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March 2024

25 Mar

Preview: New Features in Azure Container Storage

IN PREVIEW

Azure Container Storage is a fully managed volume orchestration service built natively for containers. New capabilities include support for Temp SSD, simplified installation via AKS CLI, and scalable storage for cost-efficient workload management.

  • Azure Container Storage
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
18 Mar

Public preview: Kubernetes AI Toolchain Operator (KAITO) add-on for AKS

IN PREVIEW

You can now choose from preset LLMs with images hosted by AKS and split inferencing across multiple lower-GPU count VMs

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
18 Mar

Public preview: Windows GPU support in AKS

IN PREVIEW

You can now run GPU workloads, such as machine learning, video encoding, large simulations, and gaming, on Windows nodepools in AKS.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
18 Mar

Public preview: Deployment safeguards in AKS

You can now use deployment safeguards to implement Kubernetes best practices and get warnings on deployment or deny the deployment of manifest files that are not following best practices.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
18 Mar

Public preview: Trusted launch support in AKS

IN PREVIEW

Administrators can now deploy AKS nodes with verified and signed bootloaders, OS kernels, and drivers.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
  • Security
18 Mar

Generally Available: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) support for 5K Node limit by default for standard tier clusters

NOW AVAILABLE

You can now scale your AKS cluster to larger than 1000 nodes without having to request any special limit increases or whitelisting.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features

February 2024

28 Feb

Generally Available: AKS support for node soak duration for upgrades

NOW AVAILABLE

You can now stagger AKS node upgrades and minimize application downtime.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
28 Feb

GA: Istio-based service mesh add-on for Azure Kubernetes Service

NOW AVAILABLE

You can deploy an officially supported Istio addon for AKS

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
20 Feb

Public Preview: Regional Disaster Recovery by Azure Backup for AKS

IN PREVIEW

Customers can now utilize Azure Backup for AKS to recover their containerized applications and data during a regional disaster scenario.

  • Azure Backup
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
1 Feb

Generally Available: Azure Stack HCI latest feature release

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q1 2024

Azure Stack HCI is the Microsoft Azure Arc-enabled infrastructure. Now, customers who have an Azure Stack HCI subscription can download the latest feature release for their infrastructure. This new Azure Stack HCI release is the version of the product required to run Azure Virtual Desktop on- prem which is also now in GA and called Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI. This is an exciting development as the public preview of this product is in high demand specifically in Healthcare and Financial Services. 

  • Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Services
  • Operating System
  • Features

January 2024

31 Jan

Public preview: Istio add-on for AKS now supports plug-in certificate authority (CA)

IN PREVIEW

You can now bring your own certificates and keys to use with Istio add-on for signing workload certificates for improved security.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
31 Jan

Visual Studio Code extension update for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

NOW AVAILABLE

You can use VS Code extension update for AKS to interact with a new create cluster experience, abort/reconcile cluster, and more.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Open Source
  • Features
31 Jan

Public preview: Node OS API options feature for AKS

IN PREVIEW

You can now get Node IP for tasks such as troubleshooting, without needing kubectl access

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
31 Jan

Generally Available: Kube-reserved resource optimization in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

IN PREVIEW

You will see AKS reserve up to 20% less memorry on nodes.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features

December 2023

15 Dec

Container insights recommended alerts (custom metrics) (preview) retirement moving up to 31 May 2024

NOW AVAILABLE

Target retirement date: June 01, 2024

Transition to Prometheus recommended alert rules (preview) before 31 May 2024.

  • Retirements
6 Dec

Public preview: Node autoprovision support in AKS

IN PREVIEW

AKS can now take care of VM SKU selection based on the workloads you are scheduling rather than you having to pre-allocate node pools of a certain SKU type.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
6 Dec

Generally Available: AKS support for API breaking change detection

NOW AVAILABLE

AKS now alerts you on API breaking changes on minor version change cluster upgrades.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features

November 2023

22 Nov

General Availability - Azure Backup for AKS

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Backup is announcing General Availability of Azure Backup for AKS allowing customers to protect their applications by providing ability to backup and restore AKS clusters.

  • Azure Backup
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
21 Nov

General Availability of Azure App Configuration Kubernetes Provider

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure App Configuration Kubernetes Provider lets you centrally configure the applications running in Kubernetes clusters. The latest version offers workload identity authentication in the provider and dynamic refresh of the configuration data.

  • App Configuration
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
  • Security
15 Nov

Azure Container Storage is now available with Azure Linux container host

IN PREVIEW

Azure Container Storage (in preview) offers volume management built natively for containers. With the latest update, you can deploy Azure Container Storage on Azure Linux container host.

  • Azure Container Storage
  • App Service (Linux)
  • Managed Disks
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features

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