Zeev Snir - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Lead Practice Architect at Ness Technologies
Real User
Top 10
Responsive support, reliable, and easy setup
Pros and Cons
  • "The scalability of Amazon S3 is good."
  • "Amazon S3 needs to simplify the backup features."

What is our primary use case?

Amazon S3 can be used for central storage, backup, log, and storage.

How has it helped my organization?

The reliability that Amazon S3 has provided has improved organizations.

What needs improvement?

Amazon S3 needs to simplify the backup features.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon S3 for approximately 10 years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Amazon S3 is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Amazon S3 is good.

How are customer service and support?

The support from Amazon S3 has been knowledgable and responsive.

I rate the support from Amazon S3 a five out of five.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Amazon S3 is easy, it can be done in less than one day.

What about the implementation team?

We handle the implementation of Amazon S3. We have approximately 40 people that are able to do it.

What was our ROI?

It has been difficult for us to determine ROI.

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

The license of Amazon S3 is based on volume, capacity, and time. The overall price of the solution could improve. The support has to be added if you want it at an additional cost.

What other advice do I have?

My advice to others is to pay attention to the backups and copies in Snapshots.

I rate Amazon S3 a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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IT consultant at mptechconsult
Real User
Top 10
Easy to use and provides good functionality and accessibility
Pros and Cons
  • "The product is easy to use."
  • "The product should enable users to create their own shortcuts."

What is our primary use case?

We are using the solution to host our website and manage the database.

What is most valuable?

We have an online portal, and we are providing services to customers. We need to maintain an elastic database storage, along with security features. The solution’s functionality and accessibility are valuable to us. It's geared towards users. It makes things simple. The product is easy to use.

What needs improvement?

The product should enable users to create their own shortcuts. It should allow more customization. Users should be able to place their shortcuts on the dashboard. It will make things easier.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for a year.

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?

The product is scalable. We have over 50 users online at any given point. We can increase it as we need.

How was the initial setup?

The setup is straightforward. We have a team of developers. They are very happy with the tool. The deployment did not take much effort. The product is cloud-based. We have six developers and engineers in our technical team.

What was our ROI?

Everything is housed in one place, so it is all easily accessible. The scalability is good. We have an assurance of data integrity. It is critical.

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

The pricing can be improved.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We are also using Azure.

What other advice do I have?

For disaster recovery, there's a backup going on in AWS. At the same time, we take our own local backup. It is a daily process. People who want to use the solution must explore the tool and look at the training videos. It is quite straightforward.

We have a subscription model with our customers. They pay it yearly. There are no additional costs associated with the product. We had a problem with storage when we were working with on-premise servers. The hard disks were failing because of the volume of the data. They were regularly failing every three to four months. There was a cost associated with it. It impacted our project.

Overall, I rate the tool a ten out of ten.

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Sushrit Moundekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Program Manager at InfoCepts
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
A cost-effective and flexible solution that provides high storage
Pros and Cons
  • "Amazon S3 is very flexible and provides high storage."
  • "No direct connector is available to connect Amazon S3 with other tools like MicroStrategy."

What is our primary use case?

We use Amazon S3 to store source files. We load the data we ingest from the source system into the solution, which is then consumed on Snowflake.

What is most valuable?

Amazon S3 is very flexible and provides high storage.

What needs improvement?

No direct connector is available to connect Amazon S3 with other tools like MicroStrategy. So, I have to use a third party and connect to it.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon S3 for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Amazon S3 is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Around 50 users from the infrastructure team are using the solution in our organization.

How are customer service and support?

The solution's technical support is pretty good. Although the support team's response time is a little slow, everything else is fine, and they are resolving our issues.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The solution's initial setup is comparatively difficult because only someone with cloud knowledge can use Amazon S3.

What was our ROI?

Amazon S3 works on a pay-as-you-go model, and it is worth the money if used to its potential.

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

The solution is cost-effective because it is based on a pay-as-you-go model, where I can purchase and use it according to my needs.

What other advice do I have?

Our organization chose Amazon S3 because of its scalability, security, and encryption. Since the solution is used for storage, it provides a higher transfer rate to transfer files from one location to another.

Amazon S3 is a good choice for someone with a lot of files and needs a lot of storage with easy computation, scalability, and backups.

Overall, I rate Amazon S3 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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Yannam-C Chiranjeevi - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Product Engineer at Estate One
Real User
Suitable for different use cases, simple implementation, and cost effective
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Amazon S3 is its flexibility as a solution to suit many different use cases."
  • "The support is better than other cloud providers but sometimes it takes a while to have a resolution to our issues."

What is our primary use case?

We have a data warehouse and a data lake using Amazon S3. Additionally, we use it for application streaming.

We have our computer systems that have storage but we do use the cloud storage available from Amazon S3. However, it depends on the type of data we have and whether we use the cloud or not.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Amazon S3 is its flexibility as a solution to suit many different use cases.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon S3 for approximately six years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Two third of our company use this solution.

How are customer service and support?

The support is better than other cloud providers but sometimes it takes a while to have a resolution to our issues.

I rate the support from Amazon S3 a seven out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Amazon S3 was straightforward.

I rate the initial setup of Amazon S3 a ten out of ten.

What about the implementation team?

We have a few developers that we use for deployment.

What was our ROI?

The solution is worth the money and we have seen an ROI. However, it is not our primary goal. We are trying to optimize different areas. 

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

Amazon S3 is a cost-effective solution compared to the others.

I rate the price of Amazon S3 a two out of ten.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Amazon S3 a nine out of ten.

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MiodragMilojevic - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Data Archirect at Telenor
Real User
Top 5
Reliable and expandable
Pros and Cons
  • "Amazon S3's best features are its reliability and capacity to expand."
  • "Amazon S3's unit of measure for expansion should be smaller."

What is our primary use case?

I use Amazon S3 as storage and a platform for installing various types of software.

What is most valuable?

Amazon S3's best features are its reliability and capacity to expand.

What needs improvement?

Amazon S3's unit of measure for expansion should be smaller.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using Amazon S3 for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Amazon S3 is very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Amazon S3 is scalable.

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

Previously I used Microsoft and Oracle.

What other advice do I have?

I'd advise those thinking of implementing Amazon S3 to carefully plan their requirements and not use too many servers. I would recommend Amazon S3 to others and rate it eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Souvik Banerjee - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Development Engineer at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Helpful for storing data, easy deployment, and useful encryption
Pros and Cons
  • "An important feature of the Amazon S3's system is that it offers encryption while the files are at rest. This is crucial in ensuring the security of the files being restored and addressing potential security risks. That's what I would emphasize."
  • "The cost of the solution should be reduced."

What is our primary use case?

Most people who need to store files usually turn to Amazon S3. The use case for this is not only for me but for anyone building technology who needs to store files.

How has it helped my organization?

Amazon S3 helps to store data, such as Excel, audio, and video.

What is most valuable?

An important feature of the Amazon S3's system is that it offers encryption while the files are at rest. This is crucial in ensuring the security of the files being restored and addressing potential security risks. That's what I would emphasize.

What needs improvement?

The cost of the solution should be reduced.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon S3 for a long time.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the stability of Amazon S3 a ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the scalability of Amazon S3 a ten out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

I rate the support of Amazon S3 a seven out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

The implementation of Amazon S3 was easy.

What about the implementation team?

I did the implementation of the solution myself.

What was our ROI?

I have received a return on investment using Amazon S3.

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

The price of Amazon S3 should be reduced.

I rate the price of Amazon S3 a ten out of ten.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I did not evaluate other solutions before choosing Amazon S3.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Amazon S3 a nine out of ten.

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Tanmoy Prasad - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Information Technology at Unitech Ltd
Real User
Top 10
Reliable with high usage
Pros and Cons
  • "Amazon S3 is reliable."
  • "Amazon S3 can improve by decreasing the overall costs."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Amazon S3 for storage. This is a Cloud solution. We have developed a new application which has partly been released to the end customer, but not the complete solution. In the housing market, we have a lot of buying and they use the application to manage their lectures and receipts. This is what we are using Amazon S3 for the storage.

What needs improvement?

Amazon S3 can improve by decreasing the overall costs.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon S3 for approximately one and a half years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Amazon S3 is reliable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have not used Amazon S3 extensively, but the usage has been very high.

We have approximately 40 to 50 people using this solution. There might be an increased usage.

How are customer service and support?

I have not contacted the technical support form Amazon S3.

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

I have not used other similar solutions to Amazon S3.

What about the implementation team?

The implementation of Amazon S3 is done by a third party.

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

The price of Amazon S3 could be less expensive.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Amazon S3 a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Senior Database Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Helpful documentation, highly scalable, and good technical support
Pros and Cons
  • "The most useful features of Amazon S3 are the intelligent multipart upload."
  • "Amazon S3 could improve by being more secure."

What is our primary use case?

Amazon S3 is our file storage solution. We use it for all of the backups of our storage and databases.

What is most valuable?

The most useful features of Amazon S3 are the intelligent multipart upload.

What needs improvement?

Amazon S3 could improve by being more secure.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon S3 for approximately five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Amazon S3 is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I have found Amazon S3 very scalable, you can scale it on the fly and it is very easy to do.

Most all the cloud applications that are being used by our developer are using Amazon S3. More than 200 people are using this solution. At this moment we do not plan to increase usage.

How are customer service and support?

I have used the support from Amazon S3 multiple times and they are good.

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

I have not used any other similar solution to  Amazon S3.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Amazon S3 is straightforward and the documentation is very good. You can do the setup of Amazon S3 in a few minutes.

What about the implementation team?

We did the implementation ourselves.

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

The price of the Amazon S3 is low. The license model is based on what you use.

What other advice do I have?

If users are looking for highly scalable, competent solutions, then Amazon S3 would be a good choice.

I rate Amazon S3 a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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