A way of running AKS in which nodes, scaling, security, monitoring and upgrades come preconfigured and are looked after for you. Microsoft suggests it for most new production clusters.
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In the Ultra Transcenders books
Each book explains AKS Automatic in context, with comparison tables and the common traps.
Terms in this definition
- AKS
Short for Azure Kubernetes Service, a managed Kubernetes offering that gives full control of clusters and node pools. Scaling uses the cluster autoscaler and Horizontal Pod Autoscaler; user sign-in is not built in.
Related terms
- AKS Standard
An AKS mode where cluster set-up, node pools, networking and upgrades are all yours to decide. That freedom means more configuration and ongoing work compared with AKS Automatic.