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Real User
Top 20
Good cloud infrastructure, good technical support, and is scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "Cloud infrastructure is the most valuable feature."
  • "The stability of the solution has room for improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Amazon services to create the SSX and other services.

What is most valuable?

Cloud infrastructure is the most valuable feature.

What needs improvement?

We are already utilizing cloud services, and Amazon is providing us with an abundance of options. As we move forward, we must ensure that we are obtaining the best value for our money when it comes to pricing. The price of Amazon S3 has room for improvement.

The current solution is not ideal, as it requires us to log into multiple dashboards and technical services. To improve our centralized monitoring or central idea, we need to create a single centralized system that can provide access to all services.

The stability of the solution has room for improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for three years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I give the stability a seven out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I give the scalability an eight out of ten.

We have 50 people using the solution.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support team is good.

How was the initial setup?

Most businesses have different needs, so the solutions we use vary depending on the context and requirements. We can utilize different approaches based on specific circumstances. The initial setup depends on the environment.

What other advice do I have?

I give the solution a nine out of ten.

I believe that cloud-based services such as cloud computing and cloud security from Amazon's pipeline services are becoming increasingly popular. These services provide a great technological infrastructure for us and I have no doubts or reservations about them.

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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General Manager at Yokogawa
Real User
Top 5
Reliable, easy to set up, and inexpensive
Pros and Cons
  • "It's reliable and stable."
  • "Sometimes we have to concentrate networks to a certain location, like the EU, for example. Therefore, if we set S3 in the EU region from the Middle East or Africa, the latency is an issue and we find it hard to connect to that S3."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for file storage. 

What is most valuable?

It's a very good solution that makes it easy to save. 

It is easy to set up, and it's cheap. We have to pay as long as it's used, however, it's not so expensive. 

The product can scale.

It's reliable and stable.

What needs improvement?

My company is in several regions with some offices in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Sometimes we have to concentrate networks to a certain location, like the EU, for example. Therefore, if we set S3 in the EU region from the Middle East or Africa, the latency is an issue and we find it hard to connect to that S3. If we could have a much faster connection, it would be better.

While the price is pretty cheap, it could always be less costly.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for about three or four years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's very stable and reliable. I'd rate stability almost ten out of ten. There are no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have a team of ten on the solution right now. We may increase usage in the future. 

It's a scalable solution. I'd rate it eight out of ten in terms of the ability to expand. 

How are customer service and support?

I've never used support. I'm not in a position to ask for AMazon support. Therefore, I cannot speak to their level of service.

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

We were only on-premises previously. We've never used a different cloud solution. 

How was the initial setup?

This is a very simple product to set up. It's not overly difficult. The process is quite clear and straightforward. 

The deployment times vary from project to project. Sometimes, you can deploy everything in a day. Sometimes it takes a week. Checking sessions usually take some time. 

What was our ROI?

We have witnessed an ROI while using the solution. 

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

The pricing is very reasonable. We do not find it expensive at all. 

We pay a monthly licensing fee.

I'd rate the pricing five out of ten.

What other advice do I have?

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. I'd recommend it to other companies or users. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Senior Systems Engineer at Dimension Data
MSP
Top 5Leaderboard
Integrates well, scalable, and quick deployment
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of the Amazon S3 are its ease of use and integration"
  • "Amazon S3 could improve the limitation on how much data can be stored."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Amazon S3  for short-term or long-term storage.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of the Amazon S3 are its ease of use and integration

What needs improvement?

Amazon S3 could improve the limitation on how much data can be stored.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Amazon S3 for approximately two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Amazon S3 is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Amazon S3 is good.

Our company uses Amazon S3 as the main target backup solution.

How are customer service and support?

I did not use the support from Amazon S3 because we never faced any challenges.

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

I have used other similar solutions to Amazon S3, but they are not comparable.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Amazon S3 is straightforward, the process took a few minutes.

What about the implementation team?

We did the implementation of Amazon S3 in-house. We used one engineer for the deployment and maintenance of the solution.

What was our ROI?

I have seen a return on investment. The cost is based on a consumption-based model, you only pay for your usage.

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

The price of Amazon S3 depends on various variables. However, the price overall is fair.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Amazon S3 a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Associate Member Of Technical Staff at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Useful life cycle policies, highly stable, and simple setup
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of Amazon S3 are the accuracy and the life cycle policies, which help when moving from Amazon S3 to Amazon Glacier."
  • "Amazon S3 could improve some of the features, such as indexing, or we should have more information about all the data stored in a single place. This way we can see what data resides where instead of going in different buckets, file locations manually, or searching. An index would be nice, allowing us to directly go to a location to use the date."

What is our primary use case?

I am using Amazon S3 for storing all the organization data, which comes from a data pipeline.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of Amazon S3 are the accuracy and the life cycle policies, which helps when moving from Amazon S3 to Amazon Glacier.

What needs improvement?

Amazon S3 could improve some of the features, such as indexing, or we should have more information about all the data stored in a single place. This way we can see what data resides where instead of going in different buckets, file locations manually, or searching. An index would be nice, allowing us to directly go to a location to use the date.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used Amazon S3 within the last 12 months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Amazon S3 is 99.99 percent stable. The solution is highly stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Amazon S3 is good. If we want more storage we only need to pay extra.

All the workloads of the whole company go to Amazon S3. As our workloads increase, the data increases, and we will use more storage in Amazon S3.

How are customer service and support?

I have not used the support from Amazon S3.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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

I have not used another solution similar to Amazon S3.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Amazon S3 is not complex. We are only using it for a storage layer and there were not any complexities.

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

The cost of Amazon S3 is good. The pricing model is based on the usage of the solution.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others, it is one of the most used storage solutions.

I rate Amazon S3 a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

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

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CEO at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees
Real User
Helpful technical support, good reliability, and capable of expanding
Pros and Cons
  • "The main aspect we like is that it's been easy to use."
  • "The pricing and licensing are pretty complex."

What is our primary use case?

Most of the files and some of the services connect, using the Amazon service. Our application foundation is on that and we are writing our solutions right now. After that, we will begin to sell it to other customers.

What is most valuable?

The main aspect we like is that it's been easy to use.

The solution scales well.

The solution is stable.

Technical support has been helpful.

What needs improvement?

The pricing and licensing are pretty complex. It needs to be simplified. 

They have no development environment. That means that even during the development time, we are paying.

The initial setup can be a bit complex.

It would be helpful if there were more templates available. 

For how long have I used the solution?

Our application is still new. We are just in development. Our testing environment is on Amazon S3. Most of the files and some of the services connect, using the Amazon service. Our application foundation is on that and we are writing our solutions right now. After that, we will begin to sell it to other customers.

We've used it maybe for about a year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. Up until this point, we haven't had any issues. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The product can scale well. It's very easy to do.

We have around 6,000 people using the solution currently.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is okay. If there are some problems, we can contact them directly.

Most problems are on our side as there are some configurations and other things we did wrong. We've noted our issues and have fixed them going forward. However, it's on us to fix them, not Amazon.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup can be a bit complex. That said, my company is an IT company and therefore it's not hard for us. If there are other people that maybe aren't in IT, if they use the Amazon service, it could be complex to them.

In terms of maintenance, sometimes if there is some problem, right now we have only three engineers. It's a little bit hard to maintain it with just that small amount. That's why we're hiring some professional companies for that.

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

We pay for the solution on a monthly basis. We use a basic license and any additional fees based on usage. 

It's complete licensing. It's not simple at all. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did look at an option from Google, however, there were some restrictions and we decided against using them.

What other advice do I have?

I'd advise new users to read the documentation before deciding on using the solution.

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. We're pretty happy with its capabilities.

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Senior DevOps Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Top 5
A beneficial solution for data blocking and analysis with good virtual machines
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features are VNet, virtual machines, and Elastic Kubernetes Service."
  • "It is expensive for storing."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for data blocking and analysis. It is also used as a storage solution, gene access and maintaining access.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are VNet, virtual machines, and Elastic Kubernetes Service.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for eight years and are using the latest version. It can be deployed anywhere. We can use a console and data from and on-premises.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution because it is low latency. We have several users and plan to increase usage in the future.

How are customer service and support?

I rate the technical support an eight out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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

We used a storage account in Azure and Data Lake.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward. We use Terraform for deployment, and we only need one person for deployment.

What was our ROI?

We have seen a return on investment because we do not pay overhead costs.

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

It is expensive for storing, but it is way cheaper for retrieval.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated block storage.

What other advice do I have?

I rate this solution a nine out of ten.

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Presales Consultant - Solution Architect at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Real User
Reliable, easy to set up, and offers a free trial period
Pros and Cons
  • "The stability is very good."
  • "Maybe it could be a bit cheaper."

What is our primary use case?

I have used Amazon for my personal projects. I was using it for my personal things and for test purposes. I didn't use any use case. I just put some data in and read it back again.

What is most valuable?

Overall, it's a good solution.

The stability is very good.

It's an easy solution to set up.

What needs improvement?

Maybe it could be a bit cheaper. There are many people using it or willing to use it, and the data size is increasing. It is reasonable at the beginning, however, then it is starting to get a bit expensive as the data size is increasing incredibly. It is getting more expensive.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for maybe a few months just to understand the product how it works.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product is stable. The performance is good. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable. 

How are customer service and support?

I've never contacted technical support and have never dealt with them. Therefore, I cannot speak to helpful or responsive they would be if a person needed help.

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

I did not previously use a different solution. I did not use a cloud before. 

How was the initial setup?

We have found the product easy to set up. It's simple. it's not too complex. 

It took about one week to set everything up.

What about the implementation team?

I handled the implementation myself. I did not need the assistance of outside help from integrators or consultants. 

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

The solution started off reasonably priced, however, it is getting more and more expensive. 

It's a free service for one year.

What other advice do I have?

I'm an end-user.

I'd rate the solution a nine out of ten. I'm pretty happy with its capabilities. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

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

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Account Manager at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
User-friendly with an easy setup and good pricing
Pros and Cons
  • "I don't have any problems with the solution. It's issue-free."
  • "The solution needs to improve test recognition."

What is our primary use case?

Usually, I use it to make deployments and service solutions in the cloud.

How has it helped my organization?

I don't have to waste time buying some computer or buying some external list or whatever they want. I can buy S3 in one minute. I don't have to spend time going to shops or anything like that. The payment is really good, easy. 

I save a lot of time and money with contract people that have to format the computers and install all the applications. 

I can do snapshots and recover data very easily.

What is most valuable?

It's a very good solution. It is very user cool and very user-friendly. 

I don't have any problems with the solution. It's issue-free.  

I can get a lot of information and data out of the solution, which is critical for me.

It's able to keep diversions quite well. 

The product provides for an easy initial setup.

What needs improvement?

The solution needs to improve test recognition. We need bots to test that are better. It's just not as good as Google, for example.

My main issue is security. If a code is entered incorrectly, it could leave you vulnerable to attack. 

I'd like to see more connections between EC2 and S3.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for two or three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is very stable. I never had any problem with S3. It's good. The only problem for me is that it is very easy to put in code that might have some mistake, and, in the end, everybody sees your information. You could have an attack or a hack in as it is very easy to change the entire software.  That is a big issue for me and the guys. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I don't have any problems with scalability. I have not run into any limitations, however, there may be limitations in terms of the number of folders. That said, I've never seen any scalability issues.

We have ten to 15 people working with the solution. However, it depends on the day. For example, sometimes I am using S3 to produce some information for e-commerce. In e-commerce, I have all the images and all the information that I need on a pdf. However, I'll have some websites where 1000 people are basically connecting.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is inefficient and poor. 

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

I am also familiar with Google products.

I previously used some solutions based on MinIO.

How was the initial setup?

The solution is very easy to set up. It's not difficult or complex. 

How long it takes to deploy depends on each project. Some might just take minutes. Others may be longer.

How many people you need for deployment also varies according to what's needed. 

What about the implementation team?

Sometimes we handle it in-house and sometimes we have others handle the initial setup. 

What was our ROI?

I have seen an ROI. Previously, I needed a lot of people to store, deploy, maintain. Now, I have only a couple of people to work at all this stuff.

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

The pricing is pretty good. We don't have any issues with it. 

I spend $20,000 more or less every month.

What other advice do I have?

We are a customer and end-user.

We sometimes use the latest version of the solution, however, it depends. They normally update users on the direction of the product. I'm not sure if we have the latest right now or not.

With this product, you can manage your distribution and manage all the different hosted data and who is able to serve or write on the backend. If you make a mistake, you can return to the previous iteration. It's good, even though sometimes it can be a little slow. The price and the quality are very good.

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

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

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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