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Systematic diagnosis of cluster, networking, performance, and application issues.

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AKS desktop evolves with AI troubleshooting and plugins

· 6 min read
Will Case
Product Manager

As we have talked with more customers about AKS desktop, one theme has come through clearly: people want help when something goes wrong.

It is easy to show a healthy Kubernetes cluster. The harder and more important moment is when a developer opens an application and asks, “Why is my pod broken, and how do I fix it?”

That question shaped AKS desktop v0.10.0. This is our biggest release so far, not because it has the longest list of features, but because it represents where we believe AKS desktop can provide the most value. We are doubling down on AI-assisted troubleshooting and making it easier to move from seeing a problem to understanding what happened and deciding what to do next.

Observe Smarter: Leveraging Real-Time insights via the AKS-MCP Server

· 9 min read
Qasim Sarfraz
Software Engineer at Microsoft

Introduction​

Recently, we released the AKS-MCP server, which enables AKS customers to automate diagnostics, troubleshooting, and cluster management using natural language. One of its key capabilities is real-time observability using inspektor_gadget_observability MCP tool, which leverages a technology called eBPF to help customers quickly inspect and debug applications running in AKS clusters.

Debugging DNS in AKS with Inspektor Gadget

· 7 min read
Jose Blanquicet
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft

If you're reading this, you likely have heard the phrase "It's always DNS." This is a common joke amongst developers that the root of many issues is related to DNS.

In this blog we aim to empower you to identify the root cause of DNS issues and get back to green. You can also watch the video walkthrough from Microsoft Build Breakout Session #181 starting at the 5-minute mark.