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April 2023

Apr 18

GA: Azure Active Directory workload identity with AKS

NOW AVAILABLE

You can now use AAD workload identity with AKS in production

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

Azure Service Operator stable release version 2.0 now available

NOW AVAILABLE

Create and manage over 100 Azure resources such as databases, storage accounts, VMs, and more from within Kubernetes.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Open Source
Apr 18

Public Preview: Isovalent Cilium Enterprise through Azure Marketplace

IN PREVIEW

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.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Virtual Network
  • Services
  • Pricing & Offerings
  • Features
Apr 17

General Availability: Azure CNI Overlay

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure CNI Overlay utilizes an overlay network to reduce IP utilization while providing better performance and scale.  

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Virtual Network
  • Features
Apr 12

Public preview: Node Resource Group (NRG) lockdown

IN PREVIEW

You can use this feature to stop unintended changes to AKS resources and reduce support issues.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Apr 10

Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus has updated our AKS add-on to support Windows nodes

IN PREVIEW

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.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Managed Prometheus
  • Features

March 2023

Mar 29

Public preview: AKS support for Kubernetes 1.26 release

IN PREVIEW

You can now try out Kubernetes v1.26 features with Azure Kubernetes Service

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Mar 24

Docker container runtime retirement for Windows node pools effective May 1, 2023

NOW AVAILABLE

Migrate to containers before May 1, 2023

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Retirements
Mar 24

AKS will stop support for Windows Server 2019 on March 1 2026

IN DEVELOPMENT

Transition your Kubernetes workloads on Windows Server 2019 to Windows Server 2022 by March 1 2026.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Retirements
Mar 16

Now available: Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials is a Microsoft supported lightweight Kubernetes distribution that is fine tuned to run on edge devices with constrained resources.

  • Azure Arc
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Windows for IoT
  • Services
  • Pricing & Offerings
  • Operating System
Mar 15

Public Preview - Backup for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

IN PREVIEW

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.

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

Disclosure: In-tree disk and file drivers will no longer be supported starting in Kubernetes v1.26

IN PREVIEW

Migrate your existing in-tree disk and file volumes to CSI drivers using provided guidance.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Mar 1

GA: Online live resize of persistent volumes

NOW AVAILABLE

Scale up persistent volumes without taking the application offline.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Mar 1

Public preview: Pod sandboxing in AKS

IN PREVIEW

AKS now allows you to isolate workloads at the kernel level.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Mar 1

Public preview: AKS NodeOSUpgrade channel

IN PREVIEW

You now have more flexible options for managing your upgrades.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features

February 2023

Feb 22

Public preview: Azure Managed Lustre

IN PREVIEW

Accelerate HPC and AI workloads with a managed parallel file system

  • Azure HPC Cache
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Azure Machine Learning
  • Azure Blob Storage
  • Pricing & Offerings
Feb 15

Public preview: Upgrade scheduler

Use the upgrade scheduler feature instead of the planned maintenance feature for more flexibility.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Feb 1

Generally Available: Azure Kubernetes Service introduces two pricing tiers: Free and Standard

NOW AVAILABLE

Identify and use the most appropriate AKS tier for your projects.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Pricing & Offerings
  • Features

November 2022

Nov 30

Generally available: Azure Blob CSI driver support in AKS

NOW AVAILABLE

You no longer need to deal with manual installation as well as lifecycle management of the open-source Azure Blob CSI driver with AKS.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Nov 9

Public preview: Rotate SSH keys on existing AKS nodepools

IN PREVIEW

You can now update SSH keys on existing AKS nodepools post deployment.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Security
  • Features

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