Which AWS service is specifically designed for the management of application containers?

Amazon ECS (Elastic Container Service) is specifically designed for the management of application containers. It provides a highly scalable, high-performance service that facilitates deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications using Docker containers. ECS eliminates the need to manage the underlying infrastructure and allows users to launch their applications in a managed environment.

The service integrates seamlessly with other AWS services, enabling features such as service discovery, load balancing, and monitoring. With ECS, you can define your application using task definitions, which describe the containers needed, the resources allocated, and networking configurations. This makes it a robust choice for those looking to manage containerized workloads on AWS.

While Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) also supports container management, it specifically operates using Kubernetes as the orchestration engine. This option caters to users familiar with Kubernetes and looking for a fully managed Kubernetes experience. Amazon EC2 is focused on providing virtual servers in the cloud and is not inherently centralized around container management. Lastly, Amazon S3 is a storage service and does not involve the management of application containers.