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This article examines AKS Automatic, a new, managed way to run Kubernetes on Azure. If you want to simplify cluster management and reduce manual work, read on to see if AKS Automatic fits your needs.
This is something that I've been trying to write for more than a year, but I never got any time to assemble my thoughts and put them in wr
Moving to the cloud is “easy”; Managing it is another ordeal. I’m going to start with a disclaimer; This post focuses on achieving governance
Platform guardrails prevent damage but often turn into friction machines. How to design guardrails that actually prevent bad patterns, layer detection and correction, and build platforms developers trust.
Node image retirement is not an emergency if you treat it as a predictable operating model. How to migrate images without chaos, what to test, and how to govern the decision.
APIM isn't just a gateway. It's a governance layer that enforces consistency across AKS, Container Apps, and other platforms. When to use it and when to keep things simple.
Network policy is not theoretical; Cilium and eBPF make it practical. Learn when segmentation actually matters, how to observe before you enforce, and why most teams get it wrong at first.
Runtime security is not posture; learn how Defender bridges the gap between admission controls and what containers actually do at runtime, and when the observability it provides actually matters for real threat response.
If you're still deploying to Azure from GitHub Actions with static credentials in 2026, you have better options. Here's how to eliminate credentials from GitHub entirely using OIDC and workload identity, and why it matters.
Multi-region architecture is sold as inevitable, but it is not. This guide covers when to build multi-region systems, how to choose between active-active and active-passive models, how to design for data consistency, and how to test failover without creating incidents. Written for architects and ...
Operating multiple AKS clusters becomes a different problem than running a single cluster. Azure Fleet Manager is Microsoft's opinionated answer to multi-cluster orchestration, not the only approach, but a native one worth understanding.
