ECS Anywhere

Priority Tier 3 Domain 2: Design Resilient Architectures Domain 3: Design High-Performing Architectures

ECS Anywhere is an AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS) launch type that enables the connection and management of on-premises ECS-managed containers. It is designed to standardize the management of container-based applications across diverse environments, including those outside the AWS cloud. (source_page 2)

Learning Objectives

Understand the purpose of ECS Anywhere as an ECS launch type.
Identify where ECS Anywhere operates (on-premises and outside the cloud).
Recognize the benefit of standardized management for containerized applications in hybrid environments.

ECS Anywhere Overview

ECS Anywhere extends the Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) to manage containerized applications in environments outside of AWS.

ECS Anywhere functions as an external launch type within Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS). It connects on-premise ECS-managed containers, allowing for centralized orchestration and management of containerized workloads that are not running on AWS-managed infrastructure like EC2 or Fargate.

The primary goal of ECS Anywhere is to manage container-based applications outside the cloud. This capability enables organizations to standardize container management practices and tooling across hybrid environments, offering a consistent operational model whether containers are running in AWS or in their own data centers.

Glossary

ECS Anywhere

An AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS) launch type that connects and manages on-premise ECS-managed containers, extending ECS orchestration capabilities to environments outside the AWS cloud for standardized management of container-based applications.

External Launch Type

A category of compute infrastructure where ECS tasks can be run that is external to AWS-managed resources like EC2 or Fargate, specifically referring to on-premises environments managed by ECS Anywhere.

Key Takeaways

ECS Anywhere extends AWS ECS to manage on-premises containers, offering a standardized approach for hybrid container environments. (source_page 2)

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