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ECS-Optimized Windows vs PeerSpot comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

ECS-Optimized Windows
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
57th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
PeerSpot
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
3rd
Average Rating
9.4
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

SC
Student at Rochester Institute of Technology
Preconfigured containers have cut licensing costs and now save our team time with faster booting
ECS-Optimized Windows can improve by giving us new generation instances rather than the old generation's AMD chips or other older technology. It should use the new generation instances, and it should also modernize the storage and the file systems that it is using because those are very old and sometimes problematic. It should also improve or add advanced configurations to the things that we are doing so it can help us and give us more efficiency and productivity in our team. It should give us good analysis, particularly more detailed analysis, with the AWS tools because it is operated by AWS. It is cloud-based, and we are getting it from AWS, so they should also integrate it with AWS better.
RickBosworth - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Product Marketing at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
Customer proof has fueled demand generation and now drives awareness and faster deal cycles
I very much appreciate the reviews as a service, or as PeerSpot calls it, strategic themes, with expert interviewers talking with existing customers and helping them articulate their experience with the enterprise solution while staying authentic and true to their own experience. I also appreciate intent leads as well as peer pixels, which allow us to deliver targeted digital campaigns to people doing research for solutions such as ours. Let me focus on strategic themes. Recalling a previous place where, on a customer base of 200 customers, we were able to get 80 customer interviews and case studies within eight short weeks after acquiring a small company. The very clear, repeatable interview process assisted customers in organizing their thoughts and articulating clearly and succinctly about their experience with our solution, which was really impactful. PeerSpot has positively impacted our organization by increasing consideration and awareness of our solution, which has helped feed the top of the marketing funnel, the demand engine that I referred to earlier, as well as providing customer proof, since nothing speaks more powerfully than the voice of the customer, which has been instrumental as we nurture prospects to closed-won deals.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"ECS-Optimized Windows has significantly reduced our operational effort, which is positive for our organization."
"After deploying our Windows workloads using ECS-Optimized Windows on AWS, we saw improved reliability and measurable operational efficiencies."
"ECS-Optimized Windows has positively impacted my organization because I have been using it for proof of concepts and it increases the speed of running them because I do not have to worry about creating my own image."
"Our teams can scale at least 40% faster than before, accounting for waiting for it to boot and load everything."
"We have absolutely seen a return on investment, recalling a former employer where PeerSpot intent leads were the highest performing leads we had in our arsenal."
"We have seen a great return on investment with PeerSpot, as we are able to provide a lot of value-added information to potential new customers, giving us a leg up and authority within our space."
"PeerSpot really takes that load off of our customers and partners and gives them the opportunity to share their insights in a much easier way, which is really great."
"PeerSpot has materially improved our ability to scale trusted customer validation."
"PeerSpot has positively impacted my organization by bringing in more customer validation in our marketing narratives, which is great because it makes it not just marketers and salespeople telling the story, but customer words, which is really important and resonates well in the market."
"The most powerful thing that PeerSpot does, in comparison with other peer platforms, is their mindfulness of the content they capture, ensuring it is of the best value."
"PeerSpot has helped us to build reviews from our customers and then use those reviews on pieces of content and social media."
"PeerSpot has given us so many great reviews with context, making them easy to share on the website and with prospects with a simple link."
 

Cons

"One problem with ECS-Optimized Windows is that the image size is quite large."
"Improvements for ECS-Optimized Windows could include faster Windows patch cycles, a lighter AMI footprint for quicker boot times, better visibility into container-level performance metrics, and improved cost optimization guidance."
"ECS-Optimized Windows can improve by giving us new generation instances rather than the old generation's AMD chips or other older technology."
"In terms of improvement, one issue is that Windows containers are heavier than Linux, which means Windows applications or containers require more resources and take longer to build up or start, and the images are heavy."
"Despite having generated a lot of reviews, it has been hard to change our ranking or positioning."
"I would focus a bit on the vendor dashboard to make it more intuitive."
"Because we're still fairly new to PeerSpot or I am new to owning the PeerSpot program, we have not seen quantifiable ROI yet, but that is definitely something that we're looking into for the future."
"I would like to see multiple options to create links to track campaign success across multiple marketing opportunities."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
45%
Healthcare Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Wholesaler/Distributor
55%
Retailer
7%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ECS-Optimized Windows?
Pricing for ECS-Optimized Windows is good. It is just pay for what you are using. It starts very low. There is no large upfront cost.
What needs improvement with ECS-Optimized Windows?
One problem with ECS-Optimized Windows is that the image size is quite large. This is due to the underlying Windows operating system being a lot larger than Linux variants. Most people would only u...
What is your primary use case for ECS-Optimized Windows?
ECS-Optimized Windows is primarily useful if you are looking to use or run an application on a Windows-based system. You could either potentially create your own custom AMI, or you could use an Ama...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PeerSpot?
I have no opinion on pricing, setup cost, and licensing.
What needs improvement with PeerSpot?
PeerSpot is already very useful overall, but there are a few areas where it could improve. Sometimes reviews for niche or newer products are limited. Expanding the reviewer base in those categories...
What is your primary use case for PeerSpot?
I primarily use PeerSpot to research and compare enterprise software solutions by reading real user stories, feature comparisons, and use cases before making purchasing or implementation decisions....
 

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Overview

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