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Amazon EC2

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What is Amazon EC2?

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) offers the broadest and deepest compute platform, with over 500 instances and choice of the latest processor, storage, networking, operating system, and purchase model to help you best match the needs of your workload. We are the first major cloud provider that supports Intel, AMD, and Arm processors, the only cloud with on-demand EC2 Mac instances, and the only cloud with 400 Gbps Ethernet networking.

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Awards & Recognition

Amazon EC2 won the following awards in the Cloud Infrastructure as a Service category

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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

10 Top Rated Capabilities

10 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Service Experience
Product Impact

2023

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

9 Top Rated Capabilities

11 Top Rated Features

2023

Amazon EC2 Ratings

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91 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Amazon EC2?

2% Negative

3% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Respectful
Security Protects

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Cloud Integration

Load Balancing

Encryption and Decryption Support

Capacity Management

Data Migration

Access Management

Cloud Backup

Systems Performance Management

Analytics and Reporting

SLA Management

Regulatory Compliance

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Amazon EC2 Reviews

Salih Yasin S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Media
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2024

Great for Back-end Services

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?

I think EC2 is a real game changer in terms of speeding up back-end infrastructure.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like the way in which I can connect back-end services with Amazon.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I think the GPUs are great but it really cost twice as much the main competitors

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend them to get this backend services ready with EC2

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Inspires Innovation
Saves Time

Abhay Kumar S.

Role: Operations
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2024

Flexible, scalable cloud computing service.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?

Amazon EC2 differentiates itself with its vast array of instance types, global availability zones, deep integration with other AWS services, extensive marketplace offerings, and robust security and compliance certifications. It offers unparalleled scalability, reliability, and flexibility for diverse workload requirements.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Amazon EC2 is its flexibility in provisioning virtual servers, which allows for scaling compute capacity up or down quickly based on demand. This scalability, coupled with a wide range of instance types and configurations, makes it versatile for various applications and workloads.

What do you dislike most about this product?

One potential drawback of Amazon EC2 is its pricing complexity, which can be challenging to optimize for cost efficiency. Additionally, managing reserved instances and navigating the multitude of instance types can require significant expertise and planning.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For those considering Amazon EC2, start with clear workload requirements to choose appropriate instance types. Utilize AWS cost management tools to monitor spending and consider Reserved Instances for cost savings. Leverage AWS documentation and community resources for learning and optimizing EC2 usage.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Role: Consultant
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2024

Fast and smooth.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Acts with Integrity
Client's Interest First
Generous Negotitation
Helps Innovate

Cons

Security Frustrates

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Amazon EC2 Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Amazon EC2?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Cloud Integration Includes real-time data integration, APIs, and data quality.

Load Balancing Allows distribution of workloads across multiple computing resources.

Encryption and Decryption Support Support for real-time decryption and re-encryption of information.

Capacity Management Monitor system utilization and provide alerts when pre-defined thresholds are reached.

Data Migration The ability to select and extract data from one storage system to another

Access Management Includes social sign-on, external authorization, and fraud detection.

Cloud Backup Includes backup schedules, encryption algorithms, and data support.

Systems Performance Management Includes monitoring, analyzing and configuration in order to optimize performance and increase efficiency.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

SLA Management Includes a contracted delivery time, automated escalations, and timely resolutions.

Regulatory Compliance Includes compliance with regulations and standards such as SOX, HIPPA, NIST, PCI-DSS etc.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Amazon EC2 Reviews

Salih Yasin S.

Great for Back-end Services

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Abhay Kumar S.

Flexible, scalable cloud computing service.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Fast and smooth.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Cloud Integration

Load Balancing

Encryption and Decryption Support

Capacity Management

Data Migration

Access Management

Cloud Backup

Systems Performance Management

Analytics and Reporting

SLA Management

Regulatory Compliance

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization