Let’s move from ECS to EKS?

That’s what I proposed during a brainstorming session with my leader,

As a DevOps engineer, I’m always thinking about optimization, scalability, and leveraging modern infrastructure. EKS seemed like the obvious next step.

But his response was sharp and grounded in business sense:

"Is there any business benefit to doing so? No.

We’re not struggling with scale.

Everything is running smoothly on ECS.

Kubernetes is powerful—but it’s complex, requires specialists, and comes with operational overhead.

Why fix something that’s already working well?"

That hit me.

That conversation was a great reminder:

In DevOps, every technical decision should map back to a business value.

Moving to a newer, trendier tech stack might feel like progress—but if it doesn’t improve customer experience, reduce cost, or support a clear business goal, is it really worth it?

Simplicity scales. Stability matters.

And not every optimization is a value-add.

Thanks to Francis Pereira! for bringing that clarity—it’s conversations like these that help align tech with real impact.

How do you evaluate when it's the right time to introduce new tech in your stack?

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