AKS-HCI automates running containerized workloads at scale on-premises with fully integrated life cycle management and security. AKS-HCI operates in a hybrid environment using code, consistent design patterns, and best-practices from Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) in Azure Global. This means software developers can start creating modern applications in Windows or Linux-based containers and run them on AKS or AKS-HCI without modifying code.
IT administrators benefit in many ways at this layer of the architecture.
- The setup of AKS-HCI can be accomplished with Windows Admin Center or PowerShell, which removes the complexity of deploying Kubernetes on-premises.
- AKS-HCI is kept current at a public cloud cadence ensuring software developers are working with the latest available Kubernetes versions.
- Operators can easily scale the workload clusters out or in to meet application demand – avoiding under or overprovisioning.
- Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes provides rich monitoring, GitOps-based configuration management and policy enforcement.