Amazon EKS
Use this page as a service-specific case-study starter for architecture, simulation, and optimization scenarios in pinpole.cloud.
Why this service matters
EKS is managed Kubernetes on AWS.
Power:
- Fully managed control plane (multi-AZ)
- Managed node groups, Fargate profiles
- AWS integrations (IAM, VPC, ALB, EBS, EFS)
- Add-ons marketplace
- EKS Anywhere for on-premises
Important workflows
- Design - Configure service behavior for your workload.
Configuration sections
- Why EKS (Power + Limits)
- EKS Settings
- Service Quotas
Key configuration points
| Point | Default / Value | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Enabled | true | EKS Settings |
| Kubernetes Version | 1.29 | EKS Settings |
| Node Type | managed | EKS Settings |
| Instance Type | m5.large | EKS Settings |
| Min Nodes | 2 | EKS Settings |
| Max Nodes | 10 | EKS Settings |
| Clusters per region | 100 | Service Quotas |
| Managed node groups per cluster | 30 | Service Quotas |
| Fargate profiles per cluster | 10 | Service Quotas |
| Nodes per managed node group | 450 | Service Quotas |