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Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) Review

Rating: 10 out of 10

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January 31, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are serviecing out customers implementation of in-house projects and SaaS product businesses for B2C markets. We are mostly dealing with object storages, especially for meta data dependent projects but for the large corporate use we experienced Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS), which is targeted for Mission critical infrastructure. The scope was large corporate reporting systems, based on implemented ERP (SAP AG) to have precise and frequently updated reporting server and dependent on frequent update industrial infrastructure which needed low latency connectivity of devices.

Pros

Raw storage capacity attached to your instance operative system
Frequent data rewriting (mission critical for reporting)
Low latency connectivity (14 reporting subsidiaries in different time zones)
Videly spreaded for implementation
Fast accessible drive
Block storage are core for Java, Net mobile applications

Cons

Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)does not fit for in-depth analytical systems having no internal data schema (metadata) applicable - so you need one more data base to map
Pricing should be according to the space used for large institutional users (% of capacity)
Fragmented data some times requers more sophisticated access versus API
Binded server for system runing (no external access), critical for DevOps

Likelihood to Recommend

If you need to run ultimate, high scale application for frequently updated data with permanent recovery point update - use block storage especially if you are core Java, MSFT Net developer. It has faster input/output capabilities and rapid access, but limited only for current instance nor any external server call. It will not fit your demand for building in depth analytical system, cause missing build in data schema, and using separate data base for mapping metadata could slow and limit access. Since of 2000-th Elastic is more then classics, so is a choise of your architectore if it suit your business objective. There is no field for failure, so choose type block or object before you have started implementation. Works good for data warehousing of missiong critical parts of ERP and decision making apps.

Andrey Lokshin

Senior Financial Analyst in Research & Development at Team Harbour, Inc. (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees)

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2 years of experience

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EBS - A life saver in information technology

Rating: 9 out of 10

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January 27, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have been using EBS for backup and restore process. It's quite helpful to monitor our running instance with scheduled backup. In case, anything goes wrong with current running instance, backups are life saver. For disaster recover and DR Test, we are making great use of EBS volume in our organisation.

Pros

Backup and Restore
Disaster Recovery
DR testing
Data Persistence after termination of critical running instance

Cons

Limited availability: It is available in certain regions and AZ's only
Limited data movement: It can be used to move data in only certain AZ which makes it difficult to work with multiple AZ setup.
Limited support for different file systems: It natively supports a few file systems like ext4 and NTFS which can limits its use with certain types of workloads and applications
Limited data durability with particular AZ. That AZ goes down, it can result in data loss.

Likelihood to Recommend

It is well-suited for below uses:
1. Data Persistence
2. Backup and restore
3. DR testing
4. Disaster Recovery

It is less appropriate for below:
1. Multiple region or AZ developments
2. Big data
3. Data archiving

Verified User

Employee in Engineering (Information Technology & Services company, 10,001+ employees)

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4 years of experience

AWS EBS is a most trusted one for business purposes

Rating: 9 out of 10

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January 10, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

AWS EBS is working fine to store the data on the server. The information was stored on the hard disc, which caused a challenge in retrieving it. The price is also quite low. Our only issue was with latency. Large volumes of data are also extracted using EBS. It does, however, take time.

Pros

Speed.
Storage.
Capacity.

Cons

Transparency.
Security for data should be improved.

Likelihood to Recommend

EBS has the ability to make data is efficiently saved, and it is treated with care. Zone availability is one of the most intriguing characteristics. When an instance is terminated, no data is lost. The starting time has been reduced. You can pause and resume the instance at any time. It is possible that utilizing an EBS AMI is more expensive than using a non-EBS AMI.

Verified User

Executive in Information Technology (Information Technology & Services company, 10,001+ employees)

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1 year of experience

AWS EBS is one of the finest service from Amazon

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

January 10, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Right now I am using it to save the statistics on the server. There became a hassle getting the statistics due to the fact the statistics became saved at the difficult drive. The value is likewise pretty cheap. The best hassle we had was latency. EBS is likewise used to extract big quantities of data. However, it takes time.

Pros

Speed.
Data storage.
Storage space availability.

Cons

Automating tasks.
Connectivity.

Likelihood to Recommend

In this EBS the data is saved successfully and facts are processed with caution. One of the maximum thrilling functions is quarter availability. No facts are misplaced whilst the example is terminated. The startup time is shortened. You can prevent and begin the example. Using an EBS AMI may be greater expensive than the usage of a non-EBS AMI.

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (Information Technology & Services company, 10,001+ employees)

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1 year of experience

EBS is a great option for storage.

Rating: 10 out of 10

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December 31, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using this to Storage for our EC2 instances and customers information. We've been able to use this to scale up and down our storage requirements as the situation progresses. EBS backed instances can be stopped and restarted without losing any data on the EBS volume.

Pros

Storage is simple to set up.
Making backups is simple and quick.

Cons

Problems with the network
It can be difficult to figure out which volume type we require

Likelihood to Recommend

Data is handled with caution, and information is managed effectively. One of the most exciting aspects is the availability of zones. If the instance is terminated, your data will not be lost. It's simple to add more storage, remove storage, or switch between storage speeds.

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (Information Technology & Services company, 10,001+ employees)

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1 year of experience

Best option for speed and secured storage

Rating: 10 out of 10

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December 21, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have started using it to keep track of customer data. There was a problem getting the information Because it was stored on a hard disc. In addition, the costs are really affordable. So, EBS is quite useful to extract large amounts of data. It enables us to swiftly increase the amount of space available for our databases.

Pros

It provides Information security
There is no limit to the amount of available space.
scalability and trustworthiness

Cons

It takes time to retrieve data.
a little more expensive pricing

Likelihood to Recommend

Data is treated with care and information is kept efficiently. Adding extra storage, removing storage, or moving between storage speeds is easy. The availability of zones is one of the most intriguing elements. Your data will not be lost if the instance is terminated. Stopping and starting instances is possible. It has excellent uptime.

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (Information Technology & Services company, 10,001+ employees)

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1 year of experience

Amazon is best service provider

Rating: 10 out of 10

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December 16, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Right now I am working with it to store the information on the server. There was a problem getting the information because the information was stored on the hard drive. The cost is also quite cheap. The only problem we had was latency. EBS is also used to extract large amounts of data. However, it takes time.

Pros

info is secured
Ability to perform actions simultaneously

Cons

performance
multi tasking

Likelihood to Recommend

Data is stored efficiently and data is processed with caution. One of the most interesting features is zone availability. No data is lost when the instance is terminated. The startup time is shortened. You can stop and start the instance. Using an EBS AMI can be more costly than using a non-EBS AMI.

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (Information Technology & Services company, 10,001+ employees)

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1 year of experience

Amazon Elastic block store is going to be a ruler in the present market

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

December 10, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are currently using it to store information about customers. There was a problem retrieving the information because the information is stored on the hard drive. The costs are also quite affordable. The only problem we had was latency. EBS is also used to extract large amounts of data. However, it takes some time.

Pros

Space availability is unlimited[.]
Information security[.]
Service provided by AWS[.]

Cons

Automated tasks
Network issues
Peak usage

Likelihood to Recommend

Information is stored efficiently and data is handled with care. One of the most interesting features is the availability of zones. If the instance is terminated, your data will not be lost. Boot time is reduced. Instances can be stopped and started. It may be more expensive to use an EBS AMI than to use a non-EBS AMI.

Verified User

Engineer in Engineering (Information Technology & Services company, 10,001+ employees)

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1 year of experience

AWS EBS is a must for storage purpose

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

November 23, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are currently using it to store customer information. There is a problem retrieving the information because it is saved on a hard drive. The costs are also rather affordable. The only issue we're having is with latency. The EBS has also been used to extract a large amount of data. However, it takes some time.

Pros

pull out the data
information is secured
space availability

Cons

network latency
automation

Likelihood to Recommend

Information is efficiently stored, and data is carefully handled. Zone availability is one of the nicest features. If the instance is terminated, your data is not lost. Bootup time is reduced. Instances can be stopped and started. It is possible that utilizing EBS AMIs is more expensive than using non-EBS AMIs.

Verified User

Professional in Professional Services (Information Technology & Services company, 10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Cost effective and speedy

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

November 13, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Since our organization is using Amazon cloud service for storing data or to attach additional storage we use EBS(elastic block store) since they are raw and quite ideal for flat-file systems, database mounting any kind of drive also. Due to their elasticity nature, they can be attached to multiple EC2 instances and data will always be persistent.

Pros

Data will be persistent irrespective your EC2 instance goes down
They are quite fast in terms of read and write
Memory management in terms of EBS is better than the OBS

Cons

Creating too much EBS can be disaster if you are not properly organized by tags
In terms of pricing it's a bit on higher side.
In terms of performance, there is room for improvement as sometimes reading or saving the data can be painful.

Likelihood to Recommend

EBS proved quite beneficial in terms of keeping the data persistent especially in cases where you have capping in terms of storage on EC2 instance, one EBS can be connected to multiple EC2 instances which can act as an external hard drive important data can be pushed into it. These EBS blocks can be deployed into different availability zone so that in case one of the availability zones goes down others will be available to cater to the request.

Anuj Rai

Senior Associate Technology in Information Technology at Synechron (Information Technology & Services, 5001-10,000 employees)

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54 years of experience

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Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) Review

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

January 31, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Pros

Raw storage capacity attached to your instance operative system
Frequent data rewriting (mission critical for reporting)
Low latency connectivity (14 reporting subsidiaries in different time zones)
Videly spreaded for implementation
Fast accessible drive
Block storage are core for Java, Net mobile applications

Cons

Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)does not fit for in-depth analytical systems having no internal data schema (metadata) applicable - so you need one more data base to map
Pricing should be according to the space used for large institutional users (% of capacity)
Fragmented data some times requers more sophisticated access versus API
Binded server for system runing (no external access), critical for DevOps

Likelihood to Recommend

Andrey Lokshin

Senior Financial Analyst in Research & Development at Team Harbour, Inc. (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees)

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2 years of experience

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