[Launched] Generally Available: Disable HTTP proxy in AKS

by Azalio tdshpsk | Apr 7, 2026 | Cloud

Organizations that use HTTP proxies to control outbound traffic often need to change or remove those settings as network requirements evolve, which can be disruptive in running clusters. Azure Kubernetes Service allows administrators to disable HTTP...

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Functions now supports MCP resource triggers

by Azalio tdshpsk | Apr 7, 2026 | Cloud

Developers building MCP servers on Azure Functions can expose tools but not resources. Now, Azure Functions supports MCP resource triggers, enabling developers to expose resources directly from an Azure Functions–hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP)...

[Launched] Generally Available: Pod CIDR expansion in AKS

by Azalio tdshpsk | Apr 7, 2026 | Cloud

When clusters exhaust available pod IP addresses, teams have historically been forced to rebuild environments to restore capacity, creating operational disruption. Pod CIDR expansion allows overlay‑based AKS clusters to increase their pod IP range in...

Nvidia’s SchedMD acquisition puts open-source AI scheduling under scrutiny

by Azalio tdshpsk | Apr 7, 2026 | Cloud

Nvidia’s recent acquisition of SchedMD, the company behind the Slurm workload manager, is raising concerns among AI industry executives and supercomputing specialists who fear the chip giant could use its new position to favour its own hardware over competing chips,...

The Terraform scaling problem: When infrastructure-as-code becomes infrastructure-as-complexity

by Azalio tdshpsk | Apr 7, 2026 | Cloud

Terraform promised us a better world. Define your infrastructure in code, version it, review it, and deploy it with confidence. For small teams running a handful of services, that promise holds up beautifully. Then your organization grows. Teams multiply. Modules...