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#Azure #Kubernetes #AKS #PlatformEngineering #DevOps #AI #MCP #ChatOps #Microsoft

This post explores the deployment of AKS-MCP, its integration into platform workflows, and safe usage under Zero Trust principles.
Real code. Real use cases. Real impact

The AKS-MCP Server is part of Microsoft’s Model Context Protocol, giving AI agents structured, permissioned access to your Azure + Kubernetes resources.
Think:

“Scale np1 to 5 nodes”
“Show pods in payments namespace not ready”
…all through an intelligent, auditable interface.

Episode 11 of Azure Kubernetes Chronicles is live:
👉 Governing the Chaos

How to unify identity, policy, networking, and observability across clouds and edge.

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#Kubernetes #Azure #Arc #Anthos #CloudGovernance #MultiCloud

The fix? Unification.
🟦 Azure Arc for cross-cloud governance
🟧 Anthos for config sync + mesh
🧩 Open-source tools like Istio, OPA, Prometheus

Governance isn’t glamorous, but it’s what holds the enterprise together.

Stretch Kubernetes across Azure, AWS, and the edge, and things start to break:
👤 Identity fragments
⚖️ Policies drift
🌐 Networks diverge
📊 Observability silos

Chaos, everywhere.

Episode 9 of Azure Kubernetes Chronicles is live:
👉 EKS in the Enterprise

Why EKS is not duplication but compliance strategy.

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#AWS #EKS #Azure #AKS #Kubernetes #MultiCloud

But AKS + EKS together = complexity:
Two identity systems.
Two policy frameworks.
Two monitoring stacks.
Double the skills.

EKS also matters because:
⚖️ Compliance leverage (Frankfurt, Paris)
🤝 Deep AWS AI/ML ecosystem
📍 Regional availability
💡 Negotiation power vs providers

European regulators (think DORA) now expect enterprises to prove multi-cloud resilience.

That means AKS in Azure for primary workloads… and EKS in AWS for compliance & failover.

Episode 8 of Azure Kubernetes Chronicles is live:
👉 Fleet in Focus

Azure’s multi-cluster powerhouse and its challenges outside Azure’s walls.

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#Azure #AKS #Kubernetes #Fleet #MultiCluster #mvpbuzz

But there’s a catch.
Fleet is AKS-only.

Step into AWS EKS, GCP, or edge clusters like k3s… and Fleet can’t follow.
Enterprises end up with gaps in governance, identity, and observability.

Fleet gives Azure-first enterprises:
✅ Central governance
✅ Policy propagation
✅ Workload distribution
✅ Multi-region resilience

Inside Azure, it feels like the missing piece.

Episode 7 of Azure Kubernetes Chronicles is live:
The Multi-Cluster Reality

Why the single-cluster dream broke down and why multi-cluster is now the enterprise default.

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#Kubernetes #MultiCloud #AKS #EKS #EdgeComputing

The result?
Cluster sprawl.

AKS in Azure.
EKS in AWS.
k3s at the edge.

Each brings resilience, but also identity drift, policy fragmentation, networking headaches, and monitoring silos.

Today, enterprises run multiple clusters across regions, clouds, and even the edge.

Not because they want to, but because:
- Compliance (NIS2, DORA) demands multi-cloud resilience
- Outages make single-region risky
- Global users need local latency
- Edge workloads can’t wait on the cloud

In my latest blog, I unpack the myths, trade-offs, and real options:
• Azure’s EU Data Boundary & sovereign tools
• Alternatives
• Why hybrid might be the only sustainable strategy

Read it here: jurgenallewijn.nl/digital-sove...

#DigitalSovereignty #Azure #HybridCloud #PoliticsAndTech

❌ Myth: EU datacenter = sovereignty
❌ Myth: Going sovereign means leaving the cloud
❌ Myth: Hybrid cloud is too complex

✅ Reality: Sovereignty is a mix of tech, law, and strategy. Hybrid and multi-cloud can actually be the pragmatic balance.