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AWS Compute Services Overview

April 5, 2026

Complete Compute Portfolio

Choose compute based on management responsibility vs flexibility.

Compute Spectrum

High Management -> Low Management
EC2 -> ECS -> EKS -> Fargate -> Lambda

EC2              | Full OS control
ECS/EKS          | Container orchestration
Fargate          | Serverless containers
Lambda           | Serverless functions
Lightsail        | Simplified VPS
App Runner       | Containerized web apps
Outposts        | On-premises AWS

Selection Criteria

  • Workload type (web apps, batch, microservices)
  • Team skills (DevOps vs developer focus)
  • Cost model requirements
  • Scaling requirements
  • Compliance needs