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AKS hybrid automates running containerized workloads at scale on-premises with fully integrated life cycle management and security. AKS hybrid shares consistent design patterns and best practices with (AKS) in Microsoft Azure. This means software developers can start creating modern applications in Windows or Linux-based containers and run them on AKS or AKS hybrid without modifying code.
IT administrators benefit in many ways at this layer of the architecture.