Kubernetes - 2

2025 (4)

September (3)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: AKS Automatic

Azure Updates

2025-09-16

Azure announced general availability of 'AKS Automatic', a managed AKS capability that automates routine cluster operations (provisioning, scaling, upgrades, patching and security) to reduce operational complexity and let teams focus on delivering applications.

k8s: Kubernetes v1.34: Decoupled Taint Manager Is Now Stable

Kubernetes Official Blog

2025-09-15

Kubernetes v1.34 promotes the SeparateTaintEvictionController feature to GA, splitting responsibilities so the node lifecycle controller only applies NoExecute taints while a dedicated taint eviction controller handles pod eviction. This improves code separation, enables easier improvements or custom eviction implementations, and can be disabled via a kube-controller-manager flag. Documentation and a KEP/beta announcement provide more details.

aks: Release 2025-08-29

Release notes from AKS

2025-09-05

AKS v20250829 announces AKS Automatic general availability and multiple platform, networking, security, and component updates including new AKS patch versions, region expansions for API Server VNet Integration, Kubernetes 1.30 EOL, and several behavioral/observability changes.

August (1)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Bastion now supports connectivity to private AKS clusters via tunneling

Azure Updates

2025-08-20

Azure Bastion now supports secure tunneling to private Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, allowing direct access to the AKS API server from local machines using standard Kubernetes tools.