Updates Archives
Monthly updates for May 2022
Generally available: Azure Container Apps
Run microservices in containers without managing infrastructure.
Public preview: Draft extension for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Use Draft through the Azure CLI, Azure Portal, and Visual Studio Code to create a Dockerfile for your application and the necessary Kubernetes manifests.
Public preview: Windows Server 2022 host support in AKS
You can now use Windows Server 2022 with AKS and benefit from its many performance-related improvements.
Public preview: Web application routing add-on for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Enable an ingress controller with SSL termination to quickly and securely access your applications in AKS.
Public preview: KEDA add-on for AKS
Quickly and easily deploy clusters with KEDA enabled, or enable KEDA on existing AKS clusters.
Public preview: Azure Disk CSI driver v2 in AKS
Improve scalability and reduce pod failover latency by using Azure Disk CSI driver v2 in AKS.
Generally available: AKS cluster extensions
You can now leverage a rich set of first party solutions on AKS via an Azure Resource Manager driven experience.
Public preview: ARM64 agent node support in AKS
You can now create AKS clusters with mixed architecture nodes made up of Intel and ARM chips.
Generally available: Alias minor version support in AKS
You no longer need to specify the exact patch number in your AKS setup.
Draft 2: An open-source project for developers building apps on Kubernetes
Create a Dockerfile for your application and the necessary Kubernetes manifests needed.
CIS benchmark for Linux containers
You can now attest to the state of CIS compliance for their AKS Ubuntu worker nodes.
Generally available: Dynamic IP allocation and enhanced subnet support in AKS
You can now deploy AKS clusters in a more IP efficient manner while still having pods with VNet IPs.
Generally available: Landing zone accelerator for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes
New landing zone accelerator for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes gives you tools to accelerate and simplify hybrid and multicloud Kubernetes deployments.
Public preview: App Service new migration capabilities
Facilitates discovery, assessment, and migration to App Service and Azure Kubernetes Service.
Generally available: DCsv3 and DCdsv3 series Virtual Machines
Confidential computing DCsv3 and DCdsv3-series virtual machines (VMs) are generally available.
Public preview: AKS Private Link Service integration
You can now have AKS take care of creating the Private Link Service association to the Kubernetes service identified by the frontend IP configuration of an internal Azure Load Balancer.
Public preview: Key Management System integration
You can now store secrets in BYOK encrypted etcd using Key Management System (KMS).
Generally available: Open Service Mesh extension for Azure Arc
You can now use a managed service mesh for Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters.
Public preview: HostProcess Containers
You can now package and distribute management operations and functionalities that require host access while retaining versioning and deployment methods provided by containers.
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