AWS EKS

It  is a managed service that you can use to run Kubernetes on AWS without needing to install, operate, and maintain your own Kubernetes control plane or nodes. 💡 You are still responsible for maintaining the underlying EC2 instances.

Differences with ECS

• An ECS container is called a task. An EKS container is called a pod.
• Amazon ECS runs on AWS native technology. Amazon EKS runs on Kubernetes.
• ECS container instance => in EKS is  worker node or Kubernetes node

References

1. https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/course/external/view/elearning/1851/aws-technical-essentials?da=sec&sec=prep Module 2
2. AWS website: Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)(opens in a new tab)
3. AWS user guide: Amazon EKS User Guide