In January 2026, Microsoft and NVIDIA released the second iteration of the NVIDIA Dynamo Planner—a groundbreaking tool for optimizing large language model (LLM) inference on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). This collaboration addresses one of the most challenging aspects of production AI: efficiently scaling GPU resources to balance cost, latency, and throughput. This comprehensive guide explores […]
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Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS): A Solutions Architect’s Guide to Enterprise Container Orchestration
After two decades of deploying and managing containerized workloads across enterprises, I’ve watched Kubernetes evolve from a complex orchestration tool into the de facto standard for container management. Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) represents Microsoft’s fully managed Kubernetes offering, and having architected dozens of AKS deployments, I can share the patterns and practices that separate successful […]
Read more →Introduction to Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) in Azure: Achieving Higher Reliability with AKS and Essential Tools
In the fast-paced world of technology, ensuring the reliability of services is paramount for businesses to thrive. Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) has emerged as a discipline that combines software engineering and systems administration to create scalable and highly reliable software systems. In the Azure cloud environment, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) plays a pivotal role in […]
Read more →Azure Kubernetes Service: Production Best Practices Guide
Running AKS in production requires more than a standard cluster create command. Security, reliability, and observability must be baked in. This guide covers the essential baseline for 2020 deployments. Network Architecture (CNI) Uptime SLA By default, the AKS control plane is free but has no financial SLA. For production, enable **Uptime SLA**. System Node Pools […]
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