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Microsoft Azure MVP | http://CloudFamily.info | http://pixelrobots.co.uk | #CloudFamily | Community | Works at @Interceptbv | Posts are my own

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Latest posts by Pixel Robots. ☁️☸️ (Richard Hooper) @pixelrobots.co.uk

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KubeBuddy v0.0.24 is live 🚀

Big updates in this release:

📈 Prometheus rightsizing insights (PROM006/PROM007) for nodes and pods, helping you tune CPU/memory requests and limits using real usage trends.

If you’re running Kubernetes/AKS, give it a try and tell us what you want next 🙌

kubebuddy.io

26.02.2026 16:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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With NGINX Ingress retirement hitting next month, a lot of people are asking: "What's next?" 🤔

I have been recommending Envoy Gateway, so thought I'd better spend some time documenting what actually works on AKS.

Check it out at: buff.ly/WRXfSNa

#Kubernetes #AKS #Azure #EnvoyGateway #GatewayAPI

25.02.2026 14:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

AKS Automatic just got more flexible 🚀

Deployment Safeguards will no longer deny workloads missing startup, liveness, or readiness probes. They now warn instead.

This makes it much easier to deploy third-party Helm charts without extensive modification

20.02.2026 09:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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🚨 Starting in ~30 mins: AKS Community Call!
Join to hear the latest updates, roadmap insights, and connect directly with the Azure Kubernetes Service team. Great chance to learn what’s coming next and ask questions live.

👉 blog.aks.azure.com/webinars/

#AKS #Azure #Kubernetes #CloudNative

18.02.2026 15:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Azure Unpacked- #1
Azure Unpacked- #1 Azure Unpacked is your new go-to live online series for real conversations with Azure experts! Join us January 20th for the first episode featuring Wesley Haakman and Richard Hooper, Microsoft Azure…

🚀 Going live soon! Join me for the first-ever Azure Unpacked livestream starting at 2pm UK time (less than an hour!).

Ask your Azure questions live with Wesley Haakman & Me.

👉 buff.ly/UvY8XGa

20.01.2026 13:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Finally found time to write up my findings on the NGINX Ingress retirement ⚠️ (March 2026).

Full write-up: buff.ly/7oFfsYC

22.12.2025 11:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Flatcar Container Linux on AKS: First Look - Pixel Robots. Reading Time: 6 minutesShare:Recently I spotted something new in the AKS CLI preview. Flatcar showed up as a valid OS SKU for Linux node pools. As someone who’s been running AKS clusters for years,...

Flatcar Container Linux on #AzureKubernetesService: First Look by Richard Hooper pixelrobots.co.uk/2025/11/flat...

22.11.2025 03:15 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

I've been tracking Flatcar for a few years and it's fantastic that it's*finally* supported on AKS. Great article by @pixelrobots.co.uk

22.11.2025 07:41 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I did not. I might have to look at that.

19.11.2025 16:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yes it is! It should also be the font on my blog. I just had to use it.

19.11.2025 16:05 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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📚 Working on something new: "The AKS Book: The Real-World Guide to Azure Kubernetes Service"

A practical guide covering everything from cluster setup decisions to production war stories. No fluff, just the lessons learned from running AKS in the real world.

What do you think of the cover? 👇

17.11.2025 19:55 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Looks like the new Kubernetes Center is available in the preview portal.

Https://preview.portal.azire.com

10.11.2025 19:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Some multi-tenant security updates.

Managed namespaces going GA super quick!

10.11.2025 17:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Security updates for networking too. AGC WAF going GA is awesome!

10.11.2025 17:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Even workload security has been updated. Identity bindings is super cool. And now ABAC support for ACR is a game changer! And deployment safeguard has gone GA.

10.11.2025 17:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Some nice updates for control plane security. I love the external id for control plane access.

10.11.2025 17:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We now have better component insights.

10.11.2025 17:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We now have better component insights.

10.11.2025 17:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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It is now official. Configurable scheduler profiles.

10.11.2025 16:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Coming soon. Deploy and test AI models using Kaito and AKS.

10.11.2025 16:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Azure Files CSI driver has multichannel support now in public preview.

10.11.2025 16:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Now it's time for storage to get the spotlight.

10.11.2025 16:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Now Application Gateway For Container (AGC) is getting some love!

10.11.2025 16:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Now networking is getting some love. But you do need ACNS. But basically bypasses IP tables and more.

10.11.2025 16:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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AKS 1.34 supports DRA (Dynamic resource allocation) and MIG (multi-instance GPUs)

10.11.2025 16:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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AMD and Nvidia GPU support now in AKS as a managed GPU offering.

10.11.2025 16:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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It's AI time. AKS is a good place to run your AI workloads and models.

10.11.2025 16:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Agentic CLI for AKS has gone public preview. This is such a powerful tool! And uses Holmes GPT from Robusta. You should use it.

10.11.2025 15:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Container network logs got some love too.

10.11.2025 15:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Was watching the demo and noticed a helm as an option in the AKS cluster resource view...

Now I am interested.

10.11.2025 15:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0