Azure Kubernetes Service
The latest Azure Kubernetes Service coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Your AKS Windows Server 2019 Pools Are Already Unsupported: What to Do Before Scaling Fails
If you’re running Windows Server 2019 node pools in Azure Kubernetes Service, you’ve been operating without support since March 1, 2026. And on April 1, 2027, Microsoft will remove the remaining...
Microsoft Sets September 2026 Deadline for Windows Network Policy Manager in AKS, Leaving Users Three Migration Paths
Microsoft has confirmed that Azure Network Policy Manager (NPM) on Windows nodes in Azure Kubernetes Service will lose support on September 30, 2026. For many Windows container teams, the retirement...
What Windows Admins Need to Know About Microsoft’s AI Makeover for Kubernetes
On June 2, during Microsoft Build 2026, the Azure team gave Kubernetes a major AI upgrade: a managed Ray service from Anyscale now in public preview, a native framework for model serving called AI...
Microsoft Pitches Azure Files NFS as Common Storage Layer for AI Inference and AKS Workloads
Microsoft has sharpened its focus on Linux workloads with a June 29 announcement that positions Azure Files NFS v4.1 as the go-to managed file share for modern cloud applications. The company is...
Bare Metal Kubernetes and AI Model Serving: AKS Lands Game-Changing Build 2026 Upgrades
Microsoft chose Build 2026 to drop a flurry of Azure Kubernetes Service updates that stretch the platform’s reach from raw hardware to high-level AI orchestration. The four pillars of the...
AKS Operators: Patch Critical RCE Flaw CVE-2026-32193 Now
CVE-2026-32193 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) that Microsoft just disclosed in its Security Update Guide. If you run workloads on AKS, you need to act...
Orange Business Renews Azure Kubernetes Specialization: What It Means for Enterprise Cloud
Orange Business has successfully renewed its Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure specialization, marking a significant milestone in enterprise cloud computing and validating the company's expertise in...
AKS Automatic General Availability: Microsoft’s Zero-Ops Kubernetes Debuts
Microsoft has officially launched AKS Automatic into general availability, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of Kubernetes management on Azure. This groundbreaking service promises to...
Microsoft's AKS Automatic Aims to Slash Kubernetes Downtime with Opinionated Defaults
Microsoft this week rolled out AKS Automatic, a new managed mode for Azure Kubernetes Service that ships clusters preconfigured with production-grade defaults, automated scaling, and integrated...
Azure Ships One-Click Kubernetes: AKS Automatic Now Generally Available
Microsoft has flipped the switch on general availability for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Automatic, a fully managed cluster mode that ships with hardened security, autoscaling, and observability...
TierPoint’s Microsoft Private Cloud Badge: What It Means for Your Azure Local Strategy
TierPoint’s newly minted Microsoft Solutions Partner designation for Private Cloud is more than a badge—it’s a structural signal that Microsoft’s hybrid cloud play is maturing, and that large...
Microsoft’s OS Guard Hardens Azure Linux Against Container Attacks
Microsoft has published a preview of OS Guard, a hardened build of Azure Linux that enforces immutability, code integrity, and mandatory access controls to protect container hosts from tampering and...