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Bireshwar Adhikary - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at ATOS
Vendor
Jan 21, 2023
Very good stability with an easy process for provisioning and building networks
Pros and Cons
  • "It is very easy to provision a VPC and build your network."
  • "The solution could have tighter security for traffic."

What is our primary use case?

Our company uses the solution to provide virtual private clouds for customers. It is the heart of AWS because it is the networking part of cloud services that includes a private subnet, public subnet, and private gateway. The solution represents everything from the network perspective. 

Within the solution, you create the network environment that includes provisions, services, the DB, the EKS, and zones. You set inbound and outbound traffic services. You enable security features and firewalls that are used by the solution. 

What is most valuable?

It is very easy to provision VPCs and build networks. 

What needs improvement?

The solution could have tighter security for traffic. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for four years. 

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is very good so is rated a ten out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is good so is rated a ten out of ten. 

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is highly supportive so is rated a nine out of ten. 

How was the initial setup?

The setup is a little bit difficult. After creating the VPC, you have to create subnets based on your requirements for private or public. Then you have to create everything else including the NAT gateway. The final step is to configure both gateways for private and public subnets. The overall creation process takes about 40 minutes.  

The entire concept is networking. You have to figure out what things are important and create bridges. 

For example, one person with Vodafone services in the UK places a call to another person in India. The country and regional VPCs are in place and it takes permissions to cross them. The call's TCP response goes to the UK servers and the call is dialed using the VPC in the UK. It then hits the VPC in India where it is verified, pushed to the mobile network servers, and is rings through. 

Because the setup has complex steps, it is rated a four out of ten. 

What about the implementation team?

We implement the solution for customers. 

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

The solution's pricing is on the higher side so is rated a five out of ten.  

What other advice do I have?

The solution is a very, very good product and the heart of everything. I rate the solution a ten out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Leonard Onojedje - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at Oxdit Technologies
Real User
Jan 19, 2023
It's flexible and light
Pros and Cons
  • "With an AWS virtual private cloud, you're in charge of what you use. It's pay-as-you-go."
  • "You should be able to toggle off some cloud services when you don't need them and switch them on when necessary."

What is our primary use case?

We use Amazon VPC to host our EC2 instances. 

What is most valuable?

With an AWS virtual private cloud, you're in charge of what you use. It's pay-as-you-go.

What needs improvement?

You should be able to toggle off some cloud services when you don't need them and switch them on when necessary. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We've been using Amazon VPC for about two or three years.

How was the initial setup?

I rate Amazon VPC nine out of 10 for ease of setup. The basic setup is easy, but you can do some advanced configurations. It's straightforward overall. The standard deployment takes about one minute. However, the time needed to complete the rest of the configuration depends on your infrastructure and third-party applications. Four or five DevOps engineers work with the solution. 

What was our ROI?

You will see a return if you're using it correctly. For example, some people might use an improper family class for their EC2 instances.

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

The price is based on how long you want your VPCs to run. It also depends on the class and family of the VPCs and the resources running underneath. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I'm not sure why the company adopted AWS. It's one of the most popular cloud platforms. Also, they have already deployed lots of resources on AWS, so it makes sense to continue with it. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate AWS Virtual Private Cloud eight out of 10. I recommend it. We save money by not running an on-prem server, so it's definitely worth it. It's flexible and light, yeah.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Nipun Sharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Database Administrator at Sify Technologies Limited
Real User
Apr 18, 2024
Provides a user-friendly UI and enables organizations to manage inbound and outbound traffic
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is secure."
  • "If something needs to be highlighted, peering must be maintained."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution to create virtual private networks for our customers. We use it for connectivity and traffic control. We also use subnets.

What is most valuable?

The solution enables us to provide a private cloud for our customers. The solution is secure. We use it for the security purposes. We can do networking and create routes. Subnetting is good for security purposes. We can add inbound and outbound groups. We can allow the traffic. We can decide whether to allow inbound or outbound traffic according to the customers’ needs.

What needs improvement?

If something needs to be highlighted, peering must be maintained.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for the past two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I haven’t had any bugs or breakdown issues. I rate the stability an eight out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

The support is good.

How was the initial setup?

The deployment is easy. The UI is user-friendly.

What other advice do I have?

I will recommend the product to others. People can use the tool as a secure private network for their systems. Overall, I rate the product 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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DevOps Engineer at RedPluto Analytics Pvt Ltd
Real User
Apr 1, 2024
Offers a user-friendly setup process, excellent scalability, and seamless integration with other AWS services
Pros and Cons
  • "The main feature I like about Amazon VPC is its security capabilities, including security groups and subnets."
  • "One concern is the cost, which can be relatively high compared to other cloud providers like Azure and Google Cloud."

What is our primary use case?

We use Amazon VPC primarily for our organization's security needs. It helps us maintain isolation and control over our cloud services, similar to our Microsoft cloud service. We use it to communicate with our analytics securely and easily.

What is most valuable?

The main feature I like about Amazon VPC is its security capabilities, including security groups and subnets. It is easy to implement and manage our systems within specific subnets. Additionally, using Terraform for management tasks simplifies the process, and VPC's provision of basic details makes managing the infrastructure straightforward.

What needs improvement?

In terms of VPC itself, I haven't encountered any major areas for improvement. However, one concern is the cost, which can be relatively high compared to other cloud providers like Azure and Google Cloud. This can sometimes lead to considerations of switching to a different provider for cost optimization.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon Virtual Private Cloud for over three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the stability of the solution as a ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

VPC's scalability is excellent because there are no limitations on deploying VPCs. I would rate the scalability as a ten out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

I haven't encountered any issues with Amazon's technical support team. I would rate them as a nine out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

Setting up a network in Amazon VPC is straightforward and beginner-friendly. Deployment took about ten minutes. The user interface is easy to navigate, and Amazon provides comprehensive guidelines and resources to help users understand the setup process. Additionally, updates and new features are regularly provided.

What other advice do I have?

We use Amazon VPC to scale our resources efficiently. We employ horizontal auto-scaling with auto-scaling groups to automatically adjust capacity based on fluctuations in traffic. By setting scaling policies and planning ahead, we ensure seamless resource allocation as traffic increases or decreases. While we primarily use horizontal scaling, we also consider vertical scaling when necessary.

Integrating VPC with other AWS services is seamless and essential for most AWS deployments. Whenever we create resources in Amazon, such as EC2 instances or Auto Scaling Groups, we rely on VPC to provide the necessary networking configuration, like IP address ranges and subnets. This integration simplifies the setup process and is easy to understand and manage.

I would recommend Amazon VPC, but it is essential to consider the cost compared to other cloud services like Azure and Google Cloud. For those using VPC for the first time, understand basic networking concepts like IP addressing and subnetting, prioritize security measures, and plan your VPC deployment based on your specific requirements.

Overall, I would rate Amazon VPC as 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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Vinod Siwach - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at plutos ONE
Real User
Mar 8, 2024
Used for our private network and creating subnets
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution's subnetting feature is good and has impacted our network design."
  • "When we create instances without public IP, the paid services provided by the solution, NAT gateway, are costly."

What is our primary use case?

Amazon Virtual Private Cloud is the heart of the application, and we use it for our private network.

What is most valuable?

The solution's subnetting feature is good and has impacted our network design. We can create multiple machines with subnetting services. We can divide the CIDR with the help of subnets. It provides security, and we can create subnets in public and private.

What needs improvement?

When we create instances without public IP, the paid services provided by the solution, NAT gateway, are costly.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon Virtual Private Cloud for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the solution a nine out of ten for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Around 50 users are using the solution in our organization.

I rate the solution’s scalability a nine out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The solution’s initial setup is easy.

What about the implementation team?

It takes two or three hours to deploy Amazon Virtual Private Cloud.

What other advice do I have?

In our environment, we have public and private infrastructure. The public front-end applications are directly accessible to the client. In a private network, we use database machines, like RDS machines.

It's easy to set up security groups in the new versions of Amazon Virtual Private Cloud. AWS also provides options to create subnets with the solution. I would recommend the solution to other users. A client using AWS needs to create an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Karthick Selvam - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at Saama
Real User
Nov 3, 2023
A VPC solution to create a virtual private network with pay-as-you-go pricing

What is our primary use case?

We use VPC to create a virtual private network. They provide the IP address of each system on each mission. We can configure public and private subnets and modify the configuration of IP addresses for other VPN tunnels. We can also manage network subnets and other related resources with VPC.

What is most valuable?

We pay for AWS services as we go. Whatever we need, we can get it directly from Amazon without having to release it. This is sufficient for our needs.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon Virtual Private Cloud for four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution’s scalability is good.

We have 15+ accounts set up for VPC. We are managing the entire VPC setup.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is not too much difficult. If you know very well about the network configuration setup, we can directly configure it.

VPC is a chargeable service. If you configure it incorrectly, you may be charged for unnecessary resources. Therefore, it is essential to understand the different VPC configurations before making any changes. VPC can be challenging to setup for someone new.

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

Amazon VPC pricing is based on the data transferred to your VPC. The cost varies depending on the specific resources we are using, such as instances and RDS databases. We have multiple AWS accounts, each paying around $400-500 monthly for VPCs. We have completed a lot of things in use because there is another configuration. If you don't want to do anything, the chargeable rate will apply. The configuration setup is very minimal, which means that the VPC pricing level is very good.

What other advice do I have?

Many things are available in VPC. I don't know everything about VPC, so I must learn more first.

We have many things in VPC. Before setting up a configuration, we need the network thing. So, we are using the VPC. We are using private IP addresses because we need to arrange for multiple servers to be on the same network.

If you are configuring anything at a major level, you should use it. You should assign your IP address. Imagine you will be providing the default IP address, but it's not secure. You should consider your IP within your region.

If you go with the cloud, you should be able to network things.

Overall, I rate the solution 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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Bertin Fonge - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Analyst and Developer at Bridge Labs
Real User
Oct 3, 2023
Easy-to-use product with good stability
Pros and Cons
  • "The product is flexible and easy to use."
  • "There could be better documentation for specific services."

What is our primary use case?

I use Amazon Virtual Private Cloud for deploying servers on EC2. It helps with data migration from the on-premise setup to the cloud. It connects resources to the internet through services like Amazon Internet Gateways. It enables us to create software-defined network environments as well.

What is most valuable?

The product is flexible and easy to use.

What needs improvement?

There could be better documentation for specific services. It has a lot of technical processes, including outbound and inbound rules. It is complicated for a new user to understand the product’s usability. They should break down the processes with effective explanations.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Amazon Virtual Private Cloud for two years.

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?

We have a large number of user base for Amazon Virtual Private Cloud. It is a scalable application. I rate its scalability a ten out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy for executives with prior experience using the product. It takes a few seconds to complete the process.

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

It is a free-to-use service.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Amazon Virtual Private Cloud 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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Alok Kumar Pandey - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Success Developer Tableau at Salesforce
Real User
May 3, 2023
Good tool for creating virtual instances for different systems
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a good solution."
  • "They should release a trial version."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution to create virtual instances for our customers' environments.

What is most valuable?

The solution is beneficial for us overall.

What needs improvement?

We are unable to edit the instances due to our license's limitation. They should release a trial version. It would be helpful for users.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using the solution for a long time.

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

I have used Google Cloud before. It is far better than AWS.

How was the initial setup?

The solution's initial setup process is complicated. It would be best if you have expertise in AWS, or you have gone through its documentation for a better idea about the process.

What other advice do I have?

It is a good tool. I advise others to use the solution if they have its license. I rate it as a ten.

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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