What is MES1-AmazonEKS-Hours:extendedSupport?

Last updated: January 09, 2025

As of April 2024, Amazon EKS charges for extended support of antiquated Kubernetes versions. Amazon enacted this change to encourage customers to upgrade their EKS clusters to more modern versions. When your Amazon EKS cluster runs a Kubernetes version that is in standard support, you pay $0.10 per cluster per hour. When your Amazon EKS cluster runs a Kubernetes version in extended support, you pay $0.60 per cluster per hour. If you're able to upgrade your Kubernetes cluster versions, it can save you a significant amount of money depending on the number of clusters you're running in your accounts.

This specific billing code is related to the Middle East region in Bahrain.

The postfix represents the instance type, extendedSupport.

It belongs to the Compute category of service AmazonEKS.