Amazon EKS Primer

Kubernetes is a powerful container orchestration system that is the backbone of many microservices architectures, but it has a steep learning curve and is complex to manage. With Amazon EKS, you can run Kubernetes on AWS without needing to install, operate, and maintain your own Kubernetes control plane. In this course, you learn the basics of container management and orchestration for Kubernetes using Amazon EKS. You learn how Amazon EKS manages the Kubernetes control plane and parts of the data plane. You learn how Amazon EKS integrates with other AWS services, what the cost considerations are for Amazon EKS, and how to monitor applications running on Amazon EKS clusters. This course includes interactive lessons, demonstrations, and knowledge checks.

• Describing the core components and architecture of Amazon EKS, including the managed Kubernetes control plane, worker nodes, and integration with AWS services (e.g., VPC, IAM, EC2).
• Explaining container orchestration concepts in the context of EKS, such as pods, services, deployments, and how EKS handles scaling and high availability.
• Identifying key EKS management features, including cluster creation options, networking/communications setup, and security considerations for Kubernetes on AWS.
• Recognizing complementary AWS services and tools that enhance EKS workloads (e.g., for monitoring, logging, storage, and CI/CD integration).

• Understand the basics of Amazon EKS, including how it manages Kubernetes clusters, integrates with AWS infrastructure, and supports containerized application deployment.
• Recognize the benefits and use cases of EKS compared to self-managed Kubernetes, such as managed control plane, security integrations, and scalability.
• Be prepared to progress to more advanced EKS topics (e.g., building clusters, deploying applications, or related courses like Running Containers on Amazon EKS) with a solid conceptual foundation.

• 1 hour 15 minute digital course content with structured lessons, videos, explanations, and foundational concepts on Amazon EKS (no hands-on labs in this primer; conceptual focus).
• Foundational-level training in the Containers domain, suitable for beginners or those new to Kubernetes/EKS (often recommended as a prerequisite for intermediate courses like Running Containers on Amazon EKS).
• Part of the broader AWS containers learning path on Skill Builder, aligning with AWS best practices for managed Kubernetes.
• Certificate of completion issued.