What is AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service?

AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) is a fully managed Kubernetes service provided by Amazon Web Services that makes it easy to run and scale containerized applications. It automates tasks like cluster provisioning, upgrades, and patching, while integrating with other AWS services for security, networking, and storage. EKS runs Kubernetes control plane components across multiple AWS Availability Zones for high availability. It supports both Amazon EC2 and AWS Fargate to run workloads. Users can deploy, manage, and scale applications using standard Kubernetes tools. EKS also provides built-in security features such as IAM integration and encryption. This service helps organizations focus on application development instead of managing Kubernetes infrastructure.