AWS Compute Services Overview
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