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reviewer1672716 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chef manager at a insurance company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Excellent management of resources with good disaster recovery
Pros and Cons
  • "You can spin up anything instantly without any investment."
  • "Security needs to be improved."

What is most valuable?

We have two or three applications that are hosted with Lambda. Being on cloud, the solution has its own advantages with good management of resources. You can spin up anything instantly without any investment and disaster recovery or HA is taken care of by the service itself. 

What needs improvement?

I believe Lambda security needs to be improved.  

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for one year. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. 

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How are customer service and support?

I'm satisfied with the technical support, they respond quickly. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward and we currently have four engineers working on the product. 

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

Licensing is on a monthly subscription model and is usage-based. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate the solution nine out of 10. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Member at a religious institution with self employed
Real User
Good integration with other AWS services, stable, and scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "The programming language and the integration with other AWS services are the most valuable features."
  • "Its performance can be improved. There should also be more dynamic security permissions."

What is our primary use case?

We use it for serverless functions.

What is most valuable?

The programming language and the integration with other AWS services are the most valuable features.

What needs improvement?

Its performance can be improved. There should also be more dynamic security permissions.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution since I joined this company, which was two years ago.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is very scalable.

How are customer service and support?

There are no issues. So far, I am completely satisfied with their technical support.

How was the initial setup?

It was easy.

What about the implementation team?

I did it myself.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We didn't evaluate other options because it was a requirement for the project.

What other advice do I have?

I would advise others to predefine the main model and ensure their CI/CD pipeline.

I am satisfied with Lambda, and I would recommend it to others. I would rate it an eight out of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner
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Rohit Zanwar - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Excellent serverless architecture for a good price
Pros and Cons
  • "AWS Lambda's most valuable feature is serverless architecture."
  • "There are sometimes issues following an update."

What is most valuable?

AWS Lambda's most valuable feature is serverless architecture.

What needs improvement?

There are sometimes issues following an update.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using AWS Lambda for about five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

AWS Lambda is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

AWS Lambda is scalable.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward and took only a few minutes.

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

AWS Lambda's cloud version isn't expensive, and I'd rate its pricing as five out of five.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate AWS Lambda 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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IT Analyst at Barakat Groip
Real User
It's good for companies of all sizes, and we've never had problems using it as a large enterprise
Pros and Cons
  • "It's also suitable for companies of any size. For example, we're a large enterprise, and we've used Lambda without any problems in the last 10 months."
  • "Lambda's dashboard could be more user-friendly and customizable. I want the dashboard to have more information to quickly identify what functions and events are running. Also, we want to be able to add more trigger points, push notifications, and events."

What is our primary use case?

Our website is hosted on AWS, and we use Lambda to create trigger points.

What needs improvement?

Lambda's dashboard could be more user-friendly and customizable. I want the dashboard to have more information to quickly identify what functions and events are running. Also, we want to be able to add more trigger points, push notifications, and events. For example, we have a shopping website, so we want to create some events to trigger batch notifications like SMS.

For how long have I used the solution?

I think my company implemented Lambda two years back, but I only joined 10 months ago.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Lambda is stable. We don't have any problems with this app.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Many things are on running on the site, so there is no issue with scalability.

How are customer service and support?

We haven't had issues with this platform, so I haven't needed to contact support.

How was the initial setup?

Actually, I am not recommended that thing. Actually, it is sent by our vendors. Actually, they implemented that thing.

What other advice do I have?

I rate AWS Lambda 10 out of 10. I can recommend Lambda. It's a good fit for our use case. It's also suitable for companies of any size. For example, we're a large enterprise, and we've used Lambda without any problems in the last 10 months.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner
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Technical Director at Look Ltd
Real User
Severless coding solution that allows you to run code virtually and is easy to scale
Pros and Cons
    • "The overall performance of this solution could be improved. We would also like to have better integration with other AWS features."

    What is our primary use case?

    It is used for capturing data through an API.

    What is most valuable?

    One of the most valuable features of this solution is its scalability. 

    What needs improvement?

    The overall performance of this solution could be improved. We would also like to have better integration with other AWS features. 

    For how long have I used the solution?

    We have been using this solution for more than three years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    This is a stable solution. 

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    This is a scalable solution. 

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup is straightforward. 

    What other advice do I have?

    I would recommend this solution to others. 

    I would rate this solution a nine out of ten. 

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud
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    reviewer1677267 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Software Development Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
    Real User
    Easy to install, reliable, and scales well
    Pros and Cons
    • "We have no issues with the technical support."
    • "The price in general could always be better."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use AWS Lambda for several things. We are using it, for instance, to do authentication of information from HTTP sites. We use it for alerting when monitoring the direct database infrastructure, and we use it for API transformation.

    What is most valuable?

    It provides us with everything that we need.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    We have been using AWS Lambda for two or three years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    We don't have a problem with the stability of AWS Lambda. It's very stable.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    It is a scalable solution.

    We have many users, but it is based on volume and the number of transactions, not by the number of users.

    How are customer service and support?

    We have no issues with the technical support.

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

    We use a number of AWS services.

    How was the initial setup?

    The installation is straightforward. 

    We have scripted most of the things. There was no problem with the installation.

    What about the implementation team?

    We completed the installation ourselves.

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

    The price in general could always be better.

    The fees are volume-based.

    What other advice do I have?

    I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it.

    I would rate AWS Lambda a nine out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud
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    reviewer1207650 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Sr. Technology Specialist at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
    Real User
    No server installation, good support for various languages, stable, and flexible
    Pros and Cons
    • "The basic feature that I like is that there is no server installation. It also has good support for various languages, such as Java, .NET, C#, and Python."
    • "Its price should be improved. Its pricing is on the higher side. I am not sure if it currently supports the Go language. If it doesn't support the Go language, they can introduce it."

    What is our primary use case?

    It is useful in many scenarios. For example, in a microservices architecture where serverless functionality is required, one can use Lambda.

    What is most valuable?

    The basic feature that I like is that there is no server installation. It also has good support for various languages, such as Java, .NET, C#, and Python.

    What needs improvement?

    Its price should be improved. Its pricing is on the higher side. 

    I am not sure if it currently supports the Go language. If it doesn't support the Go language, they can introduce it.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    It is stable.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    It is flexible and scalable. I have a couple of customers who are using Lambda. They are from the banking domain.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    I've not reached out to Lambda technical support, but they should be good.

    How was the initial setup?

    Its installation is simple. It doesn't require much effort. It hardly takes 10 to 15 minutes to make a Lambda service functional.

    What about the implementation team?

    We had done the installation with the vendor. We have three developers for its implementation.

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

    Its pricing is on the higher side.

    What other advice do I have?

    I would recommend this solution to others. I would rate AWS Lambda an eight out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud
    Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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    reviewer851175 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Service Deliery Manager at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees
    Real User
    Top 5Leaderboard
    An agile solution that is reliable, flexible, and reasonably priced
    Pros and Cons
    • "I think the most valuable feature is the agility of the solution."
    • "The deployment process is a bit complex, so it could be simplified to make it easier for beginners to deploy."

    What is most valuable?

    I think the most valuable feature is the agility of the solution. You can deploy any codes you like and then control how you want them to be handled.

    What needs improvement?

    The deployment process is a bit complex, so it could be simplified to make it easier for beginners to deploy. 

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I've been using Lambda for two years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    I reckon it's stable. We have not had any bugs with the solution. 

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    We have not had any problems with the scalability of the solution. We currently have roughly 100 users working with it. 

    How are customer service and support?

    The tech support is very accommodating. If we have an issue or need to solve something, we speak directly to our Amazon contact person. This isn't really an issue, but their response time could be improved. I would rate the tech support as a four out of five.  

    How would you rate customer service and support?

    Positive

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

    The price of the solution is reasonable. On a scale of one to five, with one being very expensive and five being competitive, I would rate Lambda a four. 

    What other advice do I have?

    So far, the solution has been reliable and flexible. Our developers write the code, and we monitor any failures.

    I would recommend Lambda to other users and rate this solution an eight out of ten.

    Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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