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Kubernetes Service
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Microsoft’s flagship Kubernetes (often abbreviated as “K8s”) offering, provides orchestration (deployment,... more
Container Apps
Azure Container Apps (ACA), which became generally available in May 2022, aims to simplify building,... more
Understanding Containers and Kubernetes
Containers Simplify Application Deployment Containers provide a method for organizations to package, distribute, and deploy... more
Container Registry
Azure Container Registry (ACR) is a managed service that enables customers to create and maintain... more
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Does Azure Linux Have a Broader Future?
Updated: June 3, 2025
Ever since it was first introduced under the name Mariner, Azure Linux’s sole official purpose...more
Azure Linux 3.0: What’s New
Updated: June 3, 2025
Latest version of Microsoft’s host OS for Azure Kubernetes Service includes updated dependencies. Kubernetes is...more
Choosing Between Microsoft’s Many Container Options
Updated: July 22, 2024
Organizations should consider containers instead of VMs as they migrate applications to the cloud. A...more
Choosing Between Microsoft’s Many Container Options: 2024 Edition
Updated: July 22, 2024
Azure supports numerous container hosting and orchestration options which require application architects to examine what...more
AKS Add-ons Part 3: Device Framework
Updated: June 24, 2024
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Kubernetes add-ons support devices ranging from GPUs to IoT devices...more
AKS Automatic Can Speed Deployments
Updated: June 18, 2024
AKS Automatic uses preconfigured defaults to accelerate deployment of production-ready environments.
Networking Considerations for Kubernetes
Updated: May 21, 2024
Developers and architects must consider three levels of networking when creating and managing a Kubernetes...more
AKS Add-ons, Part 2: Networking
Updated: May 20, 2024
The Azure Kubernetes Service networking configuration customers choose has performance, manageability, and scalability implications that...more
AKS Addons, Part I: Storage
Updated: March 26, 2024
Using Kubernetes’ extensibility interfaces, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) can support a variety of Azure storage...more
Understanding Kubernetes Extensibility
Updated: March 26, 2024
When Google first released Kubernetes into open source in 2014, the architecture of the container-orchestration...more
Azure, Kubernetes, and the CNCF
Updated: March 26, 2024
Sidebar explains the relationship between Azure, Kubernetes, and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation.
Azure Container Platforms Advance in Parallel
Updated: February 11, 2024
Microsoft continues to invest in container technology with important new features in Azure Kubernetes Service...more
AKS Fleet Manager Enables At-Scale Kubernetes
Updated: December 26, 2023
Azure Kubernetes Service Fleet Manager enables management of up to 100 clusters and could simplify...more
Azure Kubernetes Service Available for On-Premises Servers
Updated: November 28, 2023
Azure Kubernetes Service, a managed orchestration solution for container-based workloads, can now be deployed on-premises....more
New Container Storage Options for AKS
Updated: June 19, 2023
Azure Container Storage, in preview, provides improved storage utilization and cost-efficiency for stateful containers on...more
Leveraging Linux Apps and Tools in Windows with WSL2
Updated: May 31, 2023
The Windows Subsystem for Linux V2 allows users to run Linux distributions in a lightweight...more
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