Overview
What is Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)?
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that provides secure, resizable compute capacity in the cloud. Users can launch instances with a variety of OSs, load them with custom application environments, manage network access permissions, and…
EC2 - All in one solution
Great cloud service for flexible compute workloads
EC2 is the best compute cloud service provided by any cloud provider.
EC2 is expensive - expect cost overruns - but works as advertised
Highly Recommend AWS's EC2 Instances
Secure and Smartly Control your business with Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
Easily Setup, Scalable and Manageable Virtual Computing Environment
EC2 for Startups
The best and most scalable cloud infrastructure in the entire world!
My wonderful EC2 Experience
Maximum flexibility. Competitive pricing. Great support.
D…
EC2 - Excellent Cloud Computing Service
1. We host multiple …
The de facto standard cloud VM host
EC2 is my First choice for cloud
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Popular Features
- Pre-configured templates (17)9.595%
- Dynamic scaling (17)9.393%
- Elastic load balancing (17)9.292%
- Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime (17)8.787%
Reviewer Pros & Cons
Pricing
Data Transfer
$0.00 - $0.09
On-Demand
$0.0042 - $6.528
EBS-Optimized Instances
$0.005
Entry-level set up fee?
- No setup fee
Offerings
- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Product Demos
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Features
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
IaaS provides the basic building blocks for an IT infrastructure like servers, storage, and networking, in an on-demand model over the Internet
- 8.7Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime(17) Ratings
The service uptime as a percentage defined in the SLA
- 9.3Dynamic scaling(17) Ratings
Ease of scaling up or down in response to customer needs
- 9.2Elastic load balancing(17) Ratings
Automatic balancing and distribution of resources across multiple virtual computers
- 9.5Pre-configured templates(17) Ratings
Pre-defined templates for virtual machines
- 8.2Monitoring tools(17) Ratings
Monitoring tools provide alerts when problems are detected
- 9.8Pre-defined machine images(17) Ratings
Range of different server configurations available
- 9.6Operating system support(17) Ratings
Range of operating systems available as pre-configured images
- 9.6Security controls(17) Ratings
Compliance with security protocols like SSL and AES
- 8.3Automation(7) Ratings
Automation of administrative tasks
Product Details
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What is Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)?
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that provides secure, resizable compute capacity in the cloud. Users can launch instances with a variety of OSs, load them with custom application environments, manage network access permissions, and run images on multiple systems.
Key Features
Bare metal instances
Amazon EC2 Fleet (fleet management)
Pause and resume instances
GPU compute instances
GPU graphics instances
High I/O instances
Dense HDD storage instances
Optimized CPU configurations
Flexible storage options
Pay-as-you-go pricing
Place instances in multiple locations
Elastic IP addresses
Auto-scale capacity up or down
HPC clusters
Elastic Fabric Adapter
Available on AWS PrivateLink
Amazon Time Sync Service
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Technical Details
Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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Operating Systems | Unspecified |
Mobile Application | No |
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Reviews
(1-25 of 65)Prefer it when you just can't manage on-premise machines as they require a lot of maintenance and get down quite often. Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud takes off that burden from head, i.e. no worry of maintenance and is always ON. Also provide the functionality of scaling up when required.
EC2 - All in one solution
Great cloud service for flexible compute workloads
EC2 is expensive - expect cost overruns - but works as advertised
Highly Recommend AWS's EC2 Instances
EC2 for Startups
The fact that the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud can be turned up quickly in case of an emergency, means that businesses have minimal downtime for their applications which makes Ec2 a great choice for backup and disaster recovery.
The best and most scalable cloud infrastructure in the entire world!
My wonderful EC2 Experience
Maximum flexibility. Competitive pricing. Great support.
For users who want to use a managed service, for example a Hadoop platform, I would recommend going with Cloudera and similar companies to get the best support possible.
EC2 - Excellent Cloud Computing Service
Since EC2 is a complex service, it requires proper monitoring of usage. While users are a novice, it requires a bit more examination for proper usage.