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Sekhar Prudhivi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at HighRadius
Vendor
Feb 4, 2023
An excellent tool for managing application availability without loss of performance
Pros and Cons
  • "We appreciate that this solution allows us to run all of our severs through it, meaning that our workloads are mainly on the EC2 instance only."
  • "We would like to see improvement in the UI for this solution, so that it is more user-friendly."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution to scale up the number of VM's that are running during times of heavy traffic or high workload. It covers 5,000 servers over 10 different environments for us.

What is most valuable?

We appreciate that this solution allows us to run all of our severs through it, meaning that our workloads are mainly on the EC2 instance only.

What needs improvement?

We would like to see improvement in the UI for this solution, so that it is more user-friendly.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for around six years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have found this to be a stable solution during our time using it.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of this solution is good; we increase our usage gradually and consistently, without any issues.

How was the initial setup?

The setup of this solution is very straightforward. It took us two months to deploy it fully, and migrate our workloads to the cloud from being on premises.

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

The licences for this solution are based on the number of instances. This determines the EC2 type that is used and this is then priced accordingly.

What other advice do I have?

We would rate this solution a 10 out of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Sayyed Aadil - PeerSpot reviewer
Hadoop Admin at Tata Consultancy
Real User
Leaderboard
Dec 18, 2022
Stable environment, excellent technical support, with future plans to increase usage
Pros and Cons
  • "What we have found most valuable are the purchasing of usage at the time and small storage."
  • "I would like to see the security portal improved in the future."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case is for infographic designing.

What is most valuable?

What we have found most valuable are the purchasing of usage at the time and small storage.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see the security portal improved in the future.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling for the past three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have found the solution to be stable and have had no problems.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

There is definitely scalability and we have around two hundred individuals using the solution. We are planning to increase usage in the future.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is very solid.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was very straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

We did our implementation through a vendor team.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling an eight on a scale of one to 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)
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Cuneyt Gurses - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect, DevOps Engineer at sonne technology
Real User
Nov 20, 2022
A feature-packed solution that is the most stable AWS engine
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution includes many features for configuring networks and VPCs."
  • "Every AWS user should utilize the solution if they are not using Lambda."
  • "The pricing could be reduced."
  • "The pricing could be reduced."

What is our primary use case?

Our company uses the solution to cluster cloud services for our customers who need elastic computing. Our customers currently have thousands of service users. 

What is most valuable?

The solution includes many features for configuring networks and VPCs. 

What needs improvement?

The pricing could be reduced. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is the most stable service engine offered by AWS. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable because it is cloud-based. 

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is perfect so I rate them a ten out of ten. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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


How was the initial setup?

The solution is cloud-based so there is no setup. It is important, however, to configure the Auto Scaling feature which takes about ten minutes. 

What about the implementation team?

We deploy the solution in-house and it is easy. Deployments and ongoing management are handled by two technicians. 

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

The solution pricing varies by service region is mid-range. Various conditions determine pricing such as the IP selected. 

I rate pricing a six out of ten. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

The solution is an alternative to Lambda. Some customers prefer Lambda because it is very efficient and can complete processes up to four times faster.

What other advice do I have?

Every AWS user should utilize the solution if they are not using Lambda.

I recommend the solution and rate it 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)
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Moses NYOTA - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software and Cloud Engineer at Velocis Technologies LLC
Real User
Aug 8, 2022
Increases resources as necessary in order to handle traffic spikes
Pros and Cons
  • "Can handle traffic spikes so the system doesn't overload."
  • "The best feature is that the solution can increase resources and handle traffic spikes so you don't lose anything as a result of system overload."
  • "It's an expensive solution."
  • "The big issue for us is the cost of using the solution."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution to scale up and scale down. You can have 1,000 people connecting to your network or you can have 50,000. The solution scales up to cope with the extra demand.

What is most valuable?

The best feature is that the solution can increase resources and handle traffic spikes so you don't lose anything as a result of system overload. 

What needs improvement?

The big issue for us is the cost of using the solution. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for three years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is very scalable, that's what it does. We have one million customers in the U.S.

How are customer service and support?

The tech support is perfect.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward and took just a few hours. We had one person responsible for deployment. 

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

The license is pay as you use. 

What other advice do I have?

I recommend this solution and rate it nine out of 10. 

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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Naresh Reddy - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Solutions Architect at OORWIN LABS INC
Real User
Top 20
Apr 14, 2022
Scalable and stable service for Amazon EC2 instances, but its fees could still be lowered
Pros and Cons
  • "Service for launching or terminating Amazon EC2 instances, with good scalability and stability."
  • "We are satisfied with the service, and we are especially good at using the service."
  • "What could be improved in Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is its fees."
  • "What could be improved in Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is its fees. We are looking to have some discounts on billing."

What is our primary use case?

We use Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling for our EC2 instances. To run our application platform, we are using EC2 instances. EC2 is nothing but one machine, e.g. it's a remote machine. We are satisfied with the service, and we are especially good at using the service. We are taking clean servers, e.g. our machines run AWS, and we manage everything ourselves.

What needs improvement?

What could be improved in Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is its fees. We are looking to have some discounts on billing.

For how long have I used the solution?

We've been using Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling for almost five years now.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is a stable service.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We find Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling a scalable service.

How was the initial setup?

The first time we set up Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling was not an easy task. We needed a lot of things first, and we needed to learn a lot, but now we are in a stable position in terms of setting up Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling. We can install it immediately.

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

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is not licensed-based. It's server-based. When we want to use more services, we need to pay more. It's a monthly subscription, rather than licensed-based. Pricing or fees for this service could be improved.

What other advice do I have?

On a scale of one to ten, with ten being the best, my rating for Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is a ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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AnkurGupta7 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Architect at Evon Technologies Pvt
Real User
Jan 17, 2023
Useful horizontal scaling, stable, and responsive support
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is scaling your intra based on the request. Additionally, you are able to map the solution with any load balancer, such as public or private load balancers."
  • "Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling could improve by adding better integration features with the other services. Additionally, if the alarms could be triggered from other services this would be beneficial."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling to horizontally scale.

The solution can be deployed on the cloud, and on-premise, and can be configurated hybrid.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is scaling your intra based on the request. Additionally, you are able to map the solution with any load balancer, such as public or private load balancers.

What needs improvement?

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling could improve by adding better integration features with the other services. Additionally, if the alarms could be triggered from other services this would be beneficial.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling for approximately 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is an old solution and it is stable.

How are customer service and support?

The support from Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is good. We use them whenever we have issues. They have a quick reply time.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is straightforward, it's not very complex. We have to write the scripts and everything can be done with them.

The steps taken for the implementation depend on intra to intra. If it's a very complex intra, it takes time. However, if it's straightforward intra, then it could be very easy and fast.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling a ten out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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reviewer938901 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Nov 17, 2021
Integrates well, reliable, and scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling has good integration."
  • "Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is used if your computers are heavily using resources or heavily loaded, this is going to impact your backend environment."
  • "The solution could improve by having more automation. Nowadays there is a vast variety of automation. Additionally, infrastructure monitoring could improve."
  • "The solution could improve by having more automation. Nowadays there is a vast variety of automation. Additionally, infrastructure monitoring could improve."

What is our primary use case?

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is used if your computers are heavily using resources or heavily loaded, this is going to impact your backend environment. Therefore if your computers need more CPUs or additional RAM associated, then you can use Auto Scaling to take care of it. We then do not face any such structural issues with the VMs where we host the control environment and application.

What is most valuable?

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling has good integration.

What needs improvement?

The solution could improve by having more automation. Nowadays there is a vast variety of automation. Additionally, infrastructure monitoring could improve.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling for approximately three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is scalable. 

We have more than 50 users using this solution in my organization.

How was the initial setup?

The installation is straightforward and it takes approximately 15 minutes to do.

What about the implementation team?

We did the implementation ourselves.

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

I have not explored the price of the solution extensively, but from what I have seen the price is alright. 

There is an annual subscription needed for the solution.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Service Delivery Manager / Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Mar 7, 2021
Stable, flexible, reliable, and scales up or down automatically according to your requirements
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features are that it is stable, flexible, and reliable."
  • "The most valuable features are that it is stable, flexible, and reliable."
  • "The technical support needs to be improved."
  • "The technical support needs to be improved."

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are that it is stable, flexible, and reliable.

It is pretty good from a scaling perspective, where if the load on the server is too high, it automatically scales up and the load on the server is balanced. When the load decreases, it automatically downgrades.

What needs improvement?

The technical support needs to be improved.

From a usage perspective, it runs well, although there may be a use case where it will break that I have not yet come across.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling for several years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is very good. I have used it at the enterprise level for hundreds of users. 

How are customer service and technical support?

With respect to technical support, there is a lot of good documentation available but the problem is that sometimes when there is third-party integration, support becomes very difficult because they think that the problem is not related to Amazon.

For example, I tried to integrate with some IoT products, and they support integration with Amazon. When I had trouble, the IoT vendor told me that it is Amazon who needed to take care of something on their side, yet when I contacted Amazon, they told me to contact the IoT vendor. They should have more partnerships and cooperation with other vendors to improve integration overall.

As a platform, we are expecting a little bit more in terms of support, especially when third-party integrations are concerned.

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

We did not use another similar product prior to this one.

How was the initial setup?

There is no installation because it is already taken care of with a configuration tool by AWS.

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

The price of this product could be a little bit lower.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, this is a good product and I haven't face any issues with it. I plan to continue using it in the future, and I can recommend it to others. My primary complaint is about the pricing.

I would rate this solution an eight 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)
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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