Software Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
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Nov 28, 2025
Azure and GCP each present different scenarios. We use Terraform because it is scalable and manageable across all clouds. I believe AWS could introduce a no-cloud approach where, as a developer and customer, I would not need to see infrastructure creations or infrastructure management. The system should be self-healing adaptively, with auto-patches that apply security patches through AI if required. I am more interested in that direction because AI is expanding and the world is moving faster with AI technology. In terms of pricing, compared to Azure, AWS is more reasonable because both follow a pay-as-you-go model. However, I feel Amazon follows minimal standards of pricing compared to GCP and Azure. I rate this review a 9.5 overall.
I would rate Amazon Linux a 9 out of 10. In my experience using it for production workloads over the past several years, Amazon Linux has been stable, lightweight, and well-optimized for AWS environments. The built-in integration with AWS services and continuous security updates makes it easy to manage, especially when working across EC2, EKS, and containerized applications. Overall, it has been reliable and efficient for the type of workloads I handle on a daily basis.
Cloud Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
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Top 20
Nov 5, 2025
I have experience with Palo Alto and have mentioned it previously. I also have experience with AWS services and can discuss how they have been helpful. I have some familiarity with AWS CodeStar and other AWS tools. I do have experience with Amazon Linux and AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery. We are customers of AWS rather than partners. We use AWS services to solve our customer problems. To my knowledge, we are not partners who make products out of AWS services or sell through AWS, though I am still new to this role and may not know all the details. My review rating for Amazon Linux is between one to ten.
I deploy applications atop it. I mostly use it as a server for various DevOps concerns. For example, I have a Kubernetes server running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ansible server running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It is a DevOps pipeline that is fed by these separate servers. We always enable Amazon Linux. We don't switch it off and we do not put it in permissive mode. Where there are issues regarding permissions that Amazon Linux has enforced, we fix them and make it work. SE Linux is enforced on our machines. I have configured failover for clients using blue-green deployments, where we have identical servers running. That is how we implemented manual failover. They have identical systems running and when one stops working, for any reason, while we are fixing it, these clients remain live. Whenever I deploy solutions on Amazon Linux, I almost never have to worry about the operating system. Whenever I have problems, it is from the application itself. I have honestly never had any problems with Amazon Linux, aside from disk space issues. But no problems with the operating system itself. I work as a Linux Administrator, specifically in Linux Support. I rate Amazon Linux a 9 out of 10.
Amazon Linux is a secure and stable distribution for cloud environments, optimized for AWS performance. It is widely adopted by developers seeking minimal disruption in deployment and management, offering a seamless operational experience.Developed by Amazon Web Services, Amazon Linux provides an environment streamlined for performance on AWS infrastructure. By offering long-term support and regular security updates, it ensures crucial security and reliability. It is tailored to enhance...
Azure and GCP each present different scenarios. We use Terraform because it is scalable and manageable across all clouds. I believe AWS could introduce a no-cloud approach where, as a developer and customer, I would not need to see infrastructure creations or infrastructure management. The system should be self-healing adaptively, with auto-patches that apply security patches through AI if required. I am more interested in that direction because AI is expanding and the world is moving faster with AI technology. In terms of pricing, compared to Azure, AWS is more reasonable because both follow a pay-as-you-go model. However, I feel Amazon follows minimal standards of pricing compared to GCP and Azure. I rate this review a 9.5 overall.
I would rate Amazon Linux a 9 out of 10. In my experience using it for production workloads over the past several years, Amazon Linux has been stable, lightweight, and well-optimized for AWS environments. The built-in integration with AWS services and continuous security updates makes it easy to manage, especially when working across EC2, EKS, and containerized applications. Overall, it has been reliable and efficient for the type of workloads I handle on a daily basis.
I have experience with Palo Alto and have mentioned it previously. I also have experience with AWS services and can discuss how they have been helpful. I have some familiarity with AWS CodeStar and other AWS tools. I do have experience with Amazon Linux and AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery. We are customers of AWS rather than partners. We use AWS services to solve our customer problems. To my knowledge, we are not partners who make products out of AWS services or sell through AWS, though I am still new to this role and may not know all the details. My review rating for Amazon Linux is between one to ten.
I am not using IPv6 and I'm okay with that. On a scale of one to ten, I rate Amazon Linux an eight.
I deploy applications atop it. I mostly use it as a server for various DevOps concerns. For example, I have a Kubernetes server running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ansible server running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It is a DevOps pipeline that is fed by these separate servers. We always enable Amazon Linux. We don't switch it off and we do not put it in permissive mode. Where there are issues regarding permissions that Amazon Linux has enforced, we fix them and make it work. SE Linux is enforced on our machines. I have configured failover for clients using blue-green deployments, where we have identical servers running. That is how we implemented manual failover. They have identical systems running and when one stops working, for any reason, while we are fixing it, these clients remain live. Whenever I deploy solutions on Amazon Linux, I almost never have to worry about the operating system. Whenever I have problems, it is from the application itself. I have honestly never had any problems with Amazon Linux, aside from disk space issues. But no problems with the operating system itself. I work as a Linux Administrator, specifically in Linux Support. I rate Amazon Linux a 9 out of 10.