Amazon Linux Reviews

My main use case for Amazon Linux is as load test injectors VMs. I use Amazon Linux as a load test injector VM by spinning up a number of instances in AWS using this or using auto-scaling. For our requirement, we required RHEL-based systems and servers, which is why we are using Amazon Linux.

For a load injector, we are using a number of servers, mainly 10 to 20 servers. If we were going for RHEL, it would require a 10-server subscription. However, we are using Amazon Linux, which is freeware and does not require any subscription. Additionally, it belongs to the RHEL family and is easily integrated with all the AWS services.

The best feature of Amazon Linux is that it can easily integrate with all the services in AWS. The easy integration with AWS services helps me in my day-to-day work because if we are choosing any RHEL or Ubuntu-based server in AWS, we are required to install a service manager on that server. However, if we are using Amazon Linux, it is not required to install that type of package on it.

Amazon Linux has impacted my organization positively because, as I mentioned, we are using it as a load injector, and for this, our client required an RHEL-based OS. If we are using RHEL machines or servers, it requires an RHEL subscription. However, for Amazon Linux, no subscription is required. It is freeware, so it is cost-effective for our organization.

I have not felt any lag or any performance issues on Amazon Linux, so it does not require any improvement from my perspective. I do not have anything I wish Amazon Linux would do differently or features I would like to see added in the future.

I have been using Amazon Linux for around five plus years.

Amazon Linux is stable.

Amazon Linux's scalability is good. I have used it in an auto-scaling group for some time, and it is more scalable and more flexible and reliable.

The customer support is awesome because it belongs to AWS, and AWS customer support is excellent.

I have not yet used a different solution.

I did not purchase Amazon Linux through the AWS Marketplace.

I have seen a return on investment because it saves money. As I mentioned, if we required RHEL servers, it needs some subscriptions. However, for using Amazon Linux, it is freeware, and it saves us a lot of money.

Before choosing Amazon Linux, I did not evaluate any other options.

I would add that it is freeware for RHEL machines and belongs to the RHEL family. I chose 8 out of 10 for my review rating because for the RHEL family, I am using Amazon Linux, but sometimes, if we are using OpenShift or something that requires an RHEL subscription, then we are required to have an RHEL subscription or RHEL OS. Apart from that, we can easily use Amazon Linux.

I would advise that if your company and if your client is required to have an RHEL-based OS on AWS, you must go for Amazon Linux because it easily integrates with all the services and belongs to AWS, and it is freeware for RHEL.

My main use case for Amazon Linux is that it serves as a replacement and a free version for a Red Hat-based OS for Amazon users. I use it in environments where a RHEL-based environment is required because a number of applications are pre-installed on Amazon Linux.

My main use case for Amazon Linux involves using these Linux machines as load generators. With Amazon Linux, you are not required to install a number of applications which are helpful for other applications. We have a CR controller and generators setup, where the generators are virtual machines on Amazon on an auto-scaling basis. For this, we use Amazon Linux as a base.

The best features Amazon Linux offers include that it is designed for Amazon users. The first one is that it is freeware. Red Hat has a subscription model. Another one is that a number of applications are pre-installed on Amazon Linux, which are helpful. It is easy to use Amazon services, and it integrates easily with Amazon services.

For example, the Amazon services I find it integrates best with are those requiring connection to Session Manager on any Ubuntu or RHEL machine, where you have to install it first, but on Amazon Linux, it is pre-installed.

In terms of features, it is freeware for Amazon. It is more similar to CentOS and OEL, Oracle Linux, but it is a lighter version for RHEL.

Amazon Linux has impacted my organization positively because in any organization, the first priority is cost. For Amazon Linux, it is not required to have any subscription, unlike a RHEL-based OS. If you are going for RHEL, it is a subscription model, and we have to purchase a subscription as per our requirements. We use it as a load generation tool, so we require a number of generators, sometimes more than 100. For 100 generators, the subscription costs too much. Amazon Linux is freeware, so it is very helpful for us.

I do not think Amazon Linux can be improved. It already has a lightweight freeware and is easily integrated with all the AWS services. I am not finding any room for improvement.

Specifically on Amazon Linux, I do not think there are any needed improvements.

I have been using Amazon Linux for around five plus years.

I did not purchase Amazon Linux through the AWS Marketplace.

If anyone is using the AWS platform and they require a RHEL-based OS, they must use Amazon Linux. It easily integrates with any services in AWS, and it is pre-installed with a few required tools, so it is very helpful.

I have no additional thoughts about Amazon Linux before we wrap up.

I found this interview fine, and I do not think there is anything I should change for the future.

I give this product a review rating of 8.

With AWS, I work with products involving networking, migration, and other services. Currently, I work in an industry where I use Amazon Linux for various use cases.

I find Amazon Linux valuable for its direct functionality. The best features include the core capabilities that make it suitable for our operations.

Amazon Linux could be improved by including additional features and continuous improvements in various areas.

I have several years of experience with Amazon Linux.

With the optimized kernel, there are certain benefits and limitations to consider. The support quality has been a factor in my experience with the service.

Regarding the optimized kernel, I can explain that it offers specific advantages and constraints depending on the use case.

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I have experience with Palo Alto and have mentioned it previously. I also have experience with AWS services and can discuss how they have been helpful. I have some familiarity with AWS CodeStar and other AWS tools. I do have experience with Amazon Linux and AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery. We are customers of AWS rather than partners. We use AWS services to solve our customer problems. To my knowledge, we are not partners who make products out of AWS services or sell through AWS, though I am still new to this role and may not know all the details. My review rating for Amazon Linux is between one to ten.

My main use case for Amazon Linux is to host my company's applications, internal applications, and automations.

For example, I host my own application called IriusRisk on Amazon Linux. I also deploy internal applications such as GoCD, which is a CI/CD solution, and I deploy agents that report information to my SIEM.

The best features Amazon Linux offers include how easy it is to deploy; I can launch a new EC2 instance from an AWS Amazon Linux image, and it helps significantly with maintenance since I do not have to maintain the image itself as it is already provided by AWS.

The easy deployment and managed images have helped my team by making it completely transparent for my engineers; we do not need to generate the images, we do not have to maintain the packages, and we only have to consume Amazon Linux images to always get the latest version.

Amazon Linux has positively impacted my organization by providing a great solution for hosting all of my applications, and it has helped my team focus only on the development of my applications since we do not have to worry about maintaining any base image.

Specific outcomes that show how Amazon Linux has helped my team include fewer issues since we do not have to worry about my own images or keep track of package versioning, which already comes within AWS Amazon Linux and translates into more performance since the images are already built; I cannot provide a metric since we have already used this image, and we have never had to build my own images.

Amazon Linux can be improved by providing security updates more frequently.

I have been using Amazon Linux for eight years.

Amazon Linux is stable.

The scalability of Amazon Linux is really good since I can consume it every time I need.

I have never had to use customer support for Amazon Linux, but I have used AWS customer support service, and it is really helpful with a very short response time.

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I did not previously use a different solution.

I do not have any specific ROI metrics since I have always used Amazon Linux for deploying my products, but I know that I have some other images that I build myself, and I know that building them, maintaining them, and deploying them is much less effective than deploying an Amazon Linux image because I have to maintain them and keep an eye on the packages used to ensure they are up to date and do not have any security issues.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is very easy and straightforward; I just fill a form and my instance is already running if using the image, and as for the pricing, it is included within the AWS cloud usage, so no extra fees are added by Amazon Linux.

Before choosing Amazon Linux, I did not evaluate other options.

I would rate Amazon Linux a 10 out of 10.

I chose a 10 because it helps speed up deployments, it is really scalable, and it saves me a lot of headaches.

I do not purchase Amazon Linux through the AWS Marketplace; I use AWS Amazon Linux from within the EC2 application and do not have to buy it in the marketplace.

My advice to others looking into using Amazon Linux is to use it, and you will find new use cases for it; it will help you significantly in shipping faster.

My overall review rating for Amazon Linux is 10.

I have been using Amazon Linux from my company for the last five years. We deploy Amazon Linux to most of our cloud servers, such as Apache, Nginx, and sometimes Kubernetes boxes. In a recent project, we used Terraform to deploy Amazon Linux and then used it to deploy one MySQL server. We explicitly deployed the MySQL database using Amazon Linux and then used Terraform to configure the deployment along with user data to perform post-implementation tasks, including installing packages, updating packages, and configuring user accounts. These are the general use cases we implemented.

Amazon Linux has impacted my organization very positively. Initially, we used to host on-premises servers, but now we have moved to Amazon Cloud and instead of using other distributions, we use Amazon Linux. It is very lightweight and provides all the packages needed, making it easy to customize and deploy.

Amazon Linux is a very lightweight operating system compared to others. We do not need a separate subscription to use Amazon Linux, and we have access to a good repository that provides many packages we can use in our day-to-day operations. Almost everything I need can be obtained from the packages when it comes to the lightweight nature of Amazon Linux. It uses very few resources from the operating system standpoint, and the remaining resources can technically be used for my applications.

These images are managed by Amazon, which helps us reduce the maintenance of the operating systems. Amazon Linux has good scalability. If we use different services from Amazon to provide scalable solutions, we can have multi-AZ setups or multi-region setups as well, which provides good scalability.

Customer support for Amazon Linux is really good. Whenever I need anything, I raise a support case and receive support on priority. I would rate the customer support for Amazon Linux on a scale of one to ten as nine.

Amazon Linux has almost everything, but there are some tools and libraries missing when we receive this operating system. If those tools and libraries could be installed with it, that would be much better.

I have been working in my current field for more than seven to eight years.

Amazon Linux is stable.

Amazon Linux has good scalability. If we use different services from Amazon to provide scalable solutions, we can have multi-AZ setups or multi-region setups as well, which provides good scalability.

Customer support for Amazon Linux is really good. Whenever I need anything, I raise a support case and receive support on priority.

I initially used different distributions like Ubuntu and CentOS. However, these AMIs are well maintained and well supported, which is why I am using Amazon Linux now.

I purchased Amazon Linux from the Marketplace and had quite a good experience regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing.

I directly went and tried Amazon Linux without evaluating other options.

I am not sure about the exact number because I am from the operations side, not from the financial side. However, when it comes to performance, Amazon Linux really helped my team and my organization to deploy instances much faster compared to other operating systems. I would say it helped me save on maintenance and some cost as well.

I purchased Amazon Linux from the Marketplace and had quite a good experience regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing.

I directly went and tried Amazon Linux without evaluating other options.

I would rate the customer support for Amazon Linux on a scale of one to ten as nine. Because there are some improvements needed which I already mentioned, I think eight would be the right rating.

Amazon Linux has almost everything. The only part is that there are some tools and libraries missing when we receive this operating system. If those tools and libraries could be installed with it, that would be much better.

I use AWS and Azure as my cloud providers. This is a good operating system to use when it comes to public cloud because it is mainly used for the Amazon platform. It provides good scalability and good performance and also helps with cost-saving aspects. My overall rating for this review is eight.

My main use case for Amazon Linux is deploying Java microservice applications, Python applications, and .NET applications. I chose Amazon Linux most of the time because my platform and infrastructure are hosted in Amazon, so the compatibility is fine with Amazon Linux while using Amazon.

I deploy applications on Amazon Linux by writing scripts in the user data script and deploying the web application from there.

Amazon Linux is deployed in my organization in a private cloud where we deploy everything.

The best features Amazon Linux offers include optimized performance and tight AWS integration. SELinux is enabled on Amazon Linux and performs automatic security patching and CVE fixes. Critical vulnerability fixes and those security features have helped me significantly. The integration with AWS CLI, Cloud-init, and services such as SSM Agent and CloudWatch agent has been useful.

Amazon Linux has positively impacted my organization primarily by providing cost savings, as we do not want to spend on the OS portion.

Amazon Linux can be improved by integrating other cloud features so that other cloud providers can also use Amazon Linux. GCP and Azure could benefit from Amazon Linux compatibility as well.

I have been using Amazon Linux for seven years.

I have saved approximately five percent.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing includes working on multiple other vendor licenses for the software licensing portion. The setup cost involves initial migration planning and related activities.

Amazon Linux cost is free to use, which provides significant cost optimization benefits that we always leverage. My advice to others looking into using Amazon Linux is to use it and save your cost. I would rate this product nine out of ten.

I have been using Amazon Linux from the day I started learning about AWS services, and we use Amazon Linux images most of the time.

I typically use Amazon Linux for containerizing things when we are developing something such as writing Docker files or running those commands. We use it most often for that purpose.

I was recently creating a bot which sends me emails whenever the pipeline fails or the pods are restarting, and I have used Amazon Linux in the containerized image of that.

In my opinion, the best features Amazon Linux offers are the scalability and the portability of platforms it provides, which are the most valuable features of Amazon Linux.

The scalability and portability of Amazon Linux have helped me because many times it happens that multiple people are working on the same project, and at that time we need to scale it. Thus, it was an easy task to scale it and to work with multiple teams. Regarding portability, we many times needed to shift it from one EC2 instance to another, making it easy as well.

Amazon Linux has positively impacted my organization by helping us to automate things on a large scale, so it was really helpful.

There were many things which we used with Amazon Linux, and it was really helpful, providing noticeable time savings and other measurable improvements after using it.

I think Amazon Linux can be improved by making things more easy to use and user-friendly, as the features are very inherited and in hierarchical dynamics. If you can make it simpler, it will be easy to use.

I have been using Amazon Linux from the day I started learning about AWS services, and we use Amazon Linux images most of the time.

Amazon Linux is stable.

The scalability of Amazon Linux is good. We can scale the system, so it is easy.

The customer support for Amazon Linux is supportive, and they helped us understand the system and how it works.

For pricing, my experience with Amazon Linux was that it was most like other services, such as how we use EC2. The things were not difficult. It was easy to set up.

I do not have anything else to add about my main use cases for Amazon Linux.

The reason I chose nine out of ten is that the hierarchies of features make it somewhat difficult to make people understand how we use it, which was my concern.

My advice to others looking into using Amazon Linux is that whichever companies are using cloud-native things like AWS services for their infrastructure for private or public cloud, they should use Amazon Linux as it provides many functionalities.

I found this interview good.

I would like for you to provide a short poem or haiku that will summarize my review.

My review rating for Amazon Linux is 9.5 out of 10.

Amazon Linux is used in projects at my company. A quick specific example of how I use Amazon Linux is in applications, for clients, and in application migrations.

The best features Amazon Linux offers are best practices in AWS, the usability, and the ease of use in AWS.

What makes the usability and switching in AWS stand out for me is the ease of usability, that it already comes with frameworks installed, and the ease of use with SSL. Amazon Linux has positively impacted my organization, and I have seen improvements and benefits since using it. I have noticed improvements, even small ones, such as time optimization.

Amazon Linux can be improved with better integrations in applications. There are other improvements I think Amazon Linux needs, but it is mostly working well for me.

I have been using Amazon Linux for five years.

Amazon Linux is stable in my experience.

Amazon Linux's scalability meets my needs as it does not present any problems for me in day-to-day use.

Customer support for Amazon Linux exists, but I have never needed to use it, although I know it is available. I would rate the customer support at a seven on a scale of one to ten.

I previously used Ubuntu before Amazon Linux, and I decided to switch due to its features.

I have seen a return on investment with Amazon Linux, especially in terms of time saved. For example, the instance is created quickly and comes with some Amazon packages already installed, which has saved me time.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Amazon Linux is that there is no cost, and I am paying only for the AWS instance.

Before choosing Amazon Linux, I evaluated other options, specifically Debian and Windows.

My advice to others looking into using Amazon Linux is that you can use it without regret. I would rate this review at ten out of ten.