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Chief Technology Officer at HOPI HOLDING a.s.
A highly scalable and flexible solution that can be used for running applications
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Amazon EC2 Container Service is its flexibility."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Amazon EC2 Container Service is its flexibility.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Amazon EC2 Container Service for quite a long time.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution's stability is almost perfect, but some outages occasionally occur.
I rate the solution a nine out of ten for stability.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution's scalability is perfect.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup is easy.
What was our ROI?
We have seen a return on investment with Amazon EC2 Container Service.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We have to pay a monthly licensing fee for Amazon EC2 Container Service. The solution's pricing is acceptable.
What other advice do I have?
I am using the latest version of Amazon EC2 Container Service. Amazon EC2 Container Service is a cloud-based solution.
I would recommend Amazon EC2 Container Service to other users.
Overall, I rate Amazon EC2 Container Service ten out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
IT Director at Tech-Centrum
An easy-to-use tool with an easy setup phase that is favorable for beginners
Pros and Cons
- "The product's initial setup was very straightforward and not complex."
- "The solution's stability is an area of concern where improvements are required."
What is our primary use case?
My company uses Amazon EC2 Container Service as a backup.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is very easy to set up. The solution is not that hard to get around for beginners. The solution's setup phase is good, even though you may not have so much knowledge of the platform.
What needs improvement?
The solution's stability is an area of concern where improvements are required.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Amazon EC2 Container Service for three years. I don't remember the version of the solution.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a seven or eight out of ten.
End users are unpredictable, so I think there will be issues in terms of limitations and network issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of the product is fine. I don't use the product's scalability since it is not that high.
I don't intentionally plan to increase the use of Amazon EC2 Container Service.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have experience with OCloud.
How was the initial setup?
The product's initial setup was very straightforward and not complex.
The solution can be deployed in less than an hour.
The deployment process of Amazon EC2 Container Service depends on why its users want to deploy the product in their environments. Make sure you have your infrastructure and IP setup in place. Once you have all the IPs and your infrastructure setup in place, you will be able to deploy Amazon EC2 Container Service within a few days. EC2 platform provides a very simple interface where you should use the IPs in your router in your virtual machine setup, and then the backup part of the solution should be good to use.
I myself manage the deployment and maintenance processes of Amazon EC2 Container Service.
What about the implementation team?
I take care of the solution's deployment phase by myself
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is no need to pay anything towards the licensing costs of Amazon EC2 Container Service.
What other advice do I have?
I feel that others should try Amazon EC2 Container Service, but it all depends on what others want to deploy from the platform offered by Amazon. Cost-wise, Amazon EC2 Container Service is an okay product. It is better to look at comparisons before proceeding to move to a vendor for a product.
I rate the overall tool a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Wordpress Expert at Codeable
A reliable solution that is quick and easy to set up
Pros and Cons
- "It's quick and easy to have the solution working."
- "The solution needs to be more usable."
What is our primary use case?
I use servers to make web services, mainly to complement the WordPress solution.
How has it helped my organization?
EC2 and anything else on the AWS container is reliable. I can trust it.
What is most valuable?
It's quick and easy to have the solution working.
What needs improvement?
The solution needs to be more usable. It has a node interface, and it would be better if it could be renewed. It's the same thing with WordPress, Google, and any other company doing the same thing. It would be very good if Amazon went to the front by winning that war of usability.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used Amazon EC2 Container Service for 20 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is much more stable than IBM. I rate the solution's stability a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Amazon Container Service is all about scalability. You should use AWS instead of something else.
How was the initial setup?
It was straightforward to deploy the solution.
What was our ROI?
The ROI depends on the business. Big companies see an ROI with it, and small companies don't.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is pricey. There are three things a solution can be or have: it can be quick, cheap, or have quality. We can't have three at the same time. If you have money and time, you have quality, which is the case with Amazon. Amazon is pricey, but we can do things quickly, and there's quality.
However, you can have the free tier with Amazon, where it will work for small companies, but only for a short time. If you only want a small VPS, use Google, which will be free forever.
What other advice do I have?
If choosing the solution, contact an expert. I rate Amazon EC2 Container Service a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Backend Engineer at Northeastern University
Helps to manage containerized applications and streamline dev environment
Pros and Cons
- "I use the tool to manage containerized applications. What I like about Amazon ECS is the interface it provides. Although the configurations can be extensive, such as setting up auto-scaling groups and configuring separate tasks and services for each application, the interface makes it manageable."
- "The tool initially required a significant amount of development time on the backend, but in terms of efficiency, it's a one-time effort."
What is our primary use case?
The solution helps streamline the entire process for the development and production environments.
What is most valuable?
I use the tool to manage containerized applications. What I like about Amazon ECS is the interface it provides. Although the configurations can be extensive, such as setting up auto-scaling groups and configuring separate tasks and services for each application, the interface makes it manageable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We are a small team. I'm the only one handling cloud deployments. We're talking about around 20 to 30 people, not more than a hundred.
How are customer service and support?
I've contacted Amazon for this product, mainly for troubleshooting issues. However, I haven't reached out to them for anything else. The company's founder handles negotiations for pricing and other matters, so I'm not involved in that aspect.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The solution's deployment is easy since the steps are given in the documentation. I rate it an eight out of ten. It can be completed in a day.
What other advice do I have?
The tool initially required a significant amount of development time on the backend, but in terms of efficiency, it's a one-time effort. Once set up, it can be used for a long time, and maintenance doesn't require much effort. I rate it an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Flag as inappropriateDevOps Engineer at ZoomOps Technology
Helps to run and manage containers on scalable infrastructure
Pros and Cons
- "Amazon ECS allows users to deploy and manage container applications like microservices or web applications on Amazon clusters. It's easy to install and designed for AWS targets, serving as a serverless container platform. It offers features such as automatic scanning, load balancing, and service discovery to help users manage their container applications."
- "We noticed a problem where our container doesn't always run, and the traffic in our secured license exceeds 100%, leading to increased container costs. We are working to understand and reduce this traffic to control costs."
What is our primary use case?
The product enables users to easily run and manage containers on scalable infrastructure.
What is most valuable?
Amazon ECS allows users to deploy and manage container applications like microservices or web applications on Amazon clusters. It's easy to install and designed for AWS targets, serving as a serverless container platform. It offers features such as automatic scanning, load balancing, and service discovery to help users manage their container applications.
Amazon ECS comprises components like task definition, which acts as a blueprint for applications, specifying details like the Docker image, CPU, and memory resources. Containers are lightweight, portable executable packages containing everything needed to run an application or service. It defines how containers should be managed, ensuring the desired number of tasks are running and automatically scaling based on demand.
The best thing about Amazon ECS is that it's a fully managed service. It offers scalability, high availability, cost-effective flexibility, and integration with other AWS services. Additionally, it provides some security features.
What needs improvement?
We noticed a problem where our container doesn't always run, and the traffic in our secured license exceeds 100%, leading to increased container costs. We are working to understand and reduce this traffic to control costs.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with the product for two years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Amazon ECS is used by seven users in my company.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
My company uses GKE and Amazon ECS. We chose the product as per client requirements.
How was the initial setup?
The tool's deployment is easy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Amazon ECS is expensive.
What other advice do I have?
In our company, the process for creating Amazon ECS services involves having a repository in it. If there's a need to edit variables or resources, we pull the repository to our local terminal, make the necessary edits, and push the changes back to the repository. Subsequently, we deploy using Jenkins. You can easily define the number of containers running in your cluster and manage them. Autoscaling and load balancing are handled automatically by AWS.
We create clusters, which are logical groups of container systems where tasks can be placed. We can create clusters using the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or SDKs. During the setup, we decide whether to use an ECS-optimized Amazon Machine Image for launching instances or create a launch configuration for an autoscaling group.
I rate the product a seven out of ten.
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: customer/partner
Lead Solution Advisor (Cyber Security) at Deloitte
An easy-to-scale cloud-based solution that can be used to deploy containers
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is easy to scale and implement and provides performance monitoring and management tools."
- "Since it is a managed service for container orchestration, it may limit our control over certain infrastructure functions."
What is our primary use case?
We use Amazon Elastic Container Service to deploy containers.
What is most valuable?
The solution is easy to scale and implement and provides performance monitoring and management tools.
What needs improvement?
The more containers there are, the more expensive the solution becomes.
With Amazon Elastic Container Service, we lack full control over the infrastructure. Since it is a managed service for container orchestration, it may limit our control over certain infrastructure functions. This limitation can be a concern if you require deep control over your container or have specific infrastructure requirements.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Amazon Elastic Container Service for seven years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Amazon Elastic Container Service is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Amazon Elastic Container Service is a scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support team is not knowledgeable enough to provide us with solutions everytime. The support team joins the call, but they provide solutions only six to seven out of ten times we contact them. They say they are unsure how to do it the rest of the time.
How was the initial setup?
The solution’s initial setup is easy.
What was our ROI?
Since Amazon Elastic Container Service is a cloud-based solution, we do not need to handle the infrastructure, and it provides auto-scalable functionality.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Amazon Elastic Container Service is an expensive solution.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend that users choose Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) instead of Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS).
Overall, I rate Amazon Elastic Container Service an eight 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?
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Senior Security Consultant
Good for high-performance applications and straightforward setup
Pros and Cons
- "Performance is our top priority. So, if we need to deploy on a high-specification machine, we can choose it from the software. If we just need a low-specification one, we can just choose it based on the requirement handling software configuration."
- "There is room for improvement in the licensing costs. There can be better licensing costs."
What is our primary use case?
It depends on the specific needs and requirements. For example, if it's for customer care on Windows Server, they need to onboard the EC2.
What is most valuable?
Performance is our top priority. So, if we need to deploy on a high-specification machine, we can choose it from the software. If we just need a low-specification one, we can just choose it based on the requirement handling software configuration.
What needs improvement?
There is room for improvement in the licensing costs. There can be better licensing costs.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been providing this service for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It offers good scalability. You can scale down and scale up easily. You can easily adjust resources based on your needs, whether public or private deployments. Complex configurations are not required for scaling or scheduling tasks.
We have two customers using this solution.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support team is knowledgeable and customer-friendly. They offer prompt and helpful assistance.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have experience with Alibaba Cloud and Cisco's container platform. However, I prefer the Amazon EC2 Container Service for its ease of use, scalability, and integration with AWS services.
However, Alibaba is on-premises, and EC2 is on the cloud. The best option depends on regulations. Some industries and competitors have regulations that require on-premises solutions, while others allow cloud solutions. The specific needs and regulations will determine the best option for each client.
It depends on the data manager and the specific client.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward. Deployment takes approximately 5-10 minutes.
You simply access the portal, choose the appropriate configuration, and upload your code. No complex technical knowledge is required.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The licensing is expensive. The licensing is available on a monthly basis, yearly basis, and a pay-as-you-go licensing model.
What other advice do I have?
It's user-friendly and requires minimal technical expertise. Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Data Analyst and Developer at Bridge Labs
The solution offers significant volume sizes and rewards experienced users
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is the volume size they offer."
- "EC2 is not self-explanatory enough."
What is our primary use case?
I use the solution for Jenkins web server, CloudFormation, and TerraForm. I use it for Linux and Mac servers. The list is endless.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the volume size they offer. Where I'm from, having a lot of storage is a problem, and the cloud provides you that much more. You could set a volume of maybe 20 gigabytes. If you use the right AMI ID, you get it at no extra cost. You just have to be very diligent when you're setting it up.
Another thing I love is the variety of AMI IDs that are out there, from Ubuntu to Amazon Linux to Mac and so on. There are so many AMI IDs that can service whatever problem the client has.
What needs improvement?
EC2 is not self-explanatory enough. If, while the cloud control tower is set up, they could give a lot of explanations as to what's happening, it would be very easy. For example, if you don't know an AMI ID, you could launch an instance, security group, and all those things. Without experience, you might set up an AMI ID that will cost you, or you may set up a site that's going to cost you, and you will incur a lot of costs, and you won't get to go free without paying the money that you've been charged. If Amazon had more explanations, clients could understand the solution better.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using it for almost three years now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I give EC2 a nine out of ten because I have had some programs when deploying the Jenkins server because of some configuration issues. When we traced back the configurations, we saw that the configurations were okay, but EC2 had problems. Some glitches happen once in a while that Amazon needs to solve.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate EC2's scalability a ten out of ten. It's the best.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward, but you need some experience with it. I don't see any other complications apart from a new user not being able to use it without experience.
The solution doesn't take a lot of time to deploy. Once you pass a few checks and the installations, it takes a maximum of two minutes to deploy, depending on your Internet's latency.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
EC2 is cheap based on two main factors: the AMI you're using and the volume size. You need to be wary of those things. If you use the free ones, you will not incur any cost. But if you increase the sizes, you incur costs to your accounts.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Amazon EC2 Container Service a nine-point five out of ten. When using EC2, you need to have the bare minimum of experience so that when you run into certain errors, you can solve them before they get out of hand. Also, be wary of the services they add to your account, for example, the volume size, the AMI, and the configurations you add to your EC2 server. If you don't consider these, you will incur many costs. I have a friend who incurred almost $1,000 on EC2. He messed around with EC2, so he had to pay a lot.
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