AKS simplifies the deployment, management, and operations of Kubernetes. With AKS, you don't have to worry about managing Kubernetes' control plane, availability, upgrades, and so on. You can focus more on the things that matter to your business: your LOB applications.
Let's look at some of the advantages of using AKS:
- Easy deployment and management: Deploying a highly available Kubernetes cluster can be a tedious task, as is upgrading a cluster. With AKS, you can create a production-ready HA Kubernetes cluster within a few minutes by issuing a single command. The same goes for upgrades: AKS handles a Kubernetes version upgrade very efficiently without having any impact on applications.
- Fully compatible Kubernetes feature parity: AKS is not a Microsoft flavored Kubernetes or a separate Azure fork from the original Kubernetes codebase...