Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen managing AKS clusters, ensuring smooth upgrades with minimal disruptions is key to keeping your applications running efficiently. By fine-tuning your upgrade strategy, you can improve performance and reduce downtime. In this post, I’ll walk you through how to optimize upgrades in AKS using features like Planned Maintenance Windows, Max Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesHey everyone! Today, I’m excited to share a new feature that’s just hit preview in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). If you’ve ever wrestled with managing IP addresses for API server access, you’re going to love this. Azure has introduced the ability to use Service Tags for API Server authorized IP Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is all about enhancing efficiency and performance, and the latest update hits the mark by optimizing how AKS nodes interact with load balancer backend pools. By transitioning from a traditional Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS) based membership to an IP address-based approach, AKS deployments become Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutesAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS) introduces Deployment Safeguards, a feature designed to enforce Kubernetes best practices through Azure Policy controls. This guide provides a step-by-step walkthrough on how to set up and leverage Deployment Safeguards for more secure and compliant Kubernetes deployments. Understanding Deployment Safeguards Deployment Safeguards are designed to enforce Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn an era where security is paramount, the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) has taken a significant leap forward with the introduction of Trusted Launch in its preview phase. This cool new feature is all about giving your AKS nodes – which are basically the backbone of your AKS clusters – Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutesHey there Azure enthusiasts! I’ve got some cool news to share from the AKS front. If you’ve been looking for more flexibility with network policies in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), your prayers have been answered although it is currently still in preview. Let’s dive right in and see what this Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the ever-evolving landscape of cloud computing and Kubernetes management, Microsoft’s Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) continuously introduces features to bolster security and ease of management. A significant new feature now in preview is the ability to control SSH access to AKS cluster nodes, providing administrators with enhanced security capabilities. This Read more
Reading Time: 8 minutesAfter finally finding the time to delve into Azure Kubernetes Service’s (AKS) latest public preview feature, Node Autoprovision (NAP), I’m excited to share my insights with you. This feature, drawing from the open-source AWS tool Karpenter, promises to significantly streamline and optimize node management in AKS. Understanding Node Autoprovision in Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutesHello there, Azure enthusiasts! Today, we’re diving into a game-changing feature in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) that’s currently in preview: the Fully Managed Resource Group, also known as AKS Node Resource Group Lockdown Mode. If you’ve been following the AKS scene, you know how critical it is to manage your Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn the dynamic world of cloud computing and Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) has introduced an exciting public preview feature: Dual-Stack Networking in Azure CNI Overlay. This feature allows both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses to coexist in the same cluster, enhancing connectivity and preparing your infrastructure for the future. Let’s Read more