Accelerate your third-party Amazon EKS add-on onboarding using Conformitron

This article introduces Conformitron, a framework developed by AWS and Cloudsoft to streamline the onboarding process for independent software vendors (ISVs) to publish their container solutions as add-ons to the Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) console.

Specifically, the article covers:

• The challenges faced by ISVs during the add-on onboarding process, such as complex validation requirements, communication difficulties, and lack of a comprehensive testing framework.
• An overview of the Conformitron solution, which consists of a command-line interface (CLI) tool, an automated workflow for validation and testing, and a test infrastructure backed by AWS.
• A detailed walkthrough of the solution, including using the CLI for pre-validation, the new and update add-on validation workflows, and the post-validation ISV onboarding workflow.
• Success stories of ISVs like Snyk and Guance, who have successfully onboarded their add-ons using the Conformitron framework.
• Conclusion highlighting the benefits of the Conformitron framework for ISVs and AWS customers, enabling a streamlined onboarding process and a thriving ecosystem of third-party solutions for Amazon EKS.