Running AKS in production requires more than a standard cluster create command. Security, reliability, and observability must be baked in. This guide covers the essential baseline for 2020 deployments. Network Architecture (CNI) Uptime SLA By default, the AKS control plane is free but has no financial SLA. For production, enable **Uptime SLA**. System Node Pools […]
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Azure Arc for Kubernetes: Unified Hybrid Cloud Management
Azure Arc extends the Azure control plane (ARM) to resources running outside of Azure—on-premises, in AWS, or GCP. With Arc-enabled Kubernetes, you can manage any K8s cluster (OpenShift, Rancher, GKE) right from the Azure Portal. GitOps with Flux Arc agents installed in the cluster include Flux CD. You can push configurations via Azure Policy. Azure […]
Read more →SQL Server Temporal Tables: Time Travel Queries
Temporal Tables (System-Versioned Tables) automatically keep a full history of data changes. When you update a row, the old version is moved to a history table. This is built-in to SQL Server and Azure SQL. Creating a Temporal Table Time Travel Querying Ask “What was the price of this product yesterday?” Key Takeaways Great for […]
Read more →Azure Front Door: Global Load Balancing and CDN
Azure Front Door is a global entry point for web applications. It operates at Layer 7 (HTTP/S), using Anycast protocol to route users to the nearest Point of Presence (PoP), effectively accelerating your app performance via split TCP. Global Load Balancing WAF (Web Application Firewall) Protect against SQL Injection and XSS at the edge. Key […]
Read more →Azure SQL Edge: SQL Server for IoT
Azure SQL Edge is a small-footprint container (less than 500MB) optimized for IoT edge gateways. It runs SQL Server engine on ARM64 devices (like Raspberry Pi or Jetson Nano) and includes streaming capabilities. Architecture Streaming T-SQL You can create a `STREAM` object in T-SQL to process incoming data windows. Key Takeaways Runs on ARM64 and […]
Read more →Azure API Management: Complete Implementation Guide
Deep dive into Azure APIM. Beyond a simple proxy, APIM is your unified entry point for microservices. We cover the Consumption tier (Serverless), Policies for security, and Versioning strategies. Architecture Policies: The Power of XML Use policies to modify requests before they reach the backend. Versioning Use “Path Based” versioning (e.g., `/v1/orders`) for explicit contracts. […]
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