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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91 Likeliness to Recommend
99 Plan to Renew
88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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+92 Net Emotional Footprint
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- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Respectful
- Security Protects
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Amazon EC2 Reviews
Amir M.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Entertainment
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Apr 2024
Amazon EC2
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What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Amazon EC2 offers wide range of instance types and configurations. Easy to launch securely, security management is easy with security groups and VPC. EBS volumes can be attached other than root and it can also attach Amazon EFS to multiple EC2 instance. Integration with other AWS services is seamless.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Tight security with security groups and VPC. Wide range of instance types with varying configurations to choose as per requirement. Cost effective when reserved and spot instances are used.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Cost management to be planned appropriately as per usecase else cost can go high with continuous on-demand instances.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Easy to launch within few mins and manage with tight security. Consider launch options for on-demand/spot instances as per use case to save some cost
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
rabih a.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Engineering
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Apr 2024
The product is user-friendly and excellent.
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What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
EC2 offers over 500 instances and a wide range of options for the latest processors, storage, networking, operating systems, and purchase models. This flexibility allows users to tailor the service to best match the needs of their workloads
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
EC2 has a variety of OSs and it provides a secure, resizable compute capacity in the cloud.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Expensive, and not user friendly for newly users.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Study AWS and learn about EC2 and how to use it before considering it.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Inspires Innovation
Cons
- Less Caring
Yashovardhan J.
- Role: Student Academic
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Apr 2024
Flexible Cloud with Easy Budget
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What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Unlike other cloud services, Amazon EC2 offers a huge variety of virtual server options with different processing power, storage, and operating systems. You only pay for what you use, making it very cost-effective.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The ability to easily scale your computing power up or down depending on your needs is fantastic.
What do you dislike most about this product?
EC2 can have a bit of a learning curve, especially for beginners.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
For businesses or individuals who need flexible and scalable computing power, Amazon EC2 is a great choice. However, some technical expertise is recommended.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Inspires Innovation