azure-kubernetes

Overview

Azure Kubernetes is a skill from Microsoft's official Azure Skills collection that produces recommended AKS cluster configurations based on user requirements. It distinguishes between Day-0 decisions (networking, API server access — hard to change after creation) and Day-1 features (can be enabled post-creation), ensuring critical architectural choices are made correctly upfront.

Key Features

• Structured planning phases: Determines scope, runs a requirements quiz (environment, workloads, networking, security), then generates recommendations and deployment commands
• SKU guidance: Helps choose between AKS Automatic (managed, no node config needed) and AKS Standard (full control over node pools and configuration)
• Networking design: Covers API server access (public/private), pod IP models (Azure CNI Overlay), and egress configuration
• Day-0 vs Day-1 separation: Clearly identifies which decisions are hard to change later vs. features that can be enabled after cluster creation
• Security and identity: Covers identity configuration and secrets management for production workloads
• MCP and CLI integration: Uses mcp_azure_mcp_aks tool and generates az aks/kubectl commands for deployment

Who is this for?

DevOps engineers, platform teams, and cloud architects planning new AKS clusters who want structured guidance on the critical Day-0 decisions that are difficult to change after creation. Ideal for teams moving to Kubernetes on Azure who need help choosing between AKS SKUs, designing networking topology, and generating production-ready deployment commands.