Brendan Burns posts

Corporate Vice President and Technical Fellow, Microsoft Azure Cloud Native and Management Platform

Brendan Burns is a co-founder of the Kubernetes open source project and corporate vice president for Azure cloud-native open source and the Azure management system including Azure Arc. He is also the author and co-author of several books on Kubernetes and distributed systems. Prior to Microsoft he worked on Google web search infrastructure and the Google cloud platform. He has a PhD in Robotics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a BA in Computer Science and Studio Art from Williams College.

May 22 4 min read

Powering multi-cluster workloads with seamless cross‑cluster networking for Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager

With Cilium-based cross-cluster networking, we are delivering a managed, high-performance network that can span your entire fleet.
March 24 6 min read

What’s new with Microsoft in open-source and Kubernetes at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026

At KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 in Amsterdam, we’re making announcements that reflect the goal of bringing the operational maturity of Kubernetes to today’s workloads and demands.
December 2, 2025 5 min read

A decade of open innovation: Celebrating 10 years of Microsoft and Red Hat partnership

A decade-long partnership between Microsoft and Red Hat has redefined what open innovation means, empowering customers with flexible, secure, and scalable solutions across the cloud.
November 4, 2025 3 min read

Powering Distributed AI/ML at Scale with Azure and Anyscale

The path from prototype to production for AI/ML workloads is rarely straightforward.
September 16, 2025 7 min read

Azure Kubernetes Service Automatic: Fast and frictionless Kubernetes for all

Azure Kubernetes Service Automatic helps teams go from commit to cloud without friction, accelerating delivery and unleashing innovation.
November 2, 2021 5 min read

Innovate with cloud-native apps and open source on Azure

Welcome to Microsoft Ignite. I’m thrilled to share how Microsoft is empowering you to innovate with cloud-native and open source on Azure.
July 8, 2021 4 min read

Privileged Identity Management with Azure Lighthouse enables Zero Trust

Recent incidents from ransomware to supply chain compromises have shown both the interconnectedness of our digital world and the critical need to secure these digital assets from attackers, criminals, and other hostile third parties.
April 29, 2021 2 min read

Microsoft acquires Kinvolk to accelerate container-optimized innovation

The ability to run Kubernetes anywhere, whether in the cloud or on-premises, has been a high priority for Azure customers looking to rapidly innovate, with increasing customer focus on the benefits of container-optimized workloads and operating systems, lean application modernization, easier operations, and platform resiliency.
November 17, 2020 3 min read

Empowering developer velocity and efficiency with Kubernetes

Welcome to KubeCon North America. It seems only yesterday that we were together in San Diego.
November 9, 2020 5 min read

Open Azure Day: A VIP Linux and OSS speaker line-up in one event

The Linux and open-source landscapes are changing rapidly.
August 17, 2020 3 min read

Build resilient applications with Kubernetes on Azure

Today, we’re excited to tell you about even more capabilities that can help you along on your cloud native journey to Kubernetes on Azure.
July 23, 2020 2 min read

Fully managed HashiCorp Consul Service generally available on Azure today

HashiCorp Consul Service (HCS) on Azure enables Azure users to natively provision Consul servers in any supported Azure region directly through the Azure Marketplace.