Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS): A Solutions Architect’s Guide to Enterprise Container Orchestration

After two decades of deploying and managing containerized workloads across enterprises, I’ve watched Kubernetes evolve from a complex orchestration tool into the de facto standard for container management. Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) represents Microsoft’s fully managed Kubernetes offering, and having architected dozens of AKS deployments, I can share the patterns and practices that separate successful […]

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Introduction to Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) in Azure: Achieving Higher Reliability with AKS and Essential Tools

In the fast-paced world of technology, ensuring the reliability of services is paramount for businesses to thrive. Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) has emerged as a discipline that combines software engineering and systems administration to create scalable and highly reliable software systems. In the Azure cloud environment, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) plays a pivotal role in […]

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Azure Kubernetes Service: Production Best Practices Guide

Running Kubernetes in production requires careful planning across networking, security, reliability, and operations. After managing multiple production AKS clusters, here are the practices that matter most. Cluster Configuration Start with the right foundation. These settings are hard to change later: Azure CNI Networking: Use Azure CNI for production. It provides better network performance and is […]

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