Do you really need Kubernetes?

Building on solid ground: why ECS might be your container platform's best foundation

This talk explores production-ready Docker hosting on AWS ECS and shows how infrastructure choices can reduce operational overhead without Kubernetes complexity. It covers three critical layers:
• ECS compute orchestration
• Ingress routing via ALB
• Persistent storage for stateful workloads

Through a direct comparison with Kubernetes, attendees will learn when simpler solutions such as ECS task definitions and native AWS integrations can deliver better outcomes with fewer moving parts to maintain. It is intended for platform engineers evaluating orchestration options.