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The latest Aks coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Deadline 2026: Why Windows IT Teams Should Rethink Every Linux Blob Storage Mount Before September 30
Microsoft has confirmed that support for BlobFuse version 1 will end on September 30, 2026. For Windows-centric organizations that rely on Azure Blob Storage, the deadline is a wake-up call: any...
Microsoft's KubeCon 2026 Vision: Kubernetes as the AI Infrastructure Operating System
Microsoft used KubeCon Europe 2026 to articulate a strategic vision that transcends individual product announcements. The company is positioning Kubernetes not just as a container orchestration...
CoreDNS Flaw CVE-2024-0874 Bypasses DNSSEC — Are Your Azure and AKS Environments Exposed?
A caching bug in CoreDNS, tracked as CVE-2024-0874, undermines DNSSEC validation and could expose cloud workloads to malicious redirection. Microsoft has identified Azure Linux as affected, but...
Anyscale on Azure: First-Party Ray on AKS Revolutionizes AI Workload Management
Microsoft and Anyscale have quietly moved one of the most important pieces of the AI infrastructure stack—Ray, the Python-native distributed compute engine—from community-managed deployments into...
Azure Linux 3.0.20251021: AppArmor vs SELinux Debate, HWE Kernels & AKS Updates
Microsoft's latest Azure Linux 3.0 monthly update, version 3.0.20251021, represents a significant step forward in the company's enterprise Linux strategy, bringing platform hardening, hardware...
RIB, Microsoft embed Azure AI and Kubernetes into first native construction platform
In a groundbreaking move that signals the construction industry's digital transformation, RIB Software has announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft to embed Azure cloud and AI services...
Microsoft and RIB Launch AI Native Construction Solutions to Transform Industry
In a groundbreaking partnership that promises to reshape the construction industry, RIB Software and Microsoft have announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate the adoption of AI-native...
Build Secure AKS Node Images in Minutes with Microsoft’s New Image Customizer
Microsoft shipped a new tool today that upends the traditional way of building operating system images for Azure Kubernetes Service nodes. Instead of booting a virtual machine, running scripts, and...
Microsoft’s Partner Overhaul Gets Real: VLink’s New Designation and What It Means for You
VLink, an IT services firm specializing in cloud engineering, announced this week that it has achieved the Microsoft Solutions Partner designation for Digital & App Innovation (Azure). The...
Microsoft Azure Linux Gets a 6.12 LTS Kernel Option — Here’s How to Use It
Microsoft has added an optional Linux 6.12 LTS kernel to its Azure Linux 3.0 release, giving cloud administrators a supported way to run newer hardware drivers and kernel features without abandoning...
Microsoft’s OS Guard Hardens Azure Linux Against Container Attacks
Microsoft has published a preview of OS Guard, a hardened build of Azure Linux that enforces immutability, code integrity, and mandatory access controls to protect container hosts from tampering and...
AWS’s Hardware, Azure’s Management, Google’s Kubernetes: The Multicloud Battle in 2025
In 2025, the choice of cloud provider isn’t just about which services you consume; it’s about which operational philosophy you adopt. The three hyperscalers — Amazon Web Services, Microsoft...