I have clients that run on Kubernetes engines.
Hardened Amazon AMI with kubectl for EKS
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A powerful and compliant platform for Kubernetes that is also scalable
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The tool works well with the nodes in AWS. It's scalability is also good in terms of architecture.
What needs improvement?
I am not impressed with the tool's Amazon console. It also needs to add security features.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with the product for four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the solution's stability a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate the product's scalability a ten out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
The tool's premium support is good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The solution's deployment gets completed in minutes. You need one DevOps engineer to maintain the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is pricey. The tool's pricing is monthly.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate the solution a ten out of ten. It is the best platform for Kubernetes. The tool is also compliant. You need a demo to get started with it.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Good auto scaling and service discovery abilities
What is our primary use case?
We have a service hosting platform, and we use Amazon EKS for hosting web services.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of Amazon EKS are its auto scaling ability and the ability for service discovery.
What needs improvement?
Amazon EKS's vulnerability management of data could be improved. Also, concerning vulnerability and version upgrades, many more things could be pulled into the control plane rather than keeping it in the data plane and having the users figure out how to upgrade their portions.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Amazon EKS for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Amazon EKS has good stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Amazon EKS's scalability is very low. Quite a few people are using the solution in our organization.
How are customer service and support?
We had no issues contacting Amazon EKS's technical support and usually got the necessary support. However, as with any Kubernetes installation, only the control plane is covered by Amazon, not the data plane. So if there are issues on the data plane side, Amazon cannot be of much help.
How was the initial setup?
Amazon EKS’s initial setup was moderately easy. Amazon EKS's deployment was fast. We took the help of an automated deployment system, and the deployment was done in a couple of minutes.
What was our ROI?
We have seen a return on investment with Amazon EKS.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Amazon EKS’s pricing is ok compared to its competitors.
What other advice do I have?
Amazon EKS is a good platform to use, but scale up before you start deploying in industrial quantities.
Overall, I rate Amazon EKS an eight out of ten.
Good stability and easy initial setup process
What needs improvement?
It is challenging to host the applications in the existing VPC of the solution. They should include some essential configuration features to it.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using the solution for the last two to three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution. I rate its stability as an eight or nine. Although, it is difficult to find a stable version sometimes.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution. I rate its scalability as a ten. We can quickly scale the cluster as per requirements. We have medium and enterprise business clients using the solution.
How are customer service and support?
The solution's customer service is excellent. They also provide detailed documentation.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup process is straightforward. It takes two to three days to deploy it in any infrastructure. We require one executive for implementation and around two executives for maintenance.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is cheaper than AKS. Its license costs $73. The customers have to pay extra depending on the instances they want to deploy for hosting the application. I rate its pricing as a four.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the solution as an eight. I advise others to use EKS ETL instead of AWS command prompt while deploying it.