I use the solution to store data.
Data Engineer at Pharos Analytics Lab
Enables organizations to store large volumes of data and easily integrates with other resources
Pros and Cons
- "We can easily connect to the AWS resources."
- "The search option must be enabled in the UI to filter and retrieve files."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
We can easily connect to the AWS resources. We can use the credentials to fetch data from other resources. It is easy to interact with other resources. The product can store large volumes of data. We can visualize the data on S3 using QuickSight. The tool is quickly able to read the data by other services. We can easily run the query and get the data.
What needs improvement?
The search option must be enabled in the UI to filter and retrieve files. The filter option must be provided within the directory. Users must be able to filter files based on the file name.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for three years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the tool’s stability an eight and a half out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have five to six data engineers, analysts, and scientists using the tool in our organization. We do not do any maintenance. I rate the tool’s scalability an eight out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
The support is very helpful. I rate the support a seven to eight out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
What was our ROI?
We can use the data for analytical purposes. We can calculate the performance based on the season-wise data. We can also generate revenue. The analytics is beneficial for us.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Amazon S3 is a low-cost product. The solution is fairly priced. I rate the pricing a nine out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
I will recommend the tool to others. We can store large volumes of data and easily integrate the data with other resources. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
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Works as a backup and storage solution but needs to incorporate more frequent updates
Pros and Cons
- "The product helps to define storage type based on the requirement."
- "Amazon S3 should have more frequent updates."
What is our primary use case?
When we develop applications, it generates files. We use Amazon S3 as a backup and storage solution.
What is most valuable?
The product helps to define storage type based on the requirement.
What needs improvement?
Amazon S3 should have more frequent updates.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with the product for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Amazon S3 is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
My company has around 100 users for Amazon S3. It is scalable and easy to increase or change configuration.
How are customer service and support?
Amazon S3's tech support provides necessary solutions and answers to our problems.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The tool's deployment is easy. It comes with guided instructions, which makes it easy to monitor and manage. The tool's deployment took 30 minutes to complete. We have one AWS engineer to help us implement the tool on the cloud.
What about the implementation team?
I did the deployment myself.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The tool's licensing costs are monthly and cheap.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The solution is simple and affordable to use and the setup is straightforward as well
Pros and Cons
- "The users have nothing to worry about as the solution is well established."
- "They should improve in the area of metadata curation."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution to store deployment logs and tech information.
What is most valuable?
The solution is simple and affordable to use. The solution's API Integration requests are straightforward; we just have to integrate and acquire the service.
What needs improvement?
They should improve in the area of metadata curation. Sometimes we open metadata via open source or ground stations in the area. They should design some features with improved performance where we can gain insights as well. It will help in maintaining the solution considering the cost.
It would be great if they get a new feature with the QV mechanism.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using the solution for seven or eight years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the solution's stability as a ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a very scalable solution. I have 100-300 colleagues using the solution.
How was the initial setup?
The setup was straightforward. We had an engineer help us establish configuration between the backend and the object. We had to work on the permissions, and the rest was easy.
What about the implementation team?
We have an in-house engineering team. They are skilled in doing the entire setup.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's worth the price considering its functionality.
What other advice do I have?
I advise others to have a support team. They should ensure the best practices for transferring the use history from AWS onto other applications via the cloud. It's very easy to find those actions. Most importantly, they must be very careful about the solution's security. They should plan the automation model right, ensuring to maintain the surface area for security. Otherwise, they have nothing to worry about as the solution is well established.
I rate the solution as a ten.
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IT operation manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
The solution's most valuable feature is its Uptime availability, especially for the cloud version
Pros and Cons
- "The solution's peak-up time is good."
- "The major challenge is the inability to create more than ten policies."
What is our primary use case?
We are using the solution to secure the content.
What is most valuable?
The solution's most valuable feature is its Uptime availability, especially for the cloud version. Its peak uptime is good. It offers 99.9% availability.
What needs improvement?
The Folder Access policy needs improvement. They should make it much more user-friendly, then it will be fine. The major challenge is the inability to create more than ten policies. When we want to create folder access, they provide some policy and then give the folder access. There should be an option to have a sub-folder for each folder. They should provide a distribution of access. Presently, we can't access all subfolders at a time.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using the solution for three years now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the solution's stability as a ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of the solution is ten out of ten. We have more than fifty users of the solution at our company.
How are customer service and support?
When we raise the ticket, we get a response within five to seven days. There needs some improvement.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
The setup process is simple as we are using the cloud solution. We configured the setting as per our requirements.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I rate the solution as one for pricing. It is expensive but much more secure.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend the solution to others and rate it as a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Senior DevOps Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
A beneficial solution for data blocking and analysis with good virtual machines
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features are VNet, virtual machines, and Elastic Kubernetes Service."
- "It is expensive for storing."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for data blocking and analysis. It is also used as a storage solution, gene access and maintaining access.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features are VNet, virtual machines, and Elastic Kubernetes Service.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for eight years and are using the latest version. It can be deployed anywhere. We can use a console and data from and on-premises.
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 because it is low latency. We have several users and plan to increase usage in the future.
How are customer service and support?
I rate the technical support an eight out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used a storage account in Azure and Data Lake.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward. We use Terraform for deployment, and we only need one person for deployment.
What was our ROI?
We have seen a return on investment because we do not pay overhead costs.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is expensive for storing, but it is way cheaper for retrieval.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated block storage.
What other advice do I have?
I rate this solution a nine out of ten.
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CTO at Huber
Effective compatibility, reliable, and simple setup
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features of Amazon S3 are compatibility and reliability."
- "Amazon S3 could improve by providing some type of storage notification."
What is our primary use case?
We are using Amazon S3 for image and video files.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of Amazon S3 are compatibility and reliability.
What needs improvement?
Amazon S3 could improve by providing some type of storage notification.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Amazon S3 for approximately 18 months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Amazon S3 is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of Amazon S3 is good.
We have approximately 500 people using the solution and plan to increase usage.
How are customer service and support?
I have used the support from Amazon S3. The speed of the support could be faster.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Amazon S3 is straightforward. The time it took for implementation took approximately one week,
What about the implementation team?
We used an integrator for the implementation of Amazon S3.
We have approximately three administrators that do the deployment and maintenance of the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of Amazon S3 is competitive with other solutions.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate Amazon S3 a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Presales Consultant - Solution Architect at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Reliable, easy to set up, and offers a free trial period
Pros and Cons
- "The stability is very good."
- "Maybe it could be a bit cheaper."
What is our primary use case?
I have used Amazon for my personal projects. I was using it for my personal things and for test purposes. I didn't use any use case. I just put some data in and read it back again.
What is most valuable?
Overall, it's a good solution.
The stability is very good.
It's an easy solution to set up.
What needs improvement?
Maybe it could be a bit cheaper. There are many people using it or willing to use it, and the data size is increasing. It is reasonable at the beginning, however, then it is starting to get a bit expensive as the data size is increasing incredibly. It is getting more expensive.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for maybe a few months just to understand the product how it works.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The product is stable. The performance is good. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable.
How are customer service and support?
I've never contacted technical support and have never dealt with them. Therefore, I cannot speak to helpful or responsive they would be if a person needed help.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I did not previously use a different solution. I did not use a cloud before.
How was the initial setup?
We have found the product easy to set up. It's simple. it's not too complex.
It took about one week to set everything up.
What about the implementation team?
I handled the implementation myself. I did not need the assistance of outside help from integrators or consultants.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution started off reasonably priced, however, it is getting more and more expensive.
It's a free service for one year.
What other advice do I have?
I'm an end-user.
I'd rate the solution a nine out of ten. I'm pretty happy with its capabilities.
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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Account Manager at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
User-friendly with an easy setup and good pricing
Pros and Cons
- "I don't have any problems with the solution. It's issue-free."
- "The solution needs to improve test recognition."
What is our primary use case?
Usually, I use it to make deployments and service solutions in the cloud.
How has it helped my organization?
I don't have to waste time buying some computer or buying some external list or whatever they want. I can buy S3 in one minute. I don't have to spend time going to shops or anything like that. The payment is really good, easy.
I save a lot of time and money with contract people that have to format the computers and install all the applications.
I can do snapshots and recover data very easily.
What is most valuable?
It's a very good solution. It is very user cool and very user-friendly.
I don't have any problems with the solution. It's issue-free.
I can get a lot of information and data out of the solution, which is critical for me.
It's able to keep diversions quite well.
The product provides for an easy initial setup.
What needs improvement?
The solution needs to improve test recognition. We need bots to test that are better. It's just not as good as Google, for example.
My main issue is security. If a code is entered incorrectly, it could leave you vulnerable to attack.
I'd like to see more connections between EC2 and S3.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for two or three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is very stable. I never had any problem with S3. It's good. The only problem for me is that it is very easy to put in code that might have some mistake, and, in the end, everybody sees your information. You could have an attack or a hack in as it is very easy to change the entire software. That is a big issue for me and the guys.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I don't have any problems with scalability. I have not run into any limitations, however, there may be limitations in terms of the number of folders. That said, I've never seen any scalability issues.
We have ten to 15 people working with the solution. However, it depends on the day. For example, sometimes I am using S3 to produce some information for e-commerce. In e-commerce, I have all the images and all the information that I need on a pdf. However, I'll have some websites where 1000 people are basically connecting.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is inefficient and poor.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I am also familiar with Google products.
I previously used some solutions based on MinIO.
How was the initial setup?
The solution is very easy to set up. It's not difficult or complex.
How long it takes to deploy depends on each project. Some might just take minutes. Others may be longer.
How many people you need for deployment also varies according to what's needed.
What about the implementation team?
Sometimes we handle it in-house and sometimes we have others handle the initial setup.
What was our ROI?
I have seen an ROI. Previously, I needed a lot of people to store, deploy, maintain. Now, I have only a couple of people to work at all this stuff.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is pretty good. We don't have any issues with it.
I spend $20,000 more or less every month.
What other advice do I have?
We are a customer and end-user.
We sometimes use the latest version of the solution, however, it depends. They normally update users on the direction of the product. I'm not sure if we have the latest right now or not.
With this product, you can manage your distribution and manage all the different hosted data and who is able to serve or write on the backend. If you make a mistake, you can return to the previous iteration. It's good, even though sometimes it can be a little slow. The price and the quality are very good.
I'd rate the solution at a nine 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)
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