theCronJob
A podcast for engineers building and operating modern infrastructure. Powered by Zesty.
Hosted by Omer Hamerman and Mark Serdze, The Cron Job explores Kubernetes quirks, cost optimization strategies, scaling, reliability, and the art of keeping things from catching fire in production, all while unpacking the deeper DevOps questions around ownership, automation, and the tradeoffs behind every engineering decision.
Tune in for real-world stories, sharp insights, and the occasional infrastructure epiphany.
theCronJob
Episode 3: EKS or ECS?
This episode delves into the essential decision facing DevOps engineers and infrastructure architects: choosing between EKS and ECS. The hosts explore real-world tradeoffs between the two, EKS’s flexibility and portability as a Kubernetes-based solution versus ECS’s simplicity, tight AWS integration, and lower management overhead. They unpack when each service makes sense, balancing complexity, cost, scalability, and ecosystem maturity, offering listeners clarity for making infrastructure choices that align with their technical goals. Tune in for grounded insights, without the jargon.