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Ismail Kovvuru
Ismail Kovvuru

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AWS Compute Wars 2025: EC2 vs Lambda vs Fargate vs EKS

In 2025, choosing the right AWS compute service isn't just about knowing the features — it's about making the right decision for your workload, budget, and team.

As an AWS Engineer or DevOps Architect, you’ve likely asked yourself:

“Should I go with Lambda or ECS?”

“Is EC2 still relevant in 2025?”

“Do we really need to adopt EKS?”

I wrote a detailed blog post exploring these questions — backed by real-world experience, architecture patterns, and cost-performance tradeoffs.

What you’ll learn in the post:

  • When to choose EC2, Lambda, ECS, or EKS
  • Cost vs complexity vs control breakdown
  • Real use cases from cloud-native and hybrid teams
  • An architecture decision matrix you can actually use

Whether you’re designing new systems or modernizing legacy ones, this guide will help you make confident compute decisions in 2025 and beyond.

👉 Read the full post on Medium:

https://medium.com/@ismailkovvuru/aws-compute-services-in-2025-a-aws-engineers-guide-to-real-world-architecture-decisions-2f23f26524b2

I'd love your thoughts:

Which AWS compute service are you using in 2025 — and why?

Drop your stack or experience in the comments 👇

Let’s talk DevOps architecture!

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