"Microsoft has released Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Automatic to general availability, introducing a fully managed Kubernetes offering designed to eliminate operational overhead while maintaining the full power and flexibility of the platform. The service represents Microsoft's answer to what the company calls the "Kubernetes tax"-the significant time and expertise traditionally required to configure, secure, and maintain production-grade clusters. AKS Automatic differentiates itself by providing production-ready clusters through intelligent defaults and automated operations."
"The automation extends throughout the cluster lifecycle. AKS Automatic implements dynamic scaling for both pods and nodes using Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA), Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA), and KEDA for event-driven scaling, all enabled by default. The service introduces Karpenter, an open-source Kubernetes autoscaler that dynamically provisions nodes based on real-time demand without manual configuration. Azure manages control plane maintenance, node pool tuning, system patching, upgrades, and scaling operations automatically, offloading day-two operational tasks from development teams."
AKS Automatic delivers fully managed Kubernetes clusters with intelligent defaults that remove the need for upfront architectural decisions. Azure configures nodes, networking, and service integrations automatically and ships clusters with Azure CNI and Azure Linux nodes for immediate deployment. Default scaling uses HPA, VPA, and KEDA, and Karpenter dynamically provisions nodes based on real-time demand. Azure automates control plane maintenance, node pool tuning, patching, upgrades, and scaling operations to offload day-two tasks. Security and reliability include Microsoft Entra ID integration, role-based access control, network policies, automatic node image patching, and preconfigured Azure Monitor for logging and metrics.
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