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Prasanth MG - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at Readyly
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Provides good performance speed and deploys large serverless functions efficiently
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is scalable."
  • "Its deployment process could be faster while installing the Python package directly into the environment."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for deploying large serverless functions. It helps run Lambda functions with large dependencies like Tensorflow.

What is most valuable?

The solution doesn't have any size limitations for packages. Also, loading modules from EFS is fast enough. EFS can be easily mounted to an EC2 machine and written to.

What needs improvement?

The solution's deployment process could be faster while installing Python packages. If the Python environment is also maintained in the EFS, then installing modules takes forever to complete. Thus, we had to maintain the package environment outside of EFS, like within the EC2 instance it is mounted to.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using the solution for one year.

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. Although, sometimes, it fails to scale up in dynamic settings when traffic surges.

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

We tried to use AWS ECS as well. But we encountered difficulties working with ECS due to our technical limitations. EFS was easier for us.

How was the initial setup?

The solution's initial setup is easy if you have prior experience. It takes only under ten minutes to complete.

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

The solution's price is mid-ranged.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend the solution to others and rate it a nine out of ten. It is a good service and provides faster loading of packages.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Giovanni SHOLAY - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at MUA`
Real User
Stable and scalable solution with a straightforward setup
Pros and Cons
  • "The initial setup was straightforward."
  • "The user activity needs to be more connected."

What is our primary use case?

The solution is quite stable. There were some bugs at a point but after we patched it, it was stable. 

What needs improvement?

The user activity needs to be more connected and not required to connect to a PC or a device. It would be good to have remote access to a client, like OneDrive that we can share with other.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for almost five years. It is deployed on-premises.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution. We have about 400 users using Amazon EFS. It took one person to deploy.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward. It came out to the vendors and took a couple of months.

What other advice do I have?

I rate this solution a nine out of ten. I would have rated it ten if not for the upcycle.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Customer Engagement, Presales and GIS Solution Architect at ESRI INDIA
Real User
Enables us to predict our storage needs over time and start small and grow as we need
Pros and Cons
  • "We are not that big of a cloud user. We just use it for the storage of our bytes. The most valuable aspect is the storage."
  • "It should be simplified. There are people who don't have cloud experience. It should be storage that we are able to just connect to."

What is our primary use case?

We need our storage to expand based on demand but storage is a bit costly. So we start with a smaller amount and, as we grow, we use EFS on demand. It manages our costs.

We can predict our storage which comes over a period of time. So it is better that we start small and it automatically helps us grow. 

What is most valuable?

We are not that big of a cloud user. We just use it for the storage of our bytes. The most valuable aspect is the storage. 

What needs improvement?

It should be simplified. There are people who don't have cloud experience. It should be storage that we are able to just connect to. We help create direct connectors to the cloud storage so we can just connect them like any regular databases. We just connect them then store it.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon EFS for around two years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We get some help from the local Amazon team so we don't have any problems with it. 

How are customer service and technical support?

We haven't needed to contact customer support. 

What about the implementation team?

We used an integrator for the deployment. 

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

Initially, the cost of storage seems to be small. But customer cost for the storage is really very high and this doesn't work for India. We do not have that kind of economy and we are basic market users. This is really challenging and they should bring it down tremendously. The monthly cost is so high.

Now that social media is so popular, people will definitely need a lot of storage and if it can be brought down, people will be a lot happier to invest. I would suggest offering two terabytes or five terabytes per year for 1,000 rupees. It's a price that's more doable. 

What other advice do I have?

I would definitely recommend this solution. 

I would rate it an eight out of ten. They should look into what Google and other providers are offering. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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