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Get Started with Auto Mode for Amazon EKS with Rafay

This is Part 3 in our series on Amazon EKS Auto Mode. In the previous posts, we explored:

  1. Part 1: An Introduction: Learn the core concepts and benefits of EKS Auto Mode.
  2. Part 2: Considerations: Understand the key considerations before Configuring EKS Auto Mode.

In this post, we will dive into the steps required to build and manage an Amazon EKS cluster with Auto Mode template using the Rafay Platform. This exercise is specifically well suited for platform teams interested in providing their end users with a controlled self-service experience with centralized governance.

EKS Auto Mode Cluster in Rafay

EKS Auto Mode - Considerations

In the introductory blog on Auto Mode for Amazon EKS, we described the basics of this new capability that was announced at AWS re:Invent 2024. In this blog, we will review considerations that organizations need to factor in before using EKS in Auto Mode.

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Please consider this as a living/evolving document. EKS Auto Mode is relatively new and we update this blog with new learnings/findings.

Considerations for EKS Auto Mode

EKS Auto Mode - An Introduction

The Rafay team just got back late last week from an incredibly busy AWS re:Invent 2024. Congratulations to the EKS Product team led by our friend, Nate Taber for the launch of Auto Mode for EKS.

Since this announcement last week, we have had several customers reach out and ask us for our thoughts on this newly launched EKS Auto Mode service. There are several blogs that already describe "How Auto Mode for EKS works etc". In this blog series, I will attempt to provide perspective on "Why", "Why Now?" and "What this means for the industry".

EKS Auto Mode