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## Weaveworks 
Weaveworks makes it fast and simple for developers and DevOps teams to build and operate powerful containerized applications. We minimize the complexity of operating workloads in Kubernetes by providing automated continuous delivery pipelines, observability and monitoring. 
 
Weaveworks’ mission is to minimize complexities in operating workloads and provide a developer centric operating model for cloud native applications. Our goal is to drive cloud native transformation for your developers and portability, flexibility, choice and stability for your business.
 
One of the first members of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, Weaveworks also contributes to several open source projects, including [Weave Net](https://www.weave.works/oss/net/), [Weave Scope](https://www.weave.works/oss/scope/), [Weave Cortex](https://www.weave.works/oss/cortex/), [Weave Flux](https://www.weave.works/oss/flux/), [Firekube](https://www.weave.works/oss/firekube/) and [Flagger](https://www.weave.works/oss/flagger/).

## Weaveworks and AWS
Weaveworks is an [APN Advanced Technology Partner](https://aws.amazon.com/partners/find/partnerdetails/?n=Weaveworks&id=001E000001ImwwVIAR) and AWS Containers Competency Partner. In addition [Weaveworks](https://www.weave.works/) is the EKS certified Advanced partner that built [eksctl](https://eksctl.io/). 
 

## Weaveworks Pioneered GitOps
[Learn more about GitOps](https://www.weave.works/technologies/gitops/), a set of modern best practices for deploying and managing applications with cloud native tools and cloud services.

Don’t know where to start? Our experienced team of Customer Reliability Engineers can provide the highest level of care, advice and coaching. Our expertise is rooted in  working and supporting live production systems at scale. Get started with our [EKS + GitOps Quickstart package](https://www.weave.works/eks-gitops-quickstart/). 

### For further reading we recommend:
* [Whitepaper: Implementing a Kubernetes Strategy in your Organization](https://go.weave.works/implementing-kubernetes-strategy-wp.html)
* [Whitepaper: Automating Kubernetes with GitOps](https://go.weave.works/automating-kubernetes-with-gitops-wp.html)
* [Whitepaper: Guide to a product ready Kubernetes cluster ](https://go.weave.works/WP-Production-Ready.html)
* [Checklist: Production Readiness for Kubernetes ](https://go.weave.works/production-ready-kubernetes-checklist.html)
* [Case Study: Fidelity](https://www.weave.works/blog/gitops-driven-fidelity-fideks)
* [Case Study: Mettle](https://www.weave.works/blog/case-study-mettle-leverages-gitops-for-self-service-developer-platform)

### For hands on instructions, we recommend:
[Tutorial: A practical guide to GitOps ](https://go.weave.works/gitops-ebook.html)