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Monthly updates for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS): May 2021

25 May

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) on Azure Stack HCI is now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

AKS on Azure Stack HCI is a Kubernetes based platform that developers and administrators can use to build, deploy and manage containerized applications in their datacenters and edge locations.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Azure Stack HCI
  • Azure Arc
  • Services
25 May

Public preview: Cluster auto-upgrade now respects planned maintenance windows

IN PREVIEW

Use cluster auto-upgrade feature while minimizing interruptions.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
25 May

Public preview: AKS support for containerd for Windows server containers

IN PREVIEW

Benefit from enhanced pod creation speed and stability when creating Windows server containers in AKS.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
25 May

Public preview: Kubernetes 1.21 support in AKS

IN PREVIEW

AKS customers can now benefit from new features in Kubernetes 1.21

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
25 May

Preview: AKS support for FIPS compliant nodes

IN PREVIEW

Azure Kubernetes Service makes it easier for you to achieve FedRAMP compliance by supporting FIPS compliant nodes

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
25 May

AKS support for regulated industries

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) makes it easier for regulated industries, such as healthcare & finance, to adopt Kubernetes for their regulated workloads

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Compliance
  • Features
25 May

General availability: Encryption at host support in AKS

NOW AVAILABLE

You can now enable host-based encryption in AKS for end-to-end security.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
25 May

General availability: Azure RBAC for Kubernetes Authorization in AKS

NOW AVAILABLE

Achieve unified management and access control across Azure and AKS resources.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
25 May

Public preview: Run App Service on Kubernetes or anywhere with Azure Arc

IN PREVIEW

You can now run Web Apps against a range of fully managed App Service plans or choose to deploy against Azure Kubernetes Service or your own Kubernetes clusters connected through Azure Arc that are running on-premises, at the edge, or in other clouds.

  • App Service
  • Azure Arc
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
4 May

Public preview: AKS support for Secrets Store Container Storage Interface

IN PREVIEW

Access your secrets securely via the container's file system.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features

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