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Public preview: Kubernetes AI Toolchain Operator (KAITO) add-on for AKS
You can now choose from preset LLMs with images hosted by AKS and split inferencing across multiple lower-GPU count VMs
Generally Available: Cost analysis add-on for AKS
You can now better understand the infra costs associated with running applications at the namespace and cluster levels and identify opportunities to optimize resource utilization through an Azure native experience.
Public preview: Windows GPU support in AKS
You can now run GPU workloads, such as machine learning, video encoding, large simulations, and gaming, on Windows nodepools in AKS.
Generally Available: Windows Gen 2 VM support in AKS
YOu can now use Gen 2 VM SKUs for Windows nodepools in AKS.
Generally Available: Custom kubelet configuration for Windows in AKS
You can now modify default values for kubelet parameters when using Windows nodepools in AKS.
Generally Available: Kubernetes 1.29 support in AKS
You can now take advantage of Kubernetes 1.29 version with AKS in production environment.
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.
Public preview: Azure CNI static block IP allocation support in AKS
You can now scale beyond the current 65k Pod IPs and scale up to 1 Million Pods.
Generally Available: Azure CNI overlay dual stack Support in AKS (Linux only)
You can now deploy AKS clusters in dual stack mode which now enables resource connection through IPv4 or IPv6.
Generally Available: VM IP based load balancer in AKS
You can now choose IP-based backend pool membership for new or existing clusters in AKS.
Generally Available: Host Network Security Group (NSG) control in AKS
You can now directly configure allowed ports in your nodepool settings.
Generally Available: HostPort auto assign in AKS
AKS now lets you deploy pods without manually specifying host ports.
Generally Available: Instance level Public IP tags in AKS
You can now utilize Azure routing preference for your cluster, public node IPs in AKS
Public preview: Trusted launch support in AKS
Administrators can now deploy AKS nodes with verified and signed bootloaders, OS kernels, and drivers.
Generally Available: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) support for 5K Node limit by default for standard tier clusters
You can now scale your AKS cluster to larger than 1000 nodes without having to request any special limit increases or whitelisting.
February 2024
Public preview: Kubernetes 1.29 support in AKS
You can now try out Kubernetes 1.29 preview version with AKS and get ready for Kubernetes 1.29 GA in your production environment.
Public preview: OS SKU in-place migration for Linux nodes
You can now migrate nodes from one Linux OS to another without having to create new nodes.
Generally Available: AKS support for node soak duration for upgrades
You can now stagger AKS node upgrades and minimize application downtime.
Generally Available: Capacity Reservations support in AKS
You can now better manage your changing workload demands by using capacity reservation groups.
GA: Istio-based service mesh add-on for Azure Kubernetes Service
You can deploy an officially supported Istio addon for AKS
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