Reading Time: 4 minutes In 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…
Reading Time: 5 minutes Hello, cloud enthusiasts! Today, I’m super excited to share some hot news straight from KubeCon North America 2023 and Microsoft Ignite 2023 – a fresh feature in Azure Container Registry (ACR) and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) called Artifact Streaming. If you’re all about optimizing your container setup and speeding up Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) continues to evolve, offering more efficient ways to manage resources in your Kubernetes clusters. The introduction of AKS 1.29 marks a significant shift in how memory reservations are handled, impacting how you plan and deploy your clusters. This post delves into these changes and what they Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutes In the ever-evolving world of cloud native technologies, keeping your Kubernetes cluster, including Azure Kubernetes Service (Kubernetes), secure is paramount. On August 31, 2023, Microsoft added Agentless Discovery for Kubernetes to Defender for Containers. This exciting addition allows you to enhance your Kubernetes security without the hassle of installing extra Read more…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Azure Linux, a Linux-based operating system designed for cloud and container environments, is the new go to operating system for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). In this blog post, we will explore how to customize the location of core dump files in Azure Linux running on AKS. To ensure security and Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you deploy your Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster in a private virtual network (VNET) to enhance security, management of the cluster becomes more complex. But with security this is something we expect. By default, when you use the az aks get-credentials command to configure access to your AKS cluster, Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Introduction One crucial aspect of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is the ability to ensure that critical components, such as Daemon Sets, start reliably when the cluster starts in the morning after being off over night to save money. In this blog post, we will explore how you can guarantee that Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Let’s set the scene. You deployed the NGINX ingress controller a while ago onto an AKS cluster by following the Microsoft Docs https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/aks/ingress-basic and now need to update the nginx ingress controller but add a new configuration. If you read the doc page, you will notice the helm command is Read more…
Reading Time: 3 minutes For as long as I remember AKS has only officially supported two CNI’s, Kubenet and Azure CNI. That is until 2nd April 2022 when they announced the ability to create an AKS cluster with no CNI. This means you can deploy any CNI you would like. In this blog post Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutes With release 2021-04-22 of AKS you can now Update your Windows node passwords via the CLI. Before this update you were unable to. This can be super annoying as you can set the node pools up without specifying passwords. So, if you needed to login to the node for any Read more…