[Launched] Generally Available: Network isolated cluster in AKS

by Azalio tdshpsk | Apr 2, 2025 | Cloud

Today, you can control an AKS cluster’s egress traffic using Azure Firewall. While this configuration is intended to isolate the cluster to protect sensitive business or customer data, it adds an additional layer of management complexity and cost....

[In preview] Public Preview: Multiple Load Balancers for AKS

by Azalio tdshpsk | Apr 2, 2025 | Cloud

To address existing SLB rule limits and private link constraints, AKS now supports multiple standard load balancers (SLB) per cluster. This enhancement allows for better scalability, workload distribution, and flexibility in managing network traffic...

[In preview] Public Preview: Service Allowed IP Ranges in AKS

by Azalio tdshpsk | Apr 2, 2025 | Cloud

AKS now allows you to define both IP ranges and service tags for Service LoadBalancers, providing more flexible traffic control than loadBalancerSourceRanges. This eliminates the need for manual service tag updates and ensures seamless traffic...

[Launched] Generally Available: Cilium Endpoint Slices in AKS

by Azalio tdshpsk | Apr 2, 2025 | Cloud

AKS now supports Cilium endpoint slices, improving scalability and efficiency of network endpoint management. By reducing API server load and optimizing service discovery, endpoint slices enhance networking performance for AKS clusters using the Cilium...

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure CNI Overlay Dual-stack with Cilium Dataplane Support

by Azalio tdshpsk | Apr 2, 2025 | Cloud

Azure CNI overlay now supports dual-stack networking with Azure CNI powered by Cilium, enabling customers to enforce IPv6 network policies and leverage Advanced Container Networking Services (ACNS) in dual-stack environments. This update allows...