AKS and the essential architecture, networking, security measures, and observability practices necessary for deploying robust AKS clusters.

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A comprehensive blueprint for deploying production-grade Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters in regulated enterprise environments. Covers essential architecture patterns including system and user node pools, Azure CNI with Cilium networking for eBPF-powered performance, hub-and-spoke network topology with private endpoints, and security baselines like workload identity, private cluster mode, and image signing. Includes observability setup with Managed Prometheus and Grafana, disaster recovery patterns with multi-region failover, cost optimization strategies using spot instances, and governance controls through Azure Policy. Emphasizes GitOps-based deployment automation and zero-trust networking principles for banking, fintech, and government workloads.

Building an Enterprise-Ready AKS Cluster: Architecture, Networking and Security Baselines

2. Networking Model (Critical for Enterprise)

3. Security Baselines That Every AKS Cluster Needs

6. Governance, Cost Controls and DevOps Integration