[Launched] Generally Available: Cluster Extension Manager move to AKS control plane

Extension Manager, the core component responsible for managing the lifecycle of AKS cluster extensions, has been moved from customer worker nodes to the AKS control plane. This transition enhances security, simplifies networking, and reduces operational o Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

Read More

[In preview] Public Preview: Max blocked nodes allowed support in AKS

The max blocked nodes allowed feature for AKS lets you specify how many nodes that fail to drain (blocked nodes) can be tolerated during upgrades or similar operations. This feature only works if the undrainable node behavior property is set; otherwise, t Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

Read More

[Launched] Generally Available: Virtual Machines node pools support in AKS

Virtual Machines node pools support in AKS is now generally available. With Virtual Machines node pools, Azure Kubernetes Services directly manages the provisioning and bootstrapping of every single node. When deploying a workload onto Azure Kubernetes Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

Read More

[In preview] Public Preview: CLI command for migration from Availability Sets and Basic load balancer on AKS

Availability Sets and the Basic load balancer are being deprecated on September 30 2025. AKS now supports, in public preview, a simple Azure CLI command that will automatically migrate your AKS cluster from Availability Sets to the new Virtual Machines no Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

Read More

[Launched] Generally Available: Node auto-provisioning support in AKS

Managing dynamic workloads in Kubernetes can often lead to overprovisioning, idle resources, and additional operational overhead from maintaining pre-configured node pools. To address this, Node Auto-Provisioning (NAP) support in AKS is now generally avai Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

Read More