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Categories and Ranking

Amazon AWS
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
260
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (2nd), PaaS Clouds (2nd)
Oracle Ravello [EOL]
Average Rating
5.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

MM
Data Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Cloud training has boosted my data analytics skills and simplifies building small projects
One area that could be improved in Amazon AWS is its learning curve. The large number of services and configuration options can be overwhelming, especially for new users. Understanding its pricing can also be challenging, as costs can add up unexpectedly if resources are not monitored carefully. For data analytics, setting up and integrating services such as S3, Glue, and Athena sometimes requires a good understanding of permissions, data formats, and service configurations. More guided, simplified onboarding for analytics use cases would make the platform more accessible. One additional area for improvement is documentation and service selection. Amazon AWS offers many services with overlapping capabilities, and it can sometimes be difficult for users to determine which service is the best fit for a particular use case. More decision support tools and guided recommendations would help reduce this complexity. From a data analytics perspective, cost visibility could also be improved since analytics workloads can scale quickly. Having more proactive cost forecasting and optimization recommendations would help teams manage budgets more effectively. Another challenging area is IAM and permission management. While Amazon AWS provides strong security controls, configuring permissions correctly can be complex, especially when multiple analytics services need to interact with one another. Simplifying permissions while maintaining security would enhance the overall user experience. The other area I would mention for improvement is the overall user experience. Given the huge number of services, which are truly excellent, it can sometimes feel overwhelming to navigate, especially for a new user that requires much training. A more streamlined interface and clearer recommendations between similar services would make it easier to get started. I would also like to see more built-in cost optimization guidance and cost management tools. Other than that, Amazon AWS is a very good and mature platform. Most of my feedback is about making it easier to learn, manage, and optimize rather than adding new capabilities.
principa670293 - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Technical Trainer at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
Provides cloud service nested virtualization support. Signing up and activating accounts is somewhat confusing.
Nested virtualization is a niche use case, but one which has many benefits for small to medium organizations that do not have a large infrastructure footprint or want to offload infrastructure for training and demos. Ravello Cloud service makes creating such environments simple with their innovative technology that runs on multiple cloud providers.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The price point and ease of use are the most valuable features."
"What I appreciate most about Amazon AWS is that it is a popular cloud platform that is very easy to use based on the segregation that has been implemented."
"We can spin up the server anytime and have root access to it."
"When it comes to cloud management, I have no complaints at present."
"It has a dynamic scaling capacity which is very helpful."
"Amazon, in terms of cloud infrastructure, is really robust."
"It's highly scalable. It's guaranteed 99.99% uptime, and it shows you can scale up or scale out whenever you need more space."
"I believe it's a great product and great technology."
"Nested virtualization is a niche use case, but one which has many benefits for small to medium organizations that do not have a large infrastructure footprint or want to offload infrastructure for training and demos."
 

Cons

"The pricing of the solution could be better. It's a little pricey."
"The interface needs a bit of work. It's not intuitive."
"They do not yet have a complete solution for APM monitoring. But this, along with real user monitoring, is something that they are actively working on improving."
"However, I was a bit disappointed with the AWS representative for Brazil."
"This solution could offer more security."
"Technical support could be improved, they could be better."
"The price could be better."
"Monitoring still needs to be improved."
"The process of signing up and activating accounts is somewhat confusing."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price can be better."
"The solution should improve the pricing."
"Monthly licensing fee."
"Pricing is an area that can be improved because it is very complicated. It considers the number of processes, bandwidth, and different kinds of usage. This makes it difficult to predict."
"Pricing is good. It's average."
"It is quite expensive in my very personal opinion. Going on-prem in a data center is, for sure, not as expensive as going to AWS, but when it comes to a point where you are raising and growing, it simply makes a lot of sense to stay in AWS. It is awesome in that way. I am not aware of any extra costs."
"The pricing may vary and is often influenced by marketing strategies."
"The solution is on a pay-as-use pricing model. The price of the solution could always be better but it is priced competitively."
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Engineer at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Aug 14, 2013
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
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Midsize Enterprise48
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