Description
Amazon EKS is a managed Kubernetes service that simplifies running Kubernetes on AWS without needing to install and operate your own Kubernetes control plane or nodes.
Features
- Managed Kubernetes Control Plane: Automatically manages the availability and scalability of the Kubernetes control plane.
- AWS Integration: Seamlessly integrates with other AWS services like IAM, VPC, and CloudWatch.
- Security: Provides built-in security features such as encryption, network policies, and IAM roles for service accounts.
- Scalability: Supports automatic scaling of both the control plane and worker nodes.
- High Availability: Ensures high availability with multi-AZ deployment of control plane nodes.
Limitations
- AWS Dependency: Limited to AWS environments, cannot be used on other cloud providers or on-premises.
- Cost: Managed service can be more expensive compared to self-managed Kubernetes solutions.
- Complexity: Requires understanding of both Kubernetes and AWS services for optimal use.
- Resource Limits: Subject to AWS service limits which can impact large-scale deployments.
Use Cases
- Application Modernization: Migrating monolithic applications to microservices architecture using Kubernetes.
- DevOps Automation: Enabling continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for faster and more reliable software delivery.
- Multi-tenant SaaS Applications: Hosting multi-tenant SaaS applications with isolated environments for different customers using Kubernetes namespaces and policies.
Kubernetes Cluster Autoscaler
Horizontal Pod Autoscaler