Fairwinds Partners with AWS to Deliver Managed Kubernetes Services

The collaboration will help enterprises adopt and operate Amazon EKS more securely and efficiently.

Jan. 28, 2026 at 8:23am

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Fairwinds, a leading provider of Managed Kubernetes-as-a-Service solutions, has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver fully managed Kubernetes services built on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS). Through this partnership, Fairwinds will help enterprises design, implement, and operate Kubernetes environments that are optimized for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.

Why it matters

This collaboration reflects the growing demand for secure, scalable, and simplified ways to adopt Kubernetes in the cloud. By combining Fairwinds' expertise in Kubernetes management with the scalability and resilience of AWS, the partnership aims to enable organizations to accelerate cloud-native innovation while ensuring their platforms are secure, compliant, and built for long-term growth.

The details

The key highlights of the agreement include accelerated Amazon EKS adoption, operational excellence through automation and continuous optimization, enhanced security and compliance, and multi-cloud flexibility. Fairwinds' Managed Kubernetes-as-a-Service offering for Amazon EKS will provide architecture and implementation services, lifecycle management and automation, and 24/7 managed operations to ensure stability and scalability for mission-critical workloads.

  • The collaboration is effective immediately, with Fairwinds managed services for Amazon EKS available to existing and new AWS customers.

The players

Fairwinds

A leading provider of Managed Kubernetes-as-a-Service solutions, helping enterprises build secure, reliable, and cost-optimized Kubernetes platforms across AWS and other major cloud providers.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

A comprehensive and evolving cloud computing platform provided by Amazon that includes a suite of cloud-computing services, including compute, storage, networking, database, analytics, application services, deployment, management, developer, mobile, Internet of Things (IoT), security, hybrid, and enterprise applications.

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What they’re saying

“Enterprises are looking for secure, scalable, and simplified ways to adopt Kubernetes in the cloud. Our strategic collaboration with AWS reflects our shared commitment to accelerating cloud-native innovation.”

— Mary Henry, Chief Executive Officer, Fairwinds (PRNewswire)

“By building on AWS, we are empowering organizations to adopt Kubernetes faster and more securely. Together, we are laying the foundation for an AI-ready, cloud-native platform that can scale seamlessly across industries and environments.”

— Andy Suderman, Chief Technology Officer, Fairwinds (PRNewswire)

What’s next

The collaboration is effective immediately, with Fairwinds managed services for Amazon EKS available to existing and new AWS customers.

The takeaway

This partnership between Fairwinds and AWS reflects the growing demand for secure and simplified Kubernetes adoption in the cloud. By combining their expertise, the two companies aim to enable organizations to accelerate cloud-native innovation while ensuring their platforms are optimized for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.