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GA: Azure Active Directory workload identity with AKS
You can now use AAD workload identity with AKS in production
Azure Service Operator stable release version 2.0 now available
Create and manage over 100 Azure resources such as databases, storage accounts, VMs, and more from within Kubernetes.
Public Preview: Isovalent Cilium Enterprise through Azure Marketplace
Isovalent Cilium Enterprise is now available to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) customers in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace marking a key milestone in delivering the expansive eBPF-powered Cilium and Isovalent Cilium Enterprise to Azure Kubernetes Service and Azure.
General Availability: Azure CNI Overlay
Azure CNI Overlay utilizes an overlay network to reduce IP utilization while providing better performance and scale.
Public preview: Node Resource Group (NRG) lockdown
You can use this feature to stop unintended changes to AKS resources and reduce support issues.
Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus has updated our AKS add-on to support Windows nodes
Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus has updated our AKS metrics add-on to support Prometheus metric collection from the Windows nodes in your AKS clusters.
March 2023
Public preview: AKS support for Kubernetes 1.26 release
You can now try out Kubernetes v1.26 features with Azure Kubernetes Service
Docker container runtime retirement for Windows node pools effective May 1, 2023
Migrate to containers before May 1, 2023
AKS will stop support for Windows Server 2019 on March 1 2026
Transition your Kubernetes workloads on Windows Server 2019 to Windows Server 2022 by March 1 2026.
Now available: Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials
Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials is a Microsoft supported lightweight Kubernetes distribution that is fine tuned to run on edge devices with constrained resources.
Public Preview - Backup for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Azure Backup is announcing public preview of Backup for AKS allowing customers to protect their applications by providing ability to backup and restore AKS clusters.
Disclosure: In-tree disk and file drivers will no longer be supported starting in Kubernetes v1.26
Migrate your existing in-tree disk and file volumes to CSI drivers using provided guidance.
GA: Online live resize of persistent volumes
Scale up persistent volumes without taking the application offline.
Public preview: Pod sandboxing in AKS
AKS now allows you to isolate workloads at the kernel level.
Public preview: AKS NodeOSUpgrade channel
You now have more flexible options for managing your upgrades.
February 2023
Public preview: Azure Managed Lustre
Accelerate HPC and AI workloads with a managed parallel file system
Public preview: Upgrade scheduler
Use the upgrade scheduler feature instead of the planned maintenance feature for more flexibility.
Generally Available: Azure Kubernetes Service introduces two pricing tiers: Free and Standard
Identify and use the most appropriate AKS tier for your projects.
November 2022
Generally available: Azure Blob CSI driver support in AKS
You no longer need to deal with manual installation as well as lifecycle management of the open-source Azure Blob CSI driver with AKS.
Public preview: Rotate SSH keys on existing AKS nodepools
You can now update SSH keys on existing AKS nodepools post deployment.
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