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Cyber Security Analyst at Wipro Limited
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Transfers data securely from servers to users and splits the traffic based on peak times
Pros and Cons
  • "Amazon Elastic Load Balancing transfers the data securely from servers to users and splits the traffic based on peak times."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use the solution in our application deployment by configuring the server with the customer's specific port.

    What is most valuable?

    Amazon Elastic Load Balancing transfers the data securely from servers to users and splits the traffic based on peak times.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Amazon Elastic Load Balancing for two years and eight months.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    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?

    Amazon Elastic Load Balancing is a scalable solution.

    I rate the solution a nine out of ten for scalability.

    How are customer service and support?

    The solution’s technical support is good.

    How was the initial setup?

    The solution’s initial setup is easy.

    What about the implementation team?

    It takes around five to ten minutes to deploy the solution.

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

    The solution's pricing is $30 per month.

    What other advice do I have?

    Once, the external network load balancer was not working because of the server-side change. The server had changed the certificate to a TLS version. We were unable to edit the security policy as a TLS version with the network load balancer. So, I created the classic load balancer instead of the network load balancer, and we're able to edit the security policy as the TLS version.

    I would recommend Amazon Elastic Load Balancing to other users.

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

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    Aditya Mehta - PeerSpot reviewer
    Director at AM Equipment & Services Private Limited
    Real User
    Top 5
    Easy to implement and integrates well with Amazon's solutions, but reporting would be a helpful feature
    Pros and Cons
    • "The solution is very well integrated into Amazon's services."
    • "It would be good if we had a product that integrates well with third-party vendors. Some of our customers want a multi-cloud solution. They don't want to be tied up to or be in just one cloud."

    What is our primary use case?

    We have a lot of customers who are currently not on Amazon; they are running on-premise data centers. When they ask us to migrate, we migrate their applications to Amazon. Load Balancing is often a component we use. We use HTTPS port 443, and we integrate the load balancer with the applications.

    What is most valuable?

    • Very easy to implement.
    • Very well integrated into Amazon's services.

    What needs improvement?

    It would be good if we had a product that integrates well with third-party vendors. Some of our customers want a multi-cloud solution. They don't want to be tied up to or be in just one cloud. In that case, a third-party solution that could integrate with the cloud as well as with on-premise would be great.

    Reporting would be a good feature as well.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been working with Amazon Elastic Load Balancing for about two years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    So far it has not given us any problem. It's always running, 24/7.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    The workload that we have put on it has not required surplus scalability. It has been able to handle our customers' loads. We have not come across a situation where massive scalability has been required, so far, and we have implemented it for large companies.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    We have not reached out to support so far, for Amazon Elastic Load Balancing. 

    We do have their API Gateway and we have had to reach out to support twice. The API gateway nodes went down and they had to restart the nodes. I consider API Gateway as also having some kind of internal load balancing.

    How was the initial setup?

    The setup is straightforward. It took a couple of hours, with one person involved.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    I have not seen other products so that I can compare them and tell you the Amazon solution needs improvement. So far, its functionality has been enough for the projects we have done.

    What other advice do I have?

    We have not used the network load balancer so far in Amazon. We have only used the application load balancer. As far as an application load balancer is concerned, it doesn't require any additional features.

    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)
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    Strategy Manager with 201-500 employees
    Real User
    Top 20
    Compared to self-hosted load balancers, it is stable and convenient to use
    Pros and Cons
    • "It is straightforward to deploy."
    • "They should improve the solution's pricing."

    What is our primary use case?

    I am using the solution to manage the front end of the application. I have a service where multiple clients log in for usage. The solution helps in load balancing by distributing the traffic to the application.

    What is most valuable?

    The solution's most valuable feature is the ease of use. It is more convenient to use compared to self-hosted load balancers.

    What needs improvement?

    They should improve the solution's pricing.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using the solution for ten months.

    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?

    I rate the solution's scalability as a nine. It helps me manage around 100 end users of my application service.

    How are customer service and support?

    The solution's support team is helpful.

    How would you rate customer service and support?

    Positive

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

    The services offered by the solution and its competitors are almost similar. But Amazon is much more stable than them. Although, I don't have any quantifiable evidence.

    How was the initial setup?

    The solution itself has simple functionality. It is straightforward to deploy and doesn't require maintenance.

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

    The solution is expensive. I rate its pricing as a three.

    What other advice do I have?

    I rate the solution as an eight.

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    ASHOK YADAV - PeerSpot reviewer
    Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
    Real User
    Top 20
    Highly configurable, good performance, and easy setup
    Pros and Cons
    • "It has very good features. It is very configurable. Security with TLS, et cetera is also very easy."
    • "One issue that we faced with ALB was that leaf-level certificate validation was not happening. It is not that user-friendly in that aspect."

    What is our primary use case?

    Application Load Balancer is required for redirecting two or more instances. We have got two EKS instances running. So, we have to connect in a round-robin fashion based on when a request needs to be sent to one EKS and when it needs to be sent to another EKS. For this purpose, we use Application Load Balancer.

    What is most valuable?

    It has very good features. It is very configurable. Security with TLS, et cetera is also very easy. 

    It is good performance-wise, and the logging mechanism is also very good because we get the VPC log whenever a request comes. So, we can easily find out where the request is coming from.

    What needs improvement?

    One issue that we faced with ALB was that leaf-level certificate validation was not happening. It is not that user-friendly in that aspect. 

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    It is stable. I would rate it an eight out of ten in terms of stability.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    We have more than 200 users, and we have 40 technical people.

    How are customer service and support?

    I have never reached out to them.

    How was the initial setup?

    Its initial setup is straightforward.

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

    There is a yearly license.

    What other advice do I have?

    I would recommend this solution. I would rate it an eight of ten.

    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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