Containers
Category: Announcements
Introducing the Amazon EKS Auto Mode workshop
Get hands-on experience for deploying and managing Kubernetes applications with streamlined operations: Learn about enabling Auto Mode, deploying applications with minimal configuration, exploring built-in capabilities, simplifying cluster upgrades, and migrating existing workloads.
AWS recognized as Leader in 2024-25 Omdia Universe for Cloud Container Management & Services
In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, containers have become the cornerstone of modern application deployment. As businesses increasingly adopt microservices architectures, the demand for robust, scalable, and secure container management solutions has never been higher. We’re thrilled to announce that Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been recognized as a Leader in the 2024-25 Omdia Universe […]
Announcing Amazon EKS community Add-ons catalog
This post was jointly authored by Elizabeth Fuentes (Developer Advocate), Ikenna Izugbokwe (Principal SA), and Steven David (Principal SA). Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) provides add-ons that streamline supporting operational capabilities for Kubernetes applications. Still, customers rely on a wide range of Kubernetes add-ons to run their containerized applications. These add-ons come from different […]
AWS at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is headed to London for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025. Join us at Booth S300 in Excel London from April 1-4 to discover our latest innovations and learn how our customers, partners, and community members are transforming their businesses with Kubernetes. Experience hands-on demonstrations of AWS solutions that simplify Kubernetes operations, […]
A deep dive into Amazon EKS Hybrid Nodes
This blog was authored by Chris Splinter, Principal Product Manager, AWS Kubernetes, Elamaran Shanmugam, Sr. Container Specialist Solutions Architect, AWS, Re Alvarez Parmar, Containers Specialist Solutions Architect, AWS. We are excited to announce the general availability of a new feature for Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) that we launched at re:Invent 2024 called Amazon […]
Getting started with Amazon EKS Auto Mode
This post is co-authored by Alex Kestner (Sr Product Manager, Amazon EKS), Ashley Ansari (Sr. Product Marketing Manager), Robert Northard (Principal GTM SSA Containers), and Sheetal Joshi (Principal Solution Architect, Containers). Introduction We announced general availability of Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) Auto Mode that provides a new capability streamlining Kubernetes cluster management for […]
Optimize compute resources on Amazon ECS with Predictive Scaling
This blog is co-authored by Jooyoung Kim, Senior Containers Specialist Solutions Architect, Abhishek Nautiyal, Senior Product Manager, Amazon ECS and Ankur Sethi, Senior Product Manager, Amazon EC2. Introduction Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) is an opinionated, easy-to-use container orchestration service with deep AWS integrations that streamlines the deployment and management of containerized applications at […]
Amazon EKS enhances Kubernetes control plane observability
Introduction Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) is a managed Kubernetes service to run Kubernetes in the AWS cloud and on-premises data centers. In the cloud, Amazon EKS automatically manages the availability and scalability of the Kubernetes control plane nodes responsible for scheduling containers, managing application availability, storing cluster data, and other key tasks. However, maintaining […]
Amazon EKS now supports Amazon Application Recovery Controller
Introduction Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) now supports Amazon Application Recovery Controller (ARC). ARC is an AWS service that allows you to prepare for and recover from AWS Region or Availability Zone (AZ) impairments. ARC provides two sets of capabilities: Multi-AZ recovery, which includes zonal shift and zonal autoshift, and multi-Region recovery, which includes routing […]
Improving deployment visibility for Amazon ECS services
When deploying software, it’s critical to have visibility into all stages of the deployment process. Knowing the status of ongoing deployments, troubleshooting issues when things go wrong, and having an audit trail of past deployments are essential for ensuring a safe and reliable release process. Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) now provides enhanced observability […]