What Have You Heard About Amazon?s Elastic Compute Cloud?

Posted by alvina on February 27th, 2018

The need for a safe, reliable cloud to handle all important information is sought for and cloud makers constantly update their product to keep clients and attract new ones. For the Amazon Elastic Cloud (EC2), it is an expansive piece made for everybody and user friendly. But, some may not have heard of it.

What Is It?

The EC2 is part of Amazon’s cloud platform Amazon Web Services (AWS) and lets users rent virtual computers to run their own applications. EC2 lets the deployment of these applications go through a web service where a user can use theAmazon Machine Image (AMI) to configure with the virtual computer on any software chosen. Any user can create, launch, and erase server-instances and pay by the second for active servers. EC2 also lets users with control over the physical location of instances that permits for optimization and high levels of anything redundant, making it easier to dump excess data.

Ec2 Backups

Amazon EC2 can be backed up in multiple ways, based on how users want to back up their Amazon EC2 and their needs. Users may need automated backup or a quick path to restoring the system during an emergency or needing enough room for the amount of data to transfer. One way to it back up is by making a snapshot of the Elastic Block Storage (EBS) that the EC2uses. These snapshots allow users to save the EBS size anytime, then restore it later. Another way to get an Amazon Ec2 backup is by making a new AMI, which has all of the operating system code, configurations, and data needed to make a virtual server on the EC2. Use AMIs as backups by making a customized AMI based on the EC2 before making a copy in the event that it has to be restored.

Ec2 Cost

Luckily, Amazon EC2 is free to try out before paying for the service. There are four ways to pay: On-Demand, Reserved, Spot, and Dedicated Hosts. With On-Demand, users pay for computed capacity by the hour; No long-term deals or upfront payment is needed. Users can increase or decrease the capacity based on their needs.EC2 Spot lets users request extra capacity for up to 90% off the On-Demand rate.Reserved gives users a big discount compared to On-Demand prices. Plus, when Reserved Instances are set to a specific “Availability Zone,” it is given a reserved capacity to launch applications when necessary. And, with a Dedicated Host, the EC2 server strictly for one person’s use, they help cut costs by letting users with current software servers, including Windows, SQL, and SUSE Linux Enterprise.

Netflix, Expedia, Airbnb, and Time Inc. are among the many companies that use Ec2 for all cloud purposes. Amazon is one of the most used websites for buying and shipping, making its expansive into data security more appealing to everyone who uses this function. It does all that users want and beyond.