The Docker container virtualization technology has proved to be such a hit with its users that Amazon Web Services has created a new management tool for handling large scale Docker deployments, though observers worry it could lock customers more tightly into the Amazon ecosystem.

On Thursday, Amazon Web Services debuted the EC2 Container Service, now available as a preview, which provides a way for AWS users to easily deploy and manage up to hundreds of thousands of Docker containers.

The EC2 Container Service is “a highly-scalable, high-performance, container management service,” said Amazon Chief Technology Officer Werner Vogels, who introduced the EC2 Container Service at the company’s annual Re:Invent user conference, being held this week in Las Vegas.

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