We use this solution for containerization and push containers into the EKS or CI/CD pipeline in the DevOps pipeline. It's very easy and well-managed for autoscale as we can manage our node groups. In addition, we can tailor autoscaling to our needs.
Cloud Architect & Devops engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
A well-managed stable solution, great for autoscaling needs
Pros and Cons
- "It is the best service because it has proper security packages."
- "A cluster is required on-premises, which takes a lot of time."
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
Amazon EKS with AWS is very good because we can connect our AWS Kubernetes Services with our CI/CD pipelines. We can integrate our EKS with our CloudWatch and Grafana, and other monitoring services are also available. We can also monitor as per our requirements.
What is most valuable?
The best solution is in AWS, in Elastic Kubernetes Services. We have general control if we want to give access to any user. Also, whenever we push a container or image, we can create any ingress and then connect to our cluster by the Load Balancer directly.
It is very easy, and we can deliver access to customers or users. Also, we can autoscale for any deployment or compute service. In addition, the control panel is completely managed by AWS, and we only have to think about a data plan and what type of deployments, services, and DaemonSets we need.
What needs improvement?
The main area of improvement is that a cluster is required on-premises, which takes a lot of time. For example, we must drain the total nodes during an upgrade from version 1.21 to version 1.22 with on-premises. After draining the total nodes, our container will shut down, and it will be recreated after upgrading. But with the AWS Kubernetes Services, the upgrade from version 1.21 to 1.22 is completed with one click. It's straightforward for the users.
In any secure services, nodes are working on the EC2 services. Whatever the EC2 services, the specified AMI is available. This AMI is an auto-security package that is automatically upgraded per the company's need. It is also secure.
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For how long have I used the solution?
We have used this solution for one year and use versions 1.15 to 1.22. It is deployed in the public cloud only, in AWS. We were initially working on an on-premises basis of Kubernetes and started working in Elastic Kubernetes in AWS. It is a managed service, and its control panel is managed in AWS. We have to work for our data plan only.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have about 20 users pushing their container to Elastic Kubernetes Cluster. Most companies want source codes like Python, Node.js, and Java and push them to the Elastic Container Services. It makes it easy for the CI/CD pipeline to build and push images to Elastic Kubernetes Services. We recently started the containerization in Elastic Kubernetes Services.
How are customer service and support?
Regarding technical support, we have the job, role, and responsibilities within our company.
If there is an issue, we must determine whether the solution is working correctly or not. We check if our node group has more or less workload than we need and if the autoscale is defined correctly. We can degrade these instances per our requirement if the node group is less. We added Grafana and Prometheus to monitor the total CPU, memory, and nodes. We can monitor requests, CPU utilization, and whether our node is behaving correctly or if we need any more memory. We also look for any issues with the HTTP request or time out.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The calculation of the pricing is dependent upon instance type. So when we make a cluster without defining any instance type, it will default enter a large instance type. So as per our requirement, we can create our node group and define our instance types per our workload.
What other advice do I have?
I rate this solution a nine out of ten. Amazon EKS is the best service because it has proper security packages and manages AMI. Also, I'm working on GCP and have seen GKE services. With Amazon EKS AWS, we can do a lot of integration with our Kubernetes Cluster.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Head of .NET Department at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
The services are flexible, and they have data centers worldwide
Pros and Cons
- "AWS cloud services are flexible and have thorough documentation. AWS also has data centers all over the world."
- "I would like Amazon EKS to be easier to configure on various environments like Windows or Linux installations"
What is our primary use case?
Amazon EKS is for storage, services, and infrastructure. We have about 100 to 120 users on Amazon EKS right now. We'll likely expand by 10 or 15 percent in the next year depending on our customer needs.
What is most valuable?
AWS cloud services are flexible and have thorough documentation. AWS also has data centers all over the world.
What needs improvement?
I would like Amazon EKS to be easier to configure on various environments like Windows or Linux installations
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Amazon EKS for five years.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We use AWS in parallel with other cloud service providers from different vendors, like Azure and GCP. We are not the end customer. It's something we use to deliver services to our customers. We work with a wide range of technologies at the company, which employs around 500 plus people. They work with all major technologies currently available.
How was the initial setup?
Installing Amazon EKS is straightforward. It depends on what needs to be done, but it's not something that takes weeks to deploy. You can do it in a few hours or days. I would need to have a specific scenario to be precise because the steps vary in each installation.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I would like Amazon EKS to be cheaper. Otherwise, it's fine.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Amazon EKS eight out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Allows you to create and deploy multiple microservices and manage containers
Pros and Cons
- "I like the scalability they're currently providing. Integration was very easy. It was a good experience."
- "The connectivity could be better."
What is our primary use case?
Amazon EKS is basically a model provided by Amazon that allows you to create and deploy multiple microservices and manage containers. Once the Kubernetes is installed, we can directly create the container, set up ports, and set up new services. We currently have Java containers running.
We have more than 500 people using this solution. We are on version 21.
What is most valuable?
I like the scalability they're currently providing. Integration was very easy. It was a good experience.
What needs improvement?
The connectivity could be better.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Amazon EKS for more than two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's stable enough. We have had network connectivity issues twice. We weren't able to figure out what went wrong there, and it caused a problem initially. When we restarted it, it began working again.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is good.
How are customer service and support?
We have called technical support a couple of times. We had an issue with integration with Lambda. But we took the help of AWS and it was resolved.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have also used the IBM private cloud, but it wasn't user friendly.
How was the initial setup?
Setup can take half an hour to an hour.
For deployment, our technical team was made up of 15 people.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My company paid for the license.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution 8 out of 10.
I would definitely recommend this solution. It's a very good application, and the scalability is very good.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Application Development Specialist - Technical Architect at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Has good scalability features
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features of Amazon EKS are its scalability features."
- "I would rate the stability of Amazon EKS ten out of ten, indicating it is highly stable."
- "There is room for improvement in the interface of Amazon EKS."
- "There is room for improvement in the interface of Amazon EKS."
What is our primary use case?
The primary use case for Amazon EKS involves microservices and micro frontends.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of Amazon EKS are its scalability features.
What needs improvement?
There is room for improvement in the interface of Amazon EKS. Additionally, they are involved in activities like pipeline management, pod checking, and error logging, which could suggest areas for further improvements.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have more than three years of experience working with Amazon EKS.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the stability of Amazon EKS ten out of ten, indicating it is highly stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate the scalability of Amazon EKS an eight out of ten, suggesting it has high scalability.
How are customer service and support?
I do not have experience contacting Amazon's technical support.
How was the initial setup?
I was not involved in the setup of Amazon EKS.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend Amazon EKS to other people for various reasons. That said, I also rate this solution seven to eight out of ten overall.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Integrator
Solution architect at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Stable product with valuable monitoring features
Pros and Cons
- "It has valuable monitoring and insights features."
- "The product’s pricing needs improvement."
What is our primary use case?
We use Amazon EKS as an APM tool for the environment while migrating the monolithic architecture to microservices architecture. It helps us to test product functionality in a particular environment.
What is most valuable?
We don’t have to manage a bunch of infrastructure. Additionally, enabling auto-scaling for both outgoing and node work helps us optimize the cost. It has valuable monitoring and insights features as well.
What needs improvement?
The product’s pricing needs improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Amazon EKS for more than three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have 200 Amazon EKS users in our organization. It is a scalable product.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup process takes a few minutes to complete. It requires a team of seven executives to work on the deployment.
What was our ROI?
The product generates a return on investment with the help of OpEx and CaPEx licensing models.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Amazon EKS is expensive.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Amazon EKS a nine out of ten.
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Senior Industry Principal at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Good auto scaling and service discovery abilities
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features of Amazon EKS are its auto scaling ability and the ability for service discovery."
- "Amazon EKS's vulnerability management of data could be improved."
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.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Technical Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Auto-scales efficiently and is good for mapping user content
Pros and Cons
- "I like its auto-scale feature very much."
- "The overall stability of the product should be improved to prevent any loss of data."
What is our primary use case?
I only use it to define multi-tenants and define infrastructure.
How has it helped my organization?
Our company has around ten people using Amazon EKS off-site and on-site.
What is most valuable?
I like its auto-scale feature very much. Moreover, it is easy to determine my course of action with many features available on EKS. However, I do have some concerns with Microsoft Edge. Overall, I find EKS to be a valuable solution.
What needs improvement?
The managed services of Amazon EKS could be improved. The system should have a closed-loop feedback mechanism to address any issues that users may face.
Moreover, the overall stability of the product should be improved to prevent any loss of data.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Amazon EKS for two years now, and mainly use the Command Line Interface (CLI) version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution for our services.
How are customer service and support?
The response time of customer service and support is quick.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy. I had some errors initially, but they were easy to terminate.
What about the implementation team?
Our in-house team deployed it. It only took three days to set up and run a big infrastructure.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I would like a cheaper version of it.
What other advice do I have?
Amazon EKS is good for managing and providing various services, and for using and mapping user content.
I would rate it a nine on a scale of one to ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
VP at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Provides autoscaling functionality for container deployment
Pros and Cons
- "EKS provides autoscaling functionality."
- "Setup depends on what kind of architecture you have"
What is our primary use case?
We mainly use EKS for containers. We use Kubernetes for scalable deployments.
We're using EKS because our customers requested it. They wanted autoscaling functionality. We have our own product, and we deploy it for our customers in Amazon cloud.
The containers are built, registered, and then kept in a repository at the docker site. Our IT department has an account there. From there, it's exposed and we use the Amazon template surveys and cloud formation template. Then, our IT team creates CFTs. The scripts are run, and the containers are deployed from there.
It's a hybrid solution.
What is most valuable?
EKS provides autoscaling functionality.
For how long have I used the solution?
I started using EKS about eight months ago.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's reasonably stable. EKS is used with Fargate.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
From what I understand, it's scalable. I haven't heard of any issues.
How was the initial setup?
Setup depends on what kind of architecture you have.
It depends on the script that's prepared. Once the script is done, just one person is needed for deployment.
What about the implementation team?
We have an internal team that takes care of deployment. They're a specialized team.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution as eight out of ten.
My advice is that not every architecture can fit into EKS. You have to really evaluate whether EKS is suitable for the kind of design and architecture you have. Evaluate it first and then attempt it.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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