AKS
Azure Kubernetes Service provides managed Kubernetes with reduced control-plane management overhead. It is used for running containerized workloads with Kubernetes in Azure.
What it does
Managed Kubernetes service.
When to use
Use AKS when you need Kubernetes orchestration in Azure for microservices, container platforms, and scalable workloads.
Key Concepts
AKS provides a managed Kubernetes control plane.
Node pools are used to group worker nodes by workload or resource profile.
Ingress, networking, secrets, and scaling are key operational concerns.
AKS is often chosen when teams want Kubernetes plus Azure integrations.
Common Use Cases
Running microservices in containers.
Building internal platform engineering environments.
Deploying scalable containerized APIs and web apps.
Interview Questions
What is AKS?
What are node pools in AKS?
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