Introduction to Azure Kubernetes Service
Explore Azure Kubernetes Service to understand its role in deploying and managing containerized applications. Learn about AKS features such as scaling, security integration with Azure Active Directory, and support for DevOps tools. This lesson helps you grasp how AKS simplifies Kubernetes cluster management in the cloud.
What is AKS?
AKS stands for Azure Kubernetes Service. As the name suggests, AKS is the name of the Kubernetes service provided by Microsoft Azure. It went live on the Microsoft cloud portal in June 2018.
AKS is used to deploy and manage Docker containers and container-based applications. AKS provides many facilities, such as:
- Provisioning
- Scaling
- Upgrading resources
- No downtime
Moreover, we don’t need to be an expert to use Azure Kubernetes Service.
Features of AKS
AKS makes deploying and maintaining the Kubernetes cluster much easier. Apart from that, we have some external features offered by AKS:
- RBAC
- Integration of development tools