Microsoft AKS now also supports Kubernetes 1.29
Microsoft has added support for the latest preview release of Kubernetes (1.29) in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). As a result, the company now offers the same support for this version as Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
With the 1.29 support (release name "mandala"), AKS offers several new featu... Read more
Microsoft puts Azure Kubernetes Service into high gear
Microsoft has announced another expansion of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). The new features focus on centrally managing large volumes of clusters, deploying AI models and expanding Azure Container Apps functionality.
Now, among other features, Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager is generally availa... Read more
Microsoft significantly expands Azure Kubernetes Service
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) has received a major update. New features focus on efficiency, cost optimization, scalability, security and observability.
In the new AKS update, unveiled at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon, Microsoft pays close attention to efficient management of Kubernetes environments... Read more
Microsoft makes Azure Linux generally available
The announcement follows the CBL-Mariner project announcement from last year.
This week at Microsoft's Build event, the software giant announced that it has made Azure Linux generally available. Azure Linux is Microsoft's own distribution of the open source operating system.
Jim Perrin, princ... Read more
Microsoft improves Azure’s accessibility for AI workloads
Microsoft added new Azure functionality that helps customers run AI workloads in hybrid cloud environments.
The functionality is based on three existing services: Azure Arc, Azure Machine Learning and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) services. Microsoft wants to help customers run AI workloads on ... Read more
Cisco and Microsofts Azure integrate Kubernetes platforms
Cisco and Microsoft have decided to integrate their Kubernetes platforms. This should make it easier for large businesses to run their containerised applications both on-premise and in the Azure cloud.
Both companies will be able to run and manage Kubernetes clusters both on premise on the Cisco... Read more
Microsoft stops supporting Azure Container Service at the beginning of 2020
As of 31 January 2020, Microsoft will stop supporting its Azure Container Service (ACS). That's what representatives of the company are reporting today. The intention is to completely replace the Container Service with the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), which was introduced in the course of 2017.
M... Read more