Item: Amazon Web Services
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use AWS for our IT infrastructure and Development platform. AWS is utilized by all departments within our organization. We have been able to improve IT infrastructure reliability and reduce costs at the same time.

Pros and Cons

AWS provides enterprise fail over capabilities at a reasonable cost.
It's extremely easy to scale up or down with your infrastructure.

Better UI design and layout.
It could get expensive if not managed correctly.

Return on Investment

ROI has been great since we have been able to reduce costs and improve reliability.
AWS has been able to fill all of our business objectives, since AWS provides a vast array of services at a reasonable cost.

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Azure

AWS provides a vast array of services and, compared to Microsoft Azure licensing costs, is a cheaper alternative.

Support Rating

AWS support has been good for general configuration and build-out, but in more complex environments you're basically left on your own.

Key Insights

Do you think Amazon Web Services delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Amazon Web Services's feature set?

Yes

Did Amazon Web Services live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Amazon Web Services go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Amazon Web Services again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Microsoft 365 Business, Microsoft Dynamics 365 (formerly Microsoft Dynamics CRM), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)

Likelihood to Recommend

AWS is great for any organization, and can scale as your organization grows. If managed correctly, AWS will provide enterprise level reliability and availability at a reasonable cost. The more services that are added to AWS and the more complex environments become, you will have to add staff to properly manage AWS.

Build enterprise class infrastructure at a reasonable cost. AWS is a winner in my book

Overall Satisfaction with Amazon Web Services