Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling Reviews

We have several instances and applications that we run using WordPress. For that, I needed an easy, secure, and faster solution with different options to back up the website and data. Amazon EC2 offers options to back up data using the S3 version control system, which worked really well for us. Moreover, it's cost-effective.

Having a load balancer in between is very helpful when you have huge traffic. It has been beneficial for handling around 80,000 to 200,000 visitors a month on our blog.

There is room for improvement in the scalability.

I have been working with this solution for a couple of months. So, it's been three to four months.

I would rate the stability a nine out of ten. 

I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten.

The initial setup is definitely more complex than any of the readily available tools. But, it's okay. It's well-documented, so it was not a big deal for me.

The deployment took me around a week, and it's been running for three months in a row. But yeah, we are still testing.

It's not expensive, nor too cheap; it's okay. We can compare it to the pricing of other cloud service providers.

Right now, EC2 is in the testing phase, and we are still using Cloudera and DigitalOcean. However, I'm looking for solutions that could be more helpful in the long run. Additionally, I've used Amazon RDS as the database provider because our CMS has become heavy over time. So I had to offload the database into RDS and connect it with EC2.

When using Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling, it's crucial to have a solid understanding of cloud computing and infrastructure management. That's very essential.

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

Public Cloud

We use Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling for virtualization, running applications, and deploying and running application workloads. It is easy to use for web servers and application servers.

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is flexible as it is managed by the user, allowing quick and easy instance creation. It offers cost-effective pricing with savings plans and reserved instances to reduce on-demand costs. It provides hybrid cloud storage that integrates on-premises with AWS cloud storage. Pricing coverage, cost utilization plans, savings plans, and reserved instances are advantages.

If possible, Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling should stop incurring costs when instances are stopped rather than only when terminated. This could prevent unexpected bills.

I have used Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling for more than three years, possibly close to eight years.

I believe Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is a stable product. I have not had any issues with it at all.

The initial setup of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is straightforward.

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling can be quite expensive. Costs can accrue unexpectedly if instances are not properly managed.

I would rate Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling a nine out of ten. It is widely used, flexible, and has many useful features. However, managing your infrastructure is a must; otherwise, Lambda is an alternative, although it can be tricky.

Hybrid Cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

We use the product as a computing machine. By clicking on the portal, we can create different machines with specific features, like memory size.

The solution removes the need for hardware. We can easily create servers or machines. Just by clicking or specifying our requirements, like memory size or disk space, it's set up for us. The tool eliminates the need for hardware. We can choose what we need and pay as we use it. It is flexible and can integrate with any product. 

The solution's pricing is expensive. You pay based on how much you use it, like paying for the time or hours you use the service. There's no need to buy hardware separately.

I have been using the product for eight years. 

I rate the tool's stability a nine out of ten. 

The solution is scalable and flexible, meaning you can adjust resources like RAM, processing power, and storage capacity to match workload changes. I rate it a nine out of ten. My company has 400 users. For deployment and maintenance, only one to five technical administrators are usually needed to manage Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling. 

The tool's support is good. We don't need much tech support, as our technical team can handle most issues.

The solution's setup is straightforward, easy to handle, and simple to use. The deployment process is also straightforward. You access the AWS portal, select EC2, and configure your requirements, such as RAM, storage, and processing power.

The solution's licensing is based on a pay-as-you-go model. You only pay for the resources you use, whether it's RAM, processing power, or storage. So, it's calculated based on the time you use those resources, typically billed in hours or minutes.

I recommend the tool's scalability, flexibility, stability, and pay-as-you-go model. It's a great choice for efficiency gains and moving away from hardware setups. I rate the overall product an eight out of ten. 

As part of my role managing the presales team for TIBCO in the DACH region, we conduct proof of concepts (POCs) for customers who want to try our software, including messaging, integration, and MDM tooling. To accomplish this, we spin up virtual machines on EC2 to set up the software and demonstrate its use cases.

The easy possibility to spin up runtimes according to the needs of the POC, getting a runtime up and running in an easy way, which is accessible over the internet, is valuable for our process. 

As mentioned, AWS provides virtual machines that we can leverage to run environments for demonstrations with our customers. Spinning up a virtual machine is a matter of a few minutes, allowing us to efficiently set up testing environments.

EC2 is doing what it is intended to do, and I have no specific improvements to suggest. It functions as a basic tool without any significant needs for enhancement.

We have been using EC2 for more than five years.

It is reliable and stable. All good.

Scalability is not important for our POCs. Scaling is more relevant when bringing software to production, but it's not something we focus on during POCs.

I have not needed to contact AWS support.

Positive

The initial setup is quick, taking only a few minutes to spin up a virtual machine.

Each cloud vendor, such as Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, offers similar services. We chose AWS, but the final decision was from our management.

My experience with EC2 has been positive. I would rate the overall solution a perfect ten out of ten. It can be recommended for purposes similar to ours.

I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.

Public Cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is a function inside Amazon EC2.

We are using it to scale the capacity of our internet services. It automatically increases capacity when usage surpasses certain thresholds to prevent any issues with capacity.

The solution has greatly reduced our workload. Specifically, it allows us to automate the monitoring of sites, even when we don't have staff available to do it.

The auto-scaling feature is particularly useful. Additionally, CloudWatch and CloudTrail are also important features for us.

As we are transitioning to managing containerized applications, the solution could improve by adding more managed container services as a feature in the solution.

I have been using Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling for approximately eight years.

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is highly reliable.

I rate the stability of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling a ten out of ten.

The solution is scalable.

We have approximately 20 users using the solution. We plan to increase our usage as we progress.

I rate the scalability of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling a ten out of ten.

We have a very close connection with Amazon. We have all representatives from Amazon contacting us, approximately monthly. We have a channel where we can get in touch with them through instant messaging. 

I rate support from Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling a nine out of ten.

Positive

I use Microsoft Azure prior and Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling. They both operate very similarly. We have a multi-cloud environment and we use both solutions.

The initial setup of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is straightforward.

The deployment process is simple and straightforward. It mainly involved configuring the settings on the console. We only need to log in, modified the necessary settings, saved it, and that is it. There were no specific actions required for deployment.

I rate the initial setup of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling a ten out of ten.

We did the implementation of the solution in-house.

We monitor the spending from dashboards on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. We have various kinds of dashboards and we have seen a return on investment.

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling uses a pay-as-you-go pricing model. 

I rate the price of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling a nine out of ten.

I advise others to establish a baseline measurement of usage and determine the necessary threshold parameters for cost and computing power before implementation. It is a relatively effective and simple way to expand capacity.

I rate Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling a ten out of ten.

Public Cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

We use Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling for our EC2 instances. To run our application platform, we are using EC2 instances. EC2 is nothing but one machine, e.g. it's a remote machine. We are satisfied with the service, and we are especially good at using the service. We are taking clean servers, e.g. our machines run AWS, and we manage everything ourselves.

What could be improved in Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is its fees. We are looking to have some discounts on billing.

We've been using Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling for almost five years now.

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is a stable service.

We find Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling a scalable service.

The first time we set up Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling was not an easy task. We needed a lot of things first, and we needed to learn a lot, but now we are in a stable position in terms of setting up Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling. We can install it immediately.

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is not licensed-based. It's server-based. When we want to use more services, we need to pay more. It's a monthly subscription, rather than licensed-based. Pricing or fees for this service could be improved.

On a scale of one to ten, with ten being the best, my rating for Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is a ten.

Public Cloud

We use EC2 to host applications.

The most useful feature is elasticity. You can scale up or down based on traffic.

The primary area for improvement is the pricing model. 

We have been using EC2 for around 36 months.

I rate EC2 nine out of 10 for stability.

I rate EC2 eight out of 10 for scalability. 

I rate AWS support nine out of 10. 

Positive

I rate EC2 eight out of 10 for ease of setup. The deployment takes four to six hours. Once the application is bundled, it is transported to Site Reliability Engineering, which hosts it. The deployment team consists of four or five people.

We've saved money on resources and infrastructure. The ROI can't be easily defined because it is a cloud service.

I rate EC2 seven out of 10 for affordability. 

I rate AWS EC2 nine out of 10. I recommend it for base production systems.

Public Cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

At CPA, we have a product where we manage several aspects, but essentially, one of them concerns managing campaigns during specific days in the USA, such as holidays or weekends. During these times, we experience a high demand from people using the systems, which necessitates the use of Auto Scaling.

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling manages peak traffic demands by allowing the creation of rules based on network requirements or specific scheduling needs. This ensures flexibility and efficiency in handling increased traffic on days with high demand, such as holidays.

The configuration capabilities and the flexibility that it provides are most valuable. With the ability to set up rules based on demand, network, or traffic, the service offers a necessary level of adaptability.

Sometimes the configuration is not intuitive. Maybe the documentation could be clearer in certain areas. 

While understanding the tool is straightforward, there could be improvements in how intuitive the setup and the documentation are.

I have been using Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling for nearly six years.

Stability depends on the applications. If there are software-related issues like poor memory management, instances may restart or fail, however, Auto Scaling effectively handles this by dynamically creating new instances as needed. Thus, I consider it highly reliable.

It offers almost perfect scalability, adapting well to various demands, especially during peak periods such as holidays.

During these six years, I have not needed to reach out to technical support.

Positive

Setting up is not complicated once you understand how to manage the tool, and it is primarily an issue of communicating with business stakeholders to understand their needs.

Considering the expenses associated with the instances themselves, I would rate it a six. While instances can be costly depending on their number, the cost aligns with the value provided.

One should pay careful attention to the configuration of policies. Misconfiguration could lead to undesirable costs since resources may not be optimally used.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

Public Cloud