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Recommended patterns, anti-patterns, and guidance for running workloads on AKS.

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Recommendations for Major OS Version Upgrades with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

· 11 min read
Flora Taagen
Product Manager 2 at Microsoft
Ally Ford
Product Manager 2 at Microsoft

Introduction

Upgrading the operating system version on your AKS nodes is a critical step that can impact workload security, stability, and performance. In this blog, we’ll share key recommendations to help you plan and execute major OS version upgrades smoothly and confidently on AKS.

Optimize AKS Traffic with externalTrafficPolicy Local

· 10 min read
Mitch Shao
Senior Software Engineer for Azure Kubernetes Service
Vaibhav Arora
Product Manager for Azure Kubernetes Service

Managing external traffic in Kubernetes clusters can be a complex task, especially when striving to maintain service reliability, optimize performance, and ensure seamless user experiences. With the increasing adoption of Kubernetes in production environments, understanding and implementing best practices for external traffic management when using the Azure Load Balancer has become essential.