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Sandboxing AI Agents: Isolation and Containment Strategies
Sandboxing is your last line of defense. Even trusted agents can behave unexpectedly - proper isolation ensures that unexpected behavior doesn't become a…
Containers
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Azure Container Apps Updates: Serverless Containers at Scale
Container Apps provides a powerful, serverless container platform. Tomorrow, I will cover Jobs in Container Apps in more detail.
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Running Azure Cognitive Services in Containers
Latency : Process locally instead of round trips to Azure Offline capability : Work without internet connectivity Data residency : Keep data on premises…
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Containerization and Kubernetes: Lessons Learned in 2022
Containerization and Kubernetes: Lessons Learned in 2022
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Seccomp by Default: Kubernetes Container Security
Seccomp (Secure Computing Mode) limits which system calls a process can make, reducing the attack surface.
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Ephemeral Containers: Debugging Kubernetes Pods
Inside the debug container: Ephemeral containers enable live debugging of production pods without disruption, making troubleshooting faster and safer.
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containerd Runtime: Understanding the Container Engine
containerd provides core container functionality: image management, container execution, and storage through a modular design with plugins.
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Kubernetes 1.24 Features: Deep Dive into New Capabilities
Handle node failures gracefully: Configure node shutdown behavior: Control traffic routing for services: Track batch job progress: Stricter API validation:…
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Azure Kubernetes Service 1.24: New Features and Breaking Changes
Dockershim removal Seccomp by default Pod security admission Ephemeral containers GA Storage capacity tracking With Dockershim removed, containerd is now…
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Kubernetes Adoption in the Enterprise: Lessons from 2021
Most enterprises settled on managed Kubernetes. Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) became the default choice for Azure shops: Flux and ArgoCD emerged as the…
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Azure Container Apps Preview: Serverless Containers Made Simple
Azure Container Apps provides a sweet spot between serverless functions and full Kubernetes - the power of containers without the operational complexity of…
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Azure Arc-Enabled Kubernetes: Manage Kubernetes Clusters Anywhere
Arc enabled Kubernetes provides: Inventory and grouping : Organize clusters in Azure Resource Manager GitOps configurations : Deploy applications using Git…
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Running Azure Cognitive Services in Containers
Vision : Read (OCR), Spatial Analysis Language : Sentiment Analysis, Key Phrase Extraction, Language Detection, Text Analytics for Health Speech : Speech to…
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Azure Container Apps Concepts and Architecture
Azure Container Apps combines the simplicity of serverless with the power of containers. With built in Dapr integration, KEDA scaling, and revision…
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Azure Service Fabric for Microservices
Azure Service Fabric provides a mature platform for building microservices with built in state management, service discovery, and health monitoring. While…
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Container Monitoring on Azure: AKS Insights and Beyond
Container Insights is the built in monitoring solution for AKS: This deploys: OMS agent as DaemonSet Metrics collection Log forwarding to Log Analytics…
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Azure Container Instances for Serverless Container Workloads
ACI is the container service I reach for when I need a container running in under two minutes and I don't want to explain what a node pool is. Per-second…
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Container Management with Azure Container Registry
Run the task: 1. Use Premium SKU for production with geo replication and security features 2. Enable content trust for image signing 3. Implement lifecycle…
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AKS, ACI or App Service? Choosing an Azure Container Platform
How I decide between AKS, Azure Container Instances and App Service for containers in early 2021, and why AKS is often the wrong first choice.
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Azure Cognitive Services Containers: AI On-Premises
"Can I use Cognitive Services if my data can never leave the country?" I get this question from public-sector and healthcare clients constantly. The answer…
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Azure Service Fabric: Microservices Platform
Service Fabric: enterprise microservices with built-in state management.
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Azure Container Registry: Private Docker Registry
A second pass at ACR, this time with the lessons I've collected from running it for clients. Use the geo-replicated SKU only if you actually need…
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Azure Kubernetes Service: Managed Kubernetes
Azure Kubernetes Service: Managed Kubernetes
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Azure Container Instances: Serverless Containers
For "I need to run this container for an hour to crunch some data," ACI is the right answer roughly nine times out of ten. AKS is overkill, App Service for…
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ACR Tasks: Build and Patch Container Images Inside the Registry
How ACR Tasks builds images inside Azure Container Registry, rebuilds them when base images change, and when a CI runner is still the better fit.