Introducing our add-on for Amazon EKS Blueprints

Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) aids in managing Kubernetes clusters, but monitoring remains crucial to ensure optimal performance and troubleshoot issues. The new add-on for the Amazon EKS Blueprints framework, leveraging the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), simplifies monitoring by integrating New Relic's observability components, facilitating easier deployment of Kubernetes observability tools. This integration allows users to correlate service metrics with Kubernetes infrastructure and quickly access logs, enhancing issue detection and resolution. EKS Blueprints provide predefined templates that incorporate best practices for security and scalability, easing the setup and management of EKS clusters. Effective monitoring involves using tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, and New Relic to track resource usage and application performance, set up alerts, and maintain dashboards for cluster health. The add-on for EKS Blueprints offers deep visibility into cluster performance, supporting both new users and experienced DevOps teams in managing, securing, and automating development platforms.