Azure AKS
Managed Kubernetes on Azure
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is Microsoft's managed Kubernetes offering with automatic scaling, enterprise security, and Azure integration. It offers Free, Standard, and Premium tiers, plus AKS Arc for edge and on-premises deployments.
tiered
Preise
Yes
Self-Hostable
Funktionen
- ✓ Free control plane tier
- ✓ Automatic scaling
- ✓ Azure Arc hybrid support
- ✓ Azure AD integration
- ✓ CI/CD pipeline integration
- ✓ Container insights monitoring
- ✓ CNCF certified
- ✓ Windows node support
- ✓ Long-term support (Premium)
- ✓ Virtual nodes with ACI
Vorteile
- + Free control plane option
- + Deep Azure integration
- + Good Windows container support
- + Strong enterprise security
- + SOC, ISO, HIPAA compliant
Nachteile
- − Azure ecosystem lock-in
- − Upgrades can be disruptive
- − Some features Azure-specific
- − Complex networking options