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Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) is a highly scalable and fast container management service that makes it easy to run, stop, and manage Docker containers on a cluster. Amazon ECS allows users to launch and manage containers in a reliable and scalable way, utilizing the high availability of the AWS infrastructure. With support for both Docker and Amazon’s Fargate serverless compute engine, ECS allows developers to focus on building their applications without worrying about managing the underlying servers and networks.

Key features of Amazon ECS include the ability to integrate seamlessly with other AWS services such as Amazon ECR for container image storage, IAM for access management, and CloudWatch for monitoring and logging. It provides users with various deployment options, including the ability to run tasks and services, manage container health, and automate scaling to meet demand. Pricing for Amazon ECS is based on the resources you use, meaning that teams can optimize costs based on their specific application needs. This flexibility and integration capability make ECS a preferred choice among organizations seeking to adopt container orchestration in a robust cloud environment.