/aks-cluster-architecture
AKS cluster architecture decisions for new Azure Kubernetes Service projects: AKS Automatic vs Standard, networking topology, dual-stack (IPv4/IPv6), Kubernetes version and OS currency, node pool strategy, identity, production NetworkPolicy, namespaces, autoscaling, ingress and Gateway API, observability, operations, resilience, GPU and AI workloads, GPU partitioning (MIG, time-slicing, MPS), batch scheduling (Kueue), AKS on bare metal, AI Runway and KAITO model serving, AKS MCP server access, kars (Agent Reference Stack for Kubernetes) for agent isolation, Kata MicroVM pod sandboxing, Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager, multi-cluster governance, update orchestration, resource placement, cross-cluster networking, and cost. WHEN: designing new AKS clusters, reviewing production readiness, choosing CNI or outbound connectivity, planning node pools, defining namespace, network and security controls, evaluating Fleet Manager, deploying AI agent runtimes on AKS, or making hard-to-reverse infrastructure decisions.