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RodrigoGalhardo - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Kultua
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
An easy to deploy solution that offers ROI with use
Pros and Cons
  • "The tool helps me to process large data sets while scaling up."
  • "The product's technical support needs to be better."

What is our primary use case?

We use the tool to deploy NLP modules. 

How has it helped my organization?

The tool helps me to process large data sets while scaling up. 

What needs improvement?

The product's technical support needs to be better. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the product for five years. 

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the solution's stability an eight out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate the tool's scalability an eight out of ten. 

How was the initial setup?

The product is easy to deploy. 

What was our ROI?

I have seen ROI with the product's use. 

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

The tool's pricing is good and not expensive. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate the product an eight out of ten. We plan to increase the tool's usage. You need to have good documentation to start using the product. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Joyee Sen - PeerSpot reviewer
SAP Service Delivery Manager at SoftwareONE
Vendor
Top 5Leaderboard
Very efficient with great auto-scaling abilities
Pros and Cons
  • "Auto-scaling is a good feature."
  • "Could integrate more with other platforms."

What is our primary use case?

Our use case is for when there's a need for additional processing capacity. Broadly speaking, the platform has inbuilt intelligence that detects a high workload, and then automatically scales out to accommodate the increased demand for capacity. We have production systems that run 24/7.

What is most valuable?

It's the auto-scaling that is the main valuable feature. 

What needs improvement?

I'd like to see more integration with products like Ansible and other platforms. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The main feature of this product is scaling. The product itself does not need to be scalable. 

How are customer service and support?

The technical support is good, they respond quickly. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward and AWS provides good documentation which can be easily leveraged by anyone trying to use it. Deployment takes a maximum of an hour. It's just a matter of defining the parameters that need to be chosen in terms of different things like network capacity and processing memory. It then requires specifying the kind of load balancer needed along with some basic inputs. It's easy.

What other advice do I have?

For an average size customer, we manage the entire range of applications and features on AWS. If it fits your use case, it's very good. 

This is a very efficient solution and I rate it nine out of 10. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Cuneyt Gurses - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect, DevOps Engineer at sonne technology
Real User
Top 10
A feature-packed solution that is the most stable AWS engine
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution includes many features for configuring networks and VPCs."
  • "The pricing could be reduced."

What is our primary use case?

Our company uses the solution to cluster cloud services for our customers who need elastic computing. Our customers currently have thousands of service users. 

What is most valuable?

The solution includes many features for configuring networks and VPCs. 

What needs improvement?

The pricing could be reduced. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is the most stable service engine offered by AWS. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable because it is cloud-based. 

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is perfect so I rate them a ten out of ten. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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


How was the initial setup?

The solution is cloud-based so there is no setup. It is important, however, to configure the Auto Scaling feature which takes about ten minutes. 

What about the implementation team?

We deploy the solution in-house and it is easy. Deployments and ongoing management are handled by two technicians. 

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

The solution pricing varies by service region is mid-range. Various conditions determine pricing such as the IP selected. 

I rate pricing a six out of ten. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

The solution is an alternative to Lambda. Some customers prefer Lambda because it is very efficient and can complete processes up to four times faster.

What other advice do I have?

Every AWS user should utilize the solution if they are not using Lambda.

I recommend the solution and rate it 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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Harsha_Vardhan - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer
Real User
Top 5
Efficiently maintains multiples instances and is easy to set up
Pros and Cons
  • "It has the best auto-scaling features."
  • "Its stability and scalability need improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution to launch the instances.

What is most valuable?

The solution's most valuable feature is auto scaling group.

What needs improvement?

The solution's stability and scalability need improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using the solution for a year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the solution's stability a nine. Although, it could be more stable for Asia-specific regions.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the solution's scalability an eight. It is expensive to scale it for multiple instances.

How was the initial setup?

The solution's initial setup is straightforward. We use template plans and modify them as per the specific requirement. The deployment takes two to nine months to complete.

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

The solution's price is affordable for enterprise customers.

What other advice do I have?

I rate the solution as nine out of ten. It is easy to maintain multiple instances using it.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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reviewer2225706 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Engineer/Cloud Architect at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 5
A mature solution helps to increase memory and CPU size
Pros and Cons
  • "We use the solution to increase CPU and memory size."
  • "The product's setup is complex for an intermediate user."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution to increase CPU and memory size. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the product for six to seven years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The tool is stable, old and mature. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate the solution's stability a nine out of ten. We have 200 users for the product. 

How was the initial setup?

The product's setup is complex for an intermediate user. However, it's easy for the experience. The tool's deployment is a step-by-step process. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate the product a ten out of ten. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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AnkurGupta7 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Architect at Evon Technologies Pvt
Real User
Top 10
Useful horizontal scaling, stable, and responsive support
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is scaling your intra based on the request. Additionally, you are able to map the solution with any load balancer, such as public or private load balancers."
  • "Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling could improve by adding better integration features with the other services. Additionally, if the alarms could be triggered from other services this would be beneficial."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling to horizontally scale.

The solution can be deployed on the cloud, and on-premise, and can be configurated hybrid.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is scaling your intra based on the request. Additionally, you are able to map the solution with any load balancer, such as public or private load balancers.

What needs improvement?

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling could improve by adding better integration features with the other services. Additionally, if the alarms could be triggered from other services this would be beneficial.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling for approximately 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is an old solution and it is stable.

How are customer service and support?

The support from Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is good. We use them whenever we have issues. They have a quick reply time.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is straightforward, it's not very complex. We have to write the scripts and everything can be done with them.

The steps taken for the implementation depend on intra to intra. If it's a very complex intra, it takes time. However, if it's straightforward intra, then it could be very easy and fast.

What other advice do I have?

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

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Balram Aggarwal - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President - Oracle Cloud | Head Cloud Practices & CoE at Hitachi Systems, Ltd.
Real User
Easy to setup and auto-scales efficiently
Pros and Cons
  • "Sometimes, Auto Scaling is more beneficial, and sometimes, Reserved Instances are preferred, especially for longer-term usage."
  • "The licensing cost is expensive."

What is our primary use case?

We use EC2 for regular usage based on on-demand pricing or cost-saving plans and Reserved Instances, depending on the customer's needs.

If customers want to use an instance for a longer time and maximize usage, we recommend savings plans and Reserved Instances instead of on-demand pricing.

We use Auto Scaling based on the customer's use case. For example, one of my customers utilizes EC2 with custom scaling configurations.

What is most valuable?

It depends on the specific case or business scenario. Sometimes, Auto Scaling is more beneficial, and sometimes, Reserved Instances are preferred, especially for longer-term usage. It varies based on the use case.

What needs improvement?

It should be more stable, more secure, and have better pricing.

For how long have I used the solution?

I'm on the leadership side, so I don't directly work with EC2 instances. However, we sell service to the customers.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution. There are numerous customers, or more than a hundred customers, using this solution.

How are customer service and support?

Customer service depends on the support model and the type of support you have chosen.

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


How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was easy and took only a couple of minutes. It's just a few clicks.

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

The licensing cost is expensive.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. 

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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Moses NYOTA - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software and Cloud Engineer at Velocis Technologies LLC
Real User
Increases resources as necessary in order to handle traffic spikes
Pros and Cons
  • "Can handle traffic spikes so the system doesn't overload."
  • "It's an expensive solution."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution to scale up and scale down. You can have 1,000 people connecting to your network or you can have 50,000. The solution scales up to cope with the extra demand.

What is most valuable?

The best feature is that the solution can increase resources and handle traffic spikes so you don't lose anything as a result of system overload. 

What needs improvement?

The big issue for us is the cost of using the solution. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for three years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is very scalable, that's what it does. We have one million customers in the U.S.

How are customer service and support?

The tech support is perfect.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward and took just a few hours. We had one person responsible for deployment. 

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

The license is pay as you use. 

What other advice do I have?

I recommend this solution and rate it nine out of 10. 

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: Integrator
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