Summary
In this chapter, you explored in depth what containers are. You also learned about the different types of container tools that are available. In particular, you investigated Docker. Docker is quite a popular container tool today, and it is a foundational piece of software for many successful companies. You learned about Amazon ECS, AWS’s way of managing containers at scale. You learned about how it helps to run Docker containers.
You also learned about the orchestration tool Kubernetes, which is quite popular and helps many companies simplify their DevOps processes. You looked at how Kubernetes and Docker can work together, as well as with other AWS services. These tools were specifically created to host and maintain containers. You also spent some time reviewing Amazon EKS and how it works with Kubernetes.
You learned about running the serverless container option Fargate and when to choose running containers with EC2 or Fargate. Furthermore, you learned about...