Amazon EKS
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) is a managed Kubernetes service that simplifies the deployment, management, and scaling of containerized applications using Kubernetes on AWS. It automates tasks like cluster provisioning, updates, and patching, allowing developers to focus on building applications rather than infrastructure management. EKS integrates with AWS services like IAM, VPC, and CloudWatch for security, networking, and monitoring.
Developers should use Amazon EKS when they need to run Kubernetes in production on AWS without the operational overhead of managing the control plane, as it provides high availability, security, and scalability out-of-the-box. It's ideal for microservices architectures, hybrid cloud deployments, and applications requiring consistent container orchestration across on-premises and cloud environments. Use cases include deploying scalable web apps, machine learning workloads, and CI/CD pipelines with Kubernetes.