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Vendor Management | Business Development at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
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Optimizes our customer's TCO, They can scale up and out at any time.
Pros and Cons
  • "Their technical support is really good. I am very satisfied."
  • "There's not much room for improvement but that being said, they can improve the overall process of the overall product features and backend."

What is our primary use case?

I use this product for hosting business applications like SAP on the AWS infrastructure. We have some new customers in Egypt and out of Egypt. This solution is magnificent. 

How has it helped my organization?

In our company, Amazon provides us with a lot of help like training for our staff. They always support us with any service or any solution. The security updates is perfect. and also supports for customers.

What is most valuable?

There are many benefits to AWS. For our customers, it optimizes their TCO. In terms of  computing, they can scale up and out. 

What needs improvement?

There's not specific things for improvement but that being said, they can improve the overall process and features of the product and to enhancement the stability.

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For how long have I used the solution?

One to three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's stable enough. In terms of actual numbers, it's 99.99% stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability is really perfect. I can make any scale anytime, whether I scale out or scale up.

How are customer service and support?

Their technical support is really good. I am very satisfied.

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

Amazon is the leader in the public cloud categories, it has the largest market shares. I ask our customers why they're not using it. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution a 9.5 out of ten. It's the leader in the public cloud and a leader in the market. 

I would recommend it to any customer using another solution. I would offer it as an alternative to another similar solution like IBM, Google and Azure.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner.
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Cloud Expert | DevOps | Oracle Consultant at confidential
Consultant
Top 20
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

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Koenig SolutionsIT Training and Certification for Professionals at Koenig Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
User

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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Founder at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees
Real User
Pay-as-you-go allows us to scale up as needed, giving us a lot of agility in our IT
Pros and Cons
  • "With the pay-as-you-go model, we don't have to predict future IT needs. We can just scale up as we want. That helps with a lot of agility in deploying stuff in our IT infrastructure."
  • "They release new solutions almost every quarter and you don't get that kind of innovation from an enterprise company."
  • "The AWS documentation is written in a way that is not very intuitive. That's an area they can improve."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case is that we run all our IT on it. The performance has been okay so far.

How has it helped my organization?

With the pay-as-you-go model, we don't have to predict future IT needs. We can just scale up as we want. That helps with a lot of agility in deploying stuff in our IT infrastructure.

What is most valuable?

  • It's pay-as-you-go.
  • It has a breadth of solutions for databases, data mining, AI.
  • They release new solutions almost every quarter and you don't get that kind of innovation from an enterprise company.

What needs improvement?

The AWS documentation is written in a way that is not very intuitive. That's an area they can improve.

For how long have I used the solution?

One to three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability is really good. We have not had downtime so far.

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

Ours is a new company and we decided to go with AWS right from the beginning.

The most important criterion when selecting a vendor is their ability to help us get started as soon as we can. From the time we decide to deploy something to the time when the application is deployed, we look at which vendor will help us reduce that time.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward.

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

I think the pricing becomes a problem as the IT organization grows. They need to give better pricing when companies grow.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We looked at all the cloud platforms. AWS had more breadth in the services they offered.

What other advice do I have?

Look for what is required to deploy the apps in your particular organization. For example, if it's AI-driven then probably Google is a better cloud to go after. If there are a lot of Microsoft applications or if developers or the IT staff were trained in Microsoft software, then Microsoft Azure is a better fit.

I would rate AWS an eight out of 10 because it helps companies get started fast.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Co-Founder & Chief Evangelist at WonderLend Hubs
User
It offers durability, high availability, fault tolerance, and a high TCO benefit
Pros and Cons
  • "It offers durability, high availability, fault tolerance, and a high TCO benefit."
  • "AWS should provide even more support and engagement to accelerate the adoption of new services and features."

What is our primary use case?

IaaS, PaaS, and a wide range of AWS services, including Aurora Postgre.

We use this for two solutions that we provide to our clients.

  • Channel Management automation
  • Digital Lending Hub

How has it helped my organization?

We are an ISV. AWS helped us to dramatically transform our business model into a cloud based subscription service.

What is most valuable?

RDS (Relational database service), specifically Aurora. It offers durability, high availability, fault tolerance, and a high TCO benefit.

What needs improvement?

The rate of new services and features released by AWS has dramatically accelerated. AWS should provide even more support and engagement to accelerate adoption.

For how long have I used the solution?

More than five years.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Analyst at 1980
Real User
Top 20Leaderboard
This solution features ease of use and market adaptability
Pros and Cons
  • "This solution features ease of use and market adaptability."
  • "The cutting-edge design is valuable."
  • "The use of this tool should be extended to Google and Apple operating systems."

What is our primary use case?

This tool is indispensable, and must be taken into account when designing. It is the best platform on the market today.

How has it helped my organization?

Our organization has benefited tremendously with Amazon AWS since its implementation as we race to find new digital marketing strategies.

What is most valuable?

  • Cutting-edge design
  • Ease of use
  • Market adaptability
  • Accessibility
  • Creator guarantee

What needs improvement?

In the next editions, the use of this tool should be extended to Google and Apple operating systems.

For how long have I used the solution?

One to three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Trends are stable in Amazon AWS.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No specifics relating to scalability can be given.

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

I have never used a tool like this, and since its implementation I have seen great results. 

What was our ROI?

The return on investment is positive in terms of short-term results. 

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

Before choosing you can read other opinions and opt for the best tool that has aesthetic value and focus that is on par with Amazon AWS.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I was evaluating other avant-garde options but none were better than Amazon AWS.

What other advice do I have?

It is a platform of high quality and commercial versatility. It is of the best that exist in the market.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Works at Ti Consultores SAS
User
IaaS with easy management and rapid implementation using Python Django Mezzanine
Pros and Cons
  • "IaaS with easy management and rapid implementation using Python Django Mezzanine."
  • "More complete and specific training for many of the technologies, specifically with Python Django and the CMS (Mezzanine)."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case is a corporate web page with e-payment eCommerce and personalized functions for digital marketing and other functions.  

How has it helped my organization?

Rapid implementation using tools that I specifically know: Python Django Mezzanine and several other libraries are compatible with these technologies.

What is most valuable?

IaaS with easy management, but training is required in a more personalized way. There should be required free training from the vendor and more personalized.

What needs improvement?

More complete, specific training for many of the technologies, specifically with Python Django and the CMS (Mezzanine).

For how long have I used the solution?

Less than one year.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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it_user859389 - PeerSpot reviewer
President at Advanced Computation and Storage LLC
Real User
Overpriced solution which we use to run small instances for our back office applications
Pros and Cons
  • "Our primary use case is to use the solution for running many relatively small instances for back office applications and various other business important applications."
  • "The pricing could be adjusted to provide more advantages versus current on-premise solutions for business applications."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case is to use the solution for running many relatively small instances for back office applications and various other business important applications.

How has it helped my organization?

It did not improve our organization.

What is most valuable?

There are no particular 'features' which stand out. 

What needs improvement?

The pricing could be adjusted to provide more advantages versus current on-premise solutions for business applications.

For how long have I used the solution?

One to three years.

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

AWS is much too expensive compared to current on-premises solution for this type of work. AWS IaaS is a very generic service, which is extremely overpriced.  

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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If you are just using small instances of some back office applications, Amazon Web Services may not be the right choice for you. Just MS Office may be the right solution for you.

To use Amazon Web Services, you need to build a Business Case First. Go to the Amazon Web Services. Look at the number of Customer Success Stories. Then ask questions like is your business like that of those customers who made success with Amazon Web Services.

You have to answer questions like:
1) Does your application has servers,
2) Does it have variable demand on the servers ??
3) Does the demand need you to scale up/down the servers ??
4) Do you have a large storage requirements ??
5) Do you use large databases ??
6) Are you bringing a new product to the market for which you do not know the customer response ??
7) Are you a Corporate Web site ??

There are many questions like this which you need to answer and show the demand for you to be able to need and use AWS.

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Senior TV and Media Consultant at Ericsson
Real User
A cheap alternative to having to build your own labs. Needs more transparency on what is persistent towards novice users.
Pros and Cons
  • "For testing, it is a cheap alternative to having to build your own labs."
  • "Provisioning and resource administration include billing dashboards, which are very extensive."
  • "In some areas, more transparency on what is persistent towards novice users."

What is our primary use case?

Web server hosting of a simple LAMP setup using Linux, Apache, and MySQL. Quick, cheap proof of concept solutions. 

How has it helped my organization?

No need for an on-premise infrastructure. It provides immediate access to vast resources at a relatively low cost and allows for setting up cheap PoCs.

What is most valuable?

For testing, it is a cheap alternative to having to build your own labs.  Provisioning and resource administration include billing dashboards, which are very extensive.

What needs improvement?

Not enough experience to really comment on this. 

In some areas, more transparency on what is persistent towards novice users. 

For how long have I used the solution?

Trial/evaluations only.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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