Azure Fleet load balancing: not what you think

Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager is a very interesting solution that allows you to deploy code to multiple clusters at the same time. I am not going to stir up the debate here of whether this approach is better or worse than GitOps or CD pipeline parametrization, but instead I am going to look in detail … Continue reading Azure Fleet load balancing: not what you think

Application Gateway for Containers: a not-so-gentle intro (3)

This post will take you one step further from the hello-world configuration that I described in the first post by adding TLS end-to-end, a scenario described in the public docs here. This blog is part of a series: 1. Introduction to AGC architecture and components 2. Troubleshooting 3. Resource model expansion: end-to-end TLS (this post) … Continue reading Application Gateway for Containers: a not-so-gentle intro (3)

Application Gateway for Containers: a not-so-gentle intro (2)

Have you ever have the feeling that something that should be easy turns into a mine field when you start working on it? I seem to be a specialist in not reading the required documentation and making rookie mistakes. Fortunately, Application Gateway for Containers (AGC) offers enough troubleshooting tools so that I could identify and … Continue reading Application Gateway for Containers: a not-so-gentle intro (2)

Application Gateway for Containers: a not-so-gentle intro (1)

I haven’t had a look at the Azure Application Gateway for Containers for a while now, and after I was recently asked about it I decided to go for another dive. I believe I found a couple of interesting things that would be worthy to share, so here we go. This blog post is part … Continue reading Application Gateway for Containers: a not-so-gentle intro (1)

Private Link reality bites – service endpoints vs private link

Welcome to the sixth post in the Private Link Reality Bites series! Before we begin, let me recap the existing episodes of the series: Private Link reality bite #1: endpoints are an illusion (control plane vs data plane) Private Link reality bite #2: your routes might be lying (routing in virtual network gateways) Private Link reality bite #3: what’s … Continue reading Private Link reality bites – service endpoints vs private link

Private Link reality bites: NXDomainRedirect

Welcome to the fifth post in the Private Link Reality Bites series! Before we begin, let me recap the existing episodes of the series: Private Link reality bite #1: endpoints are an illusion (control plane vs data plane) Private Link reality bite #2: your routes might be lying (routing in virtual network gateways) Private Link reality bite #3: what’s … Continue reading Private Link reality bites: NXDomainRedirect

Private Link reality bites: Azure Firewall app rules

Welcome to the fourth post in the Private Link Reality Bites series! Before we begin, let me recap the existing episodes of the series: Private Link reality bite #1: endpoints are an illusion (control plane vs data plane) Private Link reality bite #2: your routes might be lying (routing in virtual network gateways) Private Link reality bite … Continue reading Private Link reality bites: Azure Firewall app rules

Private Link reality bites: what’s my source IP?

Welcome to the third post in the Private Link Reality Bites series! Before we begin, let me recap the existing episodes of the series: Private Link reality bite #1: endpoints are an illusion (control plane vs data plane) Private Link reality bite #2: your routes might be lying (routing in virtual network gateways) Private Link … Continue reading Private Link reality bites: what’s my source IP?

Private Link reality bites – Your routes might be lying

Welcome to the second post in the Private Link Reality Bites series! Before we begin, let me recap the existing episodes of the series: Private Link reality bite #1: endpoints are an illusion (control plane vs data plane) Private Link reality bite #2: your routes might be lying (routing in virtual network gateways) Private Link … Continue reading Private Link reality bites – Your routes might be lying

Private Link reality bites – Private endpoints are an illusion

Welcome to this new series of blog posts in which I will be explaining some not-so-well-known facts about Azure Private Link and some associated technologies! This idea is born from the fact that I have been helping some colleagues and customers lately with some questions around Private Link, and that has made me realize that … Continue reading Private Link reality bites – Private endpoints are an illusion