Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

About Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Overview

• What is AKS?
• What is AKS Automatic?
• Get started with AKS

What's new

• Trusted Launch (preview)
• Azure Container Storage (preview)
• Deploy an AI model on AKS with the AI toolchain operator (Preview)
• Upgrade multiple AKS clusters using Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager
• Reduce image pull time with Artifact Streaming on AKS (Preview)
• Secure your cluster using pod security policies (Deprecated)
• Automatically upgrade node images
• Azure Linux Container Host for AKS
• Vertical Pod Autoscaler
• Use Confidential Virtual Machines

Evaluate Linux-based AKS cluster

Quickstart

• AKS Automatic
• Azure CLI
• Azure PowerShell
• Azure portal
• Resource Manager template
• Terraform

Evaluate application deployment on AKS

Tutorial

• 1. Prepare an application for AKS
• 2. Deploy and use Azure Container Registry
• 3. Deploy an AKS cluster
• 4. Run your application
• 5. Scale applications
• 6. Update an application
• 7. Upgrade Kubernetes in AKS

Evaluate Windows-based AKS cluster

Concept

• Windows Server containers FAQ

Quickstart

• Create a Windows Server container using the Azure CLI
• Create a Windows Server container using the Azure PowerShell

Evaluate application deployment methods

Tutorial

• Develop with Helm
• Develop with Dapr
• Use Draft and the DevX extension for Visual Studio Code
• Use Automated Deployments

Architecture guidance

Architecture

• Baseline architecture
• Baseline for microservices
• Baseline for PCI-DSS 3.2.1
• Baseline for multiregion

Production deployment guidance

Deploy

• AKS Landing Zone accelerator
• AKS baseline cluster reference implementation (GitHub)

Extend the capabilities of your cluster

Concept

• Istio add-on
• Dapr cluster extension
• Cluster extensions
• GitHub Actions for AKS

Operations guidance

How-To Guide

• Day-2 operations guide
• Best practices for cluster operators and developers
• Plan how to monitor AKS
• Plan how to monitor AKS cluster networks

Troubleshooting

How-To Guide

• Troubleshooting Guides
• Troubleshoot create operations
• Troubleshoot common issues