Director at HALL MARK GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES
Reseller
Stable environment on a mature cloud platform
Pros and Cons
  • "Newly introduced features advance capabilities."
  • "A scalable and secure product"
  • "An integrated platform would make it easier for administrators to monitor and manage."

What is most valuable?

The scalability and security of Amazon AWS are the most valuable features.

What needs improvement?

There are multiple operational and administrative services on AWS, I am expecting to see an integrated single platform of all the services so that it will be easier for the administrators to monitor and manage.

For how long have I used the solution?

We are resellers of the production services of AWS. I have been working with Amazon AWS for almost 8 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The AWS products are stable.

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The environment is stable. Every time a new feature is introduced, it advances the capabilities. Once the product is deployed, you can scale up easily.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support has been very good.

How was the initial setup?

The initial set up of AWS is easy and not complex.

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

The pricing is reasonable and comparable to similar services when run on-premise.

What other advice do I have?

All the services and features provided by AWS are good. They are always improving their features.

I recommend implementing the products on Amazon Web Services. It is a stable environment and mature cloud platform. I would rate the product an 8 out of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Information Security and Compliance Officer at Carnation
Real User
Top 5
Scalable, stable and easy to install with good tech support
Pros and Cons
  • "I like the technical support."
  • "The price of the solution is comparatively quite high in comparison with that of Azure."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for managed hosting of the connection servers of some of our clients. 

What is most valuable?

The solution has a vast array of features and services. It offers many upgrades. 

What needs improvement?

The price of the solution is comparatively quite high in comparison with that of Azure. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Amazon AWS for around two or three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution has good stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution has good scalability. 

How are customer service and technical support?

I like the technical support.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was quite easy. 

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

The solution could be more cost-effective. 

What other advice do I have?

When it comes to cloud management, I have no complaints at present. 

I am a customer of Amazon. 

As we are, basically, only hosting cloud services, this is geared towards the end user. We manage two or three people.  

I would recommend the solution to others.

Owing to the pricing, I rate Amazon AWS as 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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Senior System Administrator at KnowledgeNet
Real User
High quality features, flexible, and excellent virtualization capabilities
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features I have found are the Database Migration Service (DMS) for monitoring the host and routing, Route 53, and EC2 tools. The DMS is not available in any other solution that I am aware of. They have a very flexible and professional solution."
  • "If you have not had previous training or studied guides it will be a little difficult to use the solution. However, the difficulty also depends on what you are using the solution for. They can improve by providing more documentation, such as tutorials and videos."

What is our primary use case?

We are using the solution for network virtualization.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features I have found are the Database Migration Service (DMS) for monitoring the host and routing, Route 53, and EC2 tools. The DMS is not available in any other solution that I am aware of. They have a very flexible and professional solution.

What needs improvement?

If you have not had previous training or studied guides it will be a little difficult to use the solution. However, the difficulty also depends on what you are using the solution for. They can improve by providing more documentation, such as tutorials and videos.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for approximately five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I have found the stability very good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is good.

How are customer service and technical support?

The technical support has been fine in my experience.

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

The price of the solution is reasonable.

What other advice do I have?

Amazon AWS is the most powerful tool and is at the top for cloud and for virtualization. It has many features and products. It is wonderful and I keep learning from them.

I would highly recommend this solution to others.

I rate Amazon AWS a ten 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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Enterprise architect at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Stable with good native tools and a relatively easy initial setup
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution has very good Lambda functions within AWS."
  • "The pricing could be more competitive."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for our partner.

We are using it for moving all the banking and insurance domains from on-premises systems to the cloud platform, which is managed by services. It is right from data integration, data inception to data processing, to advanced visualization and analytics. We are also using the AI and machine learning aspects as well.

What is most valuable?

We have been using the data ingestion. 

There are native tools which are AWS Glue, which we are using for data integration. 

We also use the Spark and Python-based integration which are both very good. 

The solution has very good Lambda functions within AWS.

We also use AWS Redshift for data modeling along with the integration with Snowflake.

The solution is very stable.

The scalability is excellent.

We've found the initial setup to be quite simple and straightforward.

Technical support is pretty good.

What needs improvement?

The pricing could be more competitive.

There need better integration tools whereby you could have widgets. It already technically has this, however, if they had widgets that could help with the journey from an on-premises legacy database management system, that would be ideal. There should be some accelerators that can convert and automate data pipelines into AWS so that users don't have to start from scratch. 

Basically, if we had accelerators and tools that can help fast track and leverage existing data schemas, models, and then also, data pipelines that are already set up, it would help items to be quickly migrated rather than doing everything from scratch on the cloud.

For how long have I used the solution?

We've used the solution for a couple of years. It's been a while.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of the solution is very good. The product does not have any bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is the number one cloud product. It is extremely salable. A company shouldn't have any trouble expanding it.

From a user perspective, I would say from accounts, we are primarily into banking and insurance. We have around four to five of our banking accounts using it. They are a mid-scale bank. 

We do plan to continue using the product.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support is good. Overall, they are the number one cloud provider and they have an overall very high market capitalization. The support they have on offer is very good. We're satisfied with the level of service they offer.

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

We have also used the Azure platform as well.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy. It's not overly complex. The deployment depends, however, it could take a few hours to maybe a day, as it is platform and software as a service. It is all managed by AWS. The installation and management require a bare minimum configuration.

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

The cost structure could be better. It needs to be more transparent. After COVID, it is competing directly with Azure - which is a bit more of a cost-effective option. It's also competing directly with Google. If they were cheaper, they would be much more competitive in the space.

From a licensing perspective, the cost of ownership is based on usage. 

What other advice do I have?

We are consultants.

We are using the latest version of the solution. I cannot recall the exact version number at this time.

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. We've enjoyed its capabilities so far.

I would recommend this solution to other companies and organizations.

There's a lot of due diligence which happens before organizations choose cloud solutions and then, of course, it needs to fit into the scenario. There is a cost-benefit analysis that has to be performed. It's a good idea to compare it to other platforms as well. Companies need to make sure it factors in the strategic landscape and the tools and technologies that the organization already has. If clients need assistance, we do participate in those strategic initiatives.

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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Sr. Technology Specialist at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Cloud computing services with useful analytics feartures.
Pros and Cons
  • "I like many features, like the recently released useful analytics features. There are many from the data analytics or database side."
  • "The price could be better. Support for data analytics could be better. I don't see much support for data analytics. They have a lot of support in Azure, but I don't see a lot of innovation on the data analytics side in AWS."

What is our primary use case?

We mainly use AWS for migrating onto the cloud or for analytic services and machine learning. 

What is most valuable?

I like many features, like the recently released useful analytics features. There are many from the data analytics or database side.

What needs improvement?

The price could be better. Support for data analytics could be better. I don't see much support for data analytics. They have a lot of support in Azure, but I don't see a lot of innovation on the data analytics side in AWS.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been dealing with Amazon AWS for the last two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

AWS is a stable and flexible solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

AWS is a scalable product.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support is customer-friendly and knowledgeable.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup and installation are straightforward. They have very good documentation, and if you can follow the script, you can do it. I was trying to do it with the Datacom script, and I was able to make services like VPC and EC2 in the database cloud seamlessly.

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

The prices are somewhat on the higher side. It would help if they can bring it down, especially for the sporting segment and for on-demand instances.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend Amazon AWS to potential customers.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Amazon AWS a nine.

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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Chief Operating Officer at FarEye Digital Logistics
Real User
Solid solution that offers a wide variety of features
Pros and Cons
  • "The main feature that I like the most is the variety of solutions that it provides. It provides some analysis, business information and more. It provides a wide variety of services."
  • "One area that could be improved is in data management. They could improve on the data side. For example, I see others with better cloud services and larger data computing capabilities."

What is our primary use case?

It is on the public cloud and we are using it for multiple purposes, including data storage and production.

What is most valuable?

The main feature that I like the most is the variety of solutions that it provides. It provides some analysis, business information and more. It provides a wide variety of services.

What needs improvement?

One area that could be improved is in data management. They could improve on the data side. For example, I see others with better cloud services and larger data computing capabilities.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Amazon AWS around four or five years now. 

We use it as a customer. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I think the scalability on the computer side is good, not too much of a challenge. It is sometimes on the database side where we encounter challenges on the scalability. Sometimes it is not easy to scale beyond that point and we get a scalability error on the computer.

We have around 10 people working on it who do the maintenance, automation, and monitoring.

How are customer service and technical support?

I would say support is average.

A lot of times I would prefer a better turnaround time in terms of the response we're getting, it should be faster. Often we have to wait a long time before the problem is solved. So it is generally a very poor product resolution.

How was the initial setup?

My initial setup was quite straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

I implemented it myself with one other person.

What other advice do I have?

I would say to somebody who is moving to the cloud that it is very easy to start with. At the same time it is also important to make sure they have a very strong partner or a very strong team in-house.

On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Amazon AWS an eight on product and technology. But overall I would rate them seven if I include services and support.

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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Chief Technology Architect - Agile/Devops Evangelist at Sandz Solutions
Real User
Error-free experience that is really well-tested
Pros and Cons
  • "The experience with Amazon AWS is error-free. That was also, of course, something that I really appreciate. That means it's really well-tested and, as published or as declared."
  • "I'm just bugged by the charges that I'm not really able to manage."

What is most valuable?

The experience with Amazon AWS is error-free. That was also, of course, something that I really appreciate. That means it's really well-tested and, as published or as declared. So it works as-is. I think the interfaces are really quite usable and something that I think is user friendly.

What needs improvement?

I'm just bugged by the charges that I'm not really able to manage. If there is so much little stuff, that I enabled from time to time, then I get lost. And then I tend to forget about that. It would be better if there was a corresponding notification as well. I would like to see a notification indicating you have not used this instance. You might want to turn it off so as not to incur the cost or something like that. But because most of my usage is charged to my credit card. It's disappointing and frustrating at times. If they could provide some kind of entry point. Something similar to WordPress where small businesses could have an easy way to come up with a site that could behosted immediately.

For how long have I used the solution?

My access to Amazon AWS is not so deep. I just set up VPCs and clusters or running an instance

How are customer service and technical support?

I would say I'm quite satisfied. They're very pleasant to talk to and very helpful.

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

I would say that the Microsoft Azure interface is a lot slicker. But the last time I use it was around 2018. So comparing the interfaces in the dashboard views I think the Azure has the edge.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was a little bit challenging because understandably it also tends to protect the user in terms of the security, both the user and the system. So if I understand and appreciate that level of complexity in setting how to access it, setting up the identities, and then once you get through it, I think the interfaces are really quite usable and something that I think is user friendly.

What other advice do I have?

I would certainly recommend Amazon AWS. It's very useful because you can easily try out your compute requirements, whatever storage or whatever other services that you may want. I would rate Amazon AWS at an eight on a scale 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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Consultant
It provides full IaaS and PaaS for any company with a perfect price

What is our primary use case?

Hands-on experience with more than five implementation projects, working on different projects that are related to cloud with different vendors. AWS features exist to make your life easier.

How has it helped my organization?

AWS provides full IaaS and PaaS for any company with a perfect price, with features that exist in this vendor I don't see in any other vendor.

What is most valuable?

  • Lambda.
  • Alex development edge.
  • CloudFormation.

All of these features I've used heavily provide the best solution for any client.

What needs improvement?

  • I would like to see Lambda (code storage management), which means being able to increase our code storage limit through support.
  • Another example which is Simple Queue Service (SQS) event for Lambda: to be able to see support for SQS message events with Lambda.

For how long have I used the solution?

More than five years.

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

Regarding to my work i am dealing with different cloud vendor all the time, but i never switch one solution to another.

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

AWS pricing Reasonable & affordable by any business size, Small, Medium or large. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

None

What other advice do I have?

None

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Koenig SolutionsIT Training and Certification for Professionals at Koenig Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
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Amazon Web Services is a very helpful platform because of its attractive interface that allows me to obtain and configure capacity information, with minimal friction, that perfectly suits our company. Moreover, it helps me to take complete control of my computer resources and helps to reduce the time required to obtain and to boot new servers, as well. Apart from this, it provides tools to be build-failure resilient applications and to isolate them from common failure scenarios, in a very efficient manner.

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