Benefits of Managed Kubernetes in Azure (Azure Container Service, AKS)

Internal Talk @ Redgate Open Space Event #2, Cambridge, UK

Written version of the talk: https://medium.com/ingeniouslysimple/walkthrough-and-benefits-of-managed-kubernetes-in-azure-azure-container-service-aks-45168667920c

Transcript

1. Benefits of Managed Kubernetes in Azure (Azure Container Service, AKS) Tugberk Ugurlu http://tugberkugurlu.com @tourismgeek
2. A bit background...
3. Shameless plug: Zero downtime deployments... https://vimeo.com/171317249
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5. Internal LB-1 LB-1 Internal LB-2 server1 server2 server3 server4 server5 server6 server7 server8 server9 server10 client client client client client client #ABBDevDay
7. A bit background, summary! • Zero-downtime deployments are hard (no shit!) • I didn’t want to do it manually by coupling with a specific cloud provider • I wanted something that the entire team can understand and have a chat about (good abstraction with clear concepts)
8. Kubernetes!
9. But, wait!
11. “Managed Kubernetes container orchestration service in Azure! Azure Container Service (AKS) to the rescue!
12. “Removes the complexity of implementing, installing, maintaining and securing Kubernetes. Azure Container Service (AKS)
13. “Avoid being locked into any one vendor or resource. Azure Container Service (AKS)
14. Deploy an AKS Cluster and Run the Apps on It Create a resource group Enable AKS on Azure Create AKS cluster Connect to the cluster Run the application
15. All through Azure CLI and kubectl
16. Enable the service
17. Create the resource group
18. Creating the Cluster
19. Browse in K8s Dashboard
20. AKS Cluster in Azure Portal
21. AKS Cluster in Azure Portal
22. AKS Cluster in Azure Portal
23. AKS Cluster in Azure Portal
24. Run the Apps on AKS
25. Test the App
26. Test the App
27. Scaling the Nodes See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/scale-cluster
28. Upgrading the K8s cluster See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/tutorial-kubernetes-upgrade-cluster
29. Resources • AKS Docs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/aks/ • Container Registry Docs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/container-registry/ • Connect(); 2017 session: https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Connect/2017/E101 • Launch blog post: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/introducing-azure-container-service- aks-managed-kubernetes-and-azure-container-registry-geo-replication/ • Sample app code: https://github.com/Azure-Samples/azure-voting-app-redis