Standardizing Edge Container Deployments with Amazon EKS: A Strategy Guide
This post provides a strategy to avoid fragmentation when deploying containers at the edge across many diverse locations. It explains how to standardize on Amazon EKS as a single Kubernetes platform and separate it from site-specific deployment models. The article details how to choose the right EKS deployment model—from fully self-managed to AWS managed—based on a site's connectivity and existing infrastructure. This approach ensures workload portability and consistent operations across an entire fleet.
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- Standardizing Edge Container Deployments with Amazon EKS
This section introduces a strategy to prevent fragmentation when deploying containers to numerous edge locations. It advocates for standardizing on Amazon EKS as the consistent Kubernetes platform, separating the core standard from site-specific deployment models. This ensures uniform API, workload definitions, and tooling across diverse environments.
- The Amazon EKS Edge Deployment Spectrum
The post outlines the spectrum of Amazon EKS deployment models available for edge environments, ranging from self-managed EKS Anywhere for air-gapped sites to fully AWS-managed EKS in Regions or Local Zones. Other models include EKS Hybrid Nodes and EKS on AWS Outposts, all built on the same Amazon EKS Distro for workload portability.
- Two-Step Method for Choosing an EKS Edge Model
A two-step decision process is presented for selecting the appropriate EKS deployment model. The first step involves gating options based on reliable connectivity to an AWS Region. For connected sites, the second step matches the model to available on-premises infrastructure, with a preference for AWS-managed options where feasible.
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/one-amazon-eks-many-edges-how-to-choose-your-edge-container-strategy-on-aws/
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