multi-availability zone support to enhance its functionality. 

I have been using EBS Elastic Block Store for one year.

I rate its stability an eight out of ten.

I rate its scalability an eight out of ten.

We've used Google Cloud Storage in addition to Amazon EBS.

The initial setup is straightforward. The deployment takes around five seconds. I would rate it a nine out of ten. 

In terms of ROI, using Amazon EBS has helped save time and resources due to its ease of use and scalability.

I find the price reasonable for our environment. 

My advice for those considering Amazon EBS is to ensure proper configuration for optimal performance.

Overall, I would rate Amazon EBS an eight out of ten.

The tool's most valuable feature is reliability. 

I have been working with the product for more than a year. 

The tool's scalability is fine. 

My team is doing a good job, and I haven't contacted support yet. 

I rate the tool a six out of ten. It does what it is supposed to do and fits our needs. 

At our company, we use it for data storage. We work on Cloud Clusters, so we use EBS as the underlying storage.

The most valuable feature is its scalability. I can easily scale the block from terabytes to gigabytes.

There are not many technical things that need improvement in EBS. It has a very long history and is AWS's first product. Its main flaw is the costliness.

I have been working with EBS for three years. 

EBS is stable. I have not seen any fluctuations when it comes to its stability. I would rate it a nine out of ten.

I would rate the scalability of EBS a nine out of ten.

I work with Amazon Web Service in the China region. I'm satisfied with how fast the technical team usually responds.

Positive

The initial setup is quite easy. I would give it a nine out of ten in terms of ease of use. It only takes a few minutes to deploy, sometimes even less.

We deploy EBS in two ways. One is on the AWS console where there are options to select from and we do that in a few clicks. Sometimes we create a virtual machine and then create EBS simultaneously because the AWS console provides options we can use. Another way is by using our own infrastructure as code/technology. We deploy EBS through our infrastructure codes, and then the EBS is deployed automatically. We have about 200 clients using EBS. Some of them are small, but most are enterprise businesses. 

The cost of using EBS is high compared to other cloud vendors such as Tencent Cloud or CARI Cloud. For example, the EBS standard storage and snapshot are relatively expensive. If we cannot maintain our snapshot policy in a good economic way, there will be extra costs. Some costs are generated immediately and some are likely to increase. If the price of snapshots keeps increasing, we might not be able to afford it anymore. In terms of costliness, I would rate it an eight out of ten.

My advice to people who are considering using EBS is to use the correct type according to your performance. If you want any additional features, you will have to pay more. You will need to deactivate or delete snapshots in order to avoid extra costs. You should monitor the performance as well. Overall, I would rate ETB an eight out of ten.

I am using Amazon EBS as a storage service.

The most valuable features of Amazon EBS are the ease of mounting any file system and good for block storage. We can use secondary storage for our difficult instances and it performs well.

Amazon EBS performs well but it could improve.

I have been using Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) for approximately one year.

The stability of Amazon EBS is good.

Amazon EBS can scale up and down well.

I have not used the support from Amazon EBS.

I would recommend this solution to others, it is easy to use.

I rate Amazon EBS an eight out of ten.