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Amazon EC2 Features

What are the features of Amazon EC2?

Infrastructure Provision

  • Public Cloud
  • Private Cloud
  • Hybrid Cloud
  • Bare Metal
  • High-Performance Computing (HPC)
  • Virtual Machines (VMs)
  • Edge Computing
  • Virtual Networks

Management

  • Pay by Usage
  • Usage Tracking
  • Performance Tracking

Functionality

  • Resource Auto-Scaling

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Infrastructure Provision

Public Cloud

Provides public cloud capabilities. 172 reviewers of Amazon EC2 have provided feedback on this feature.
93%
(Based on 172 reviews)

Private Cloud

As reported in 166 Amazon EC2 reviews. Provides private cloud capabilities.
88%
(Based on 166 reviews)

Hybrid Cloud

As reported in 154 Amazon EC2 reviews. Provides hybrid cloud capabilities.
87%
(Based on 154 reviews)

Bare Metal

Provides bare metal servers. This feature was mentioned in 129 Amazon EC2 reviews.
80%
(Based on 129 reviews)

High-Performance Computing (HPC)

Based on 151 Amazon EC2 reviews. Provides high-performance computing (HPC) capabilities.
91%
(Based on 151 reviews)

Virtual Machines (VMs)

As reported in 173 Amazon EC2 reviews. Provides virtual machines (VMs).
93%
(Based on 173 reviews)

Edge Computing

Based on 144 Amazon EC2 reviews. Provides edge computing capabilities.
88%
(Based on 144 reviews)

Virtual Networks

Provides virtual networking capabilities. This feature was mentioned in 162 Amazon EC2 reviews.
90%
(Based on 162 reviews)

Management

Pay by Usage

Services are offered under a pay-as-you-go or utilization-based purchase model. This feature was mentioned in 176 Amazon EC2 reviews.
88%
(Based on 176 reviews)

Usage Tracking

Based on 169 Amazon EC2 reviews. Track a business' IaaS usage statistics through dashboards, metrics, and reporting.
86%
(Based on 169 reviews)

Performance Tracking

Track a business' IaaS performance statistics through dashboards, metrics, and reporting. 166 reviewers of Amazon EC2 have provided feedback on this feature.
87%
(Based on 166 reviews)

Functionality

Resource Auto-Scaling

As reported in 163 Amazon EC2 reviews. Scales infrastructure resources automatically to meet capacity or computational demands
92%
(Based on 163 reviews)