From ECS to Kubernetes (and Sometimes Back Again) - A Pragmatist's Guide to Migration

Explore a comprehensive keynote presentation detailing the practical challenges and solutions involved in migrating large-scale containerized services from Amazon ECS to Kubernetes. Learn from Canva's real-world experience migrating over 400 services to Kubernetes (EKS), now running 15,000 pods across two clusters serving 220 million monthly active users. Discover the strategic approaches, specialized tools, and refined processes developed to achieve a seamless migration with minimal disruption to development teams and end users. Gain practical insights into the complexities of transitioning critical services from existing container platforms to Kubernetes, including when migration makes sense and when it might not. Understand the non-trivial challenges organizations face when moving away from established platforms that leverage unique capabilities, and examine proven methodologies for executing large-scale container orchestration migrations. Whether planning your own migration journey or seeking to understand the realities of enterprise-scale Kubernetes adoption, this session provides actionable lessons learned from one of the largest ECS-to-Kubernetes migrations in the industry.