What is EC2 AWS?

Simplified management, high availability, and affordable pricing. Who wouldn't want a solution like that to manage their applications? Know that it's possible and achievable! Understand what Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 is on our blog and see everything it can do for your business!

Whatever type of application you run, you'll likely need servers. Sometimes you might need larger ones, sometimes smaller ones; a few units, or hundreds. Whatever your needs, you have to agree: it would be great for you and your company to have access to acquiring servers quickly and cheaply.

Understanding what EC2 is can help you find this solution today. In this material we've prepared for you, we explain in detail what EC2 is, its advantages, and its applications.

Traditionally, acquiring servers can be very time-consuming. It can take weeks or months, especially when the purchase requires importing equipment. These details can ultimately make the process lengthy and expensive.

You need to research the right type of hardware to buy and perhaps get budget approval. Only after purchasing, storing, and configuring it will you eventually be able to access it. Furthermore, once financially activated, the equipment depreciates over time, which can be disadvantageous depending on how your company handles OPEX and CAPEX. The worst part is that you're locked into it, without the flexibility to scale if your application needs it.

But... what does EC2 have to do with this?

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) is a solution that makes it easy to obtain virtual servers, also known as cloud computing instances. Looking a little closer, we can learn more about its main features.

Multiple instances

With AWS EC2, you can choose the instance type that best suits your needs. You can also change the instance type whenever you want, increasing or decreasing your storage capacity in minutes. The process is simple and fast. You just need to pause your instances, select a new model, and restart the process. An added advantage: you can turn off the environment on weekends or when it's not needed, reducing your costs.

Reliable architecture

With EC2, you can build highly available applications. Elastic Load Balancing helps distribute the load across availability zones, and autoscaling ensures the availability of your applications.

High level of security

Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) uses Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) to keep your applications secure. You have complete control over storage, communications, users, logins, and network access. You are also free to add other layers of security, such as controlling whether and how your instances access the internet.

By using Groups , you can restrict access to instances in the way you prefer – by IP, protocol type, removing external access, or a combination of these.

Understanding what EC2 is

Understanding what EC2 is can help you make better business decisions. Let's start with the main advantages of Amazon Web Services' (AWS) Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)

Agility

You don't need to purchase any hardware or software for Amazon Web Services (AWS). Deployment takes only a few minutes, and your applications won't go offline during the process.

Simplicity

Product pricing is clear, with monthly or hourly payment options. You can choose from different instance sizes, track your purchases, and monitor EC2 usage on the dashboard .

Availability

EC2 offers the ability to scale on demand (up or down). If you receive a large volume of hits on your application, it will remain stable and highly available to users. But if demand decreases and you need to reduce your capacity, that's no problem.

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) provides scalable computing capacity in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud, the world's largest cloud . AWS has multiple Availability Zones in Brazil, ensuring low latency and high availability.

By using Amazon EC2, you eliminate the need to invest in hardware upfront. Therefore, you can develop and deploy applications faster, running as many virtual servers as needed to configure security and networking to manage storage.

Amazon EC2 allows you to scale your capacity up or down to manage changes in requirements or spikes in popularity, reducing your need to predict server traffic.

If you develop or work with applications that demand high performance, connectivity, and security in the cloud, Amazon EC2 will be a great ally.

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Using artificial intelligence, we offer all the security and high availability of Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) at the price of SPOT machines.

Furthermore, through the dashboard , you have complete control over your savings and investments. And the best part is that you only pay, in reais (Brazilian currency), a percentage of what you save.

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Written by Skyone