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Karthick Selvam - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at Saama
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
A VPC solution to create a virtual private network with pay-as-you-go pricing

What is our primary use case?

We use VPC to create a virtual private network. They provide the IP address of each system on each mission. We can configure public and private subnets and modify the configuration of IP addresses for other VPN tunnels. We can also manage network subnets and other related resources with VPC.

What is most valuable?

We pay for AWS services as we go. Whatever we need, we can get it directly from Amazon without having to release it. This is sufficient for our needs.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon Virtual Private Cloud for four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product is stable.

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution’s scalability is good.

We have 15+ accounts set up for VPC. We are managing the entire VPC setup.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is not too much difficult. If you know very well about the network configuration setup, we can directly configure it.

VPC is a chargeable service. If you configure it incorrectly, you may be charged for unnecessary resources. Therefore, it is essential to understand the different VPC configurations before making any changes. VPC can be challenging to setup for someone new.

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

Amazon VPC pricing is based on the data transferred to your VPC. The cost varies depending on the specific resources we are using, such as instances and RDS databases. We have multiple AWS accounts, each paying around $400-500 monthly for VPCs. We have completed a lot of things in use because there is another configuration. If you don't want to do anything, the chargeable rate will apply. The configuration setup is very minimal, which means that the VPC pricing level is very good.

What other advice do I have?

Many things are available in VPC. I don't know everything about VPC, so I must learn more first.

We have many things in VPC. Before setting up a configuration, we need the network thing. So, we are using the VPC. We are using private IP addresses because we need to arrange for multiple servers to be on the same network.

If you are configuring anything at a major level, you should use it. You should assign your IP address. Imagine you will be providing the default IP address, but it's not secure. You should consider your IP within your region.

If you go with the cloud, you should be able to network things.

Overall, I rate the solution 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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Nipun Sharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Database Administrator at Sify Technologies Limited
Real User
Top 10
Provides a user-friendly UI and enables organizations to manage inbound and outbound traffic
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is secure."
  • "If something needs to be highlighted, peering must be maintained."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution to create virtual private networks for our customers. We use it for connectivity and traffic control. We also use subnets.

What is most valuable?

The solution enables us to provide a private cloud for our customers. The solution is secure. We use it for the security purposes. We can do networking and create routes. Subnetting is good for security purposes. We can add inbound and outbound groups. We can allow the traffic. We can decide whether to allow inbound or outbound traffic according to the customers’ needs.

What needs improvement?

If something needs to be highlighted, peering must be maintained.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for the past two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I haven’t had any bugs or breakdown issues. I rate the stability an eight out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

The support is good.

How was the initial setup?

The deployment is easy. The UI is user-friendly.

What other advice do I have?

I will recommend the product to others. People can use the tool as a secure private network for their systems. Overall, I rate the product 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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Vipul-Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Intelli AI LLC
Reseller
Top 5
Lets you launch AWS resources in a logically isolated virtual network that you can define
Pros and Cons
  • "It is an user-friendly solution."
  • "The solution has to be more robust and scalable."

What is our primary use case?

The solution is being used as a VPN. 

How has it helped my organization?

This solution provides us with a lot of performance-conducive and effective accelerators, which we can use to enter the marketplace as well.

What is most valuable?

It is an user-friendly solution.

What needs improvement?

The solution has to be more robust and scalable. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon Virtual Private Cloud for seven to eight years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of the solution is good. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability needs improvement. It is mostly an enterprise solution.  I rate the scalability a seven out of ten. 

How are customer service and support?

The technical support team is helpful. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. It takes a few days to get deployed. 

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

The solution is reasonably priced. 

What other advice do I have?

I would say it's one of the leading tools in the space to provide cloud services. The team is quite responsive as well. I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten. 

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:
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Alok Kumar Pandey - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Success Developer Tableau at Salesforce
Real User
Top 5
Good tool for creating virtual instances for different systems
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a good solution."
  • "They should release a trial version."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution to create virtual instances for our customers' environments.

What is most valuable?

The solution is beneficial for us overall.

What needs improvement?

We are unable to edit the instances due to our license's limitation. They should release a trial version. It would be helpful for users.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using the solution for a long time.

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

I have used Google Cloud before. It is far better than AWS.

How was the initial setup?

The solution's initial setup process is complicated. It would be best if you have expertise in AWS, or you have gone through its documentation for a better idea about the process.

What other advice do I have?

It is a good tool. I advise others to use the solution if they have its license. I rate it as a ten.

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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reviewer2349756 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior DevSecOps Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 5
Administers an entire infrastructure in the cloud but needs to add step by step tutorials
Pros and Cons
  • "Amazon Virtual Private Cloud administers an entire infrastructure in the cloud. Its ability to create subnets has been helpful for our resource deployment."
  • "The solution needs to add step-by-step tutorials for its services."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution to set up Virtual Private Networks. 

What is most valuable?

Amazon Virtual Private Cloud administers an entire infrastructure in the cloud. Its ability to create subnets has been helpful for our resource deployment. 

What needs improvement?

The solution needs to add step-by-step tutorials for its services. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the product for a few years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Amazon Private Cloud never breaks down. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Amazon Private Cloud has 1000 users in my company. 

How was the initial setup?

The tool's deployment is easy. 

What other advice do I have?

Amazon Virtual Private Cloud is a good product. I rate it 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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Emanuele Borin - PeerSpot reviewer
R&D and Cloud solutions at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Great stability and simple to define a networks, connect subnets, and set up routing
Pros and Cons
  • "It is very simple to define a network, connect subnets, and set up routing"
  • "It is a bit difficult to find things because you don't have a single pane of glass or dashboard for every resource."

What is our primary use case?

Our company uses the solution to define subnet EC2 instances and security groups. We also set up networks of instances and connect with some services. 

What is most valuable?

It is very simple to define a network, connect subnets, and set up routing. It might be a bit tricky in the beginning, but once you learn how to do things it is very practical. 

What needs improvement?

It is a bit difficult to find things because you don't have a single pane of glass or dashboard for every resource. You have to jump from one region to another. If you have an organizations, then you have to jump from one account to another. It is a bit difficult to move and have an overall view of resources within a complex organization. 

A dashboard should list every resource or type without being limited to one region at a time. Every region or account should show for an organizational unit to provide a better view of what is running.  Jumping around and logging in or out to view resources wastes time because it requires multiple browser tabs in incognito mode. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for two years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I have never experienced issues with stability like I have with other products. Stability is rated a nine out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is rated an eight out of ten. 

How are customer service and support?

I have not interacted with support about the solution specifically. I have interacted with them about the control tower and landing zone. Support is very good so is rated an eight out of ten. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The setup is simple. Once you learn the concept, you can move forward in a very straightforward way. Setup is rated a seven out of ten. 

What about the implementation team?

We implement the solution in-house. Depending on the complexity, implementations take anywhere from 30 minutes to a few hours. 

What other advice do I have?

The solution is good but might be a bit complicated when you have many VPCs because you have to move back and forth between accounts. 

I rate the solution an eight 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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Testing Engineer at NEO
Real User
Top 20
Has a simple and easy initial setup phase
Pros and Cons
  • "The product's initial setup phase is simple since my company manages it with the use of Terraform."
  • "The overall integration capabilities of Amazon Virtual Private Cloud with third-party tools need to improve."

What is our primary use case?

My company runs multiple services on AWS EKS, and to create a network and communication between such services, we use Amazon Virtual Private Cloud. In general, my company uses the tool for multiple services.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of the solution are its security groups and NACL, which allows users to configure the routing tables and other related areas.

What needs improvement?

The overall integration capabilities of Amazon Virtual Private Cloud with third-party tools need to improve.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon Virtual Private Cloud for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine and a half out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine and a half out of ten.

Around 250 people in my company use the product.

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

Though Amazon Virtual Private Cloud is a leading tool in the market, Microsoft Azure's cloud services can be considered one of its competitors. Amazon Virtual Private Cloud is better than Microsoft Azure since it provides easy integrations, support, and multiple services.

How was the initial setup?

The product's initial setup phase is simple since my company manages it with the use of Terraform.

When it comes to Amazon Virtual Private Cloud, my company had opted for a canary deployment.

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

Compared to the other products in the market, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud is available at a low price.

What other advice do I have?

My company uses Amazon Virtual Private Cloud for our corporate data center.

There are some problems with the third-party tools that are used for integration, but I don't see many problems with the areas involving AWS and Kubernetes.

The product has enhanced our company's operations activities since its network configuration is very handy, and in a few steps, our company can set it up between the microservices.

It is easy to integrate Amazon Virtual Private Cloud with AWS services.

I recommend the product to others who plan to use it.

I rate the 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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Bertin Fonge - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Analyst and Developer at Bridge Labs
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Easy-to-use product with good stability
Pros and Cons
  • "The product is flexible and easy to use."
  • "There could be better documentation for specific services."

What is our primary use case?

I use Amazon Virtual Private Cloud for deploying servers on EC2. It helps with data migration from the on-premise setup to the cloud. It connects resources to the internet through services like Amazon Internet Gateways. It enables us to create software-defined network environments as well.

What is most valuable?

The product is flexible and easy to use.

What needs improvement?

There could be better documentation for specific services. It has a lot of technical processes, including outbound and inbound rules. It is complicated for a new user to understand the product’s usability. They should break down the processes with effective explanations.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Amazon Virtual Private Cloud for two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the product’s stability a ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have a large number of user base for Amazon Virtual Private Cloud. It is a scalable application. I rate its scalability a ten out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy for executives with prior experience using the product. It takes a few seconds to complete the process.

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

It is a free-to-use service.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Amazon Virtual Private Cloud 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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