Customers operating Kubernetes clusters on-premises must select, integrate, and test multiple third-party tools and purchase separate support contracts for each tool. It requires time and resources to track the latest updates and security patches for every tool while ensuring changes do not break compatibility with other tools. This leads to complexity, fragmented support options, and inconsistencies between the cloud and on-premises Kubernetes clusters that make it hard to manage applications across environments. With Amazon EKS Anywhere, you have Kubernetes operational tooling that is consistent with Amazon EKS and is optimized to simplify cluster installation and management required to operate Kubernetes on-premises. Amazon EKS Anywhere uses Amazon EKS Distro, the same Kubernetes distribution deployed by Amazon EKS, allowing you to create clusters with the latest software updates, security patches, and version release cycle as Amazon EKS in the cloud. You can leverage support agreements with AWS for Amazon EKS Anywhere deployments so you can consolidate and reduce your support costs.