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AKS is evolving at a dizzying pace and there have been quite  a number of changes since I wrote about AKS namespace isolation and AAD integration . The major update is in terms of creating and Azure AD integrated AKS cluster. You no longer need to create and manage the server and client application, it is handled by the AKS resource provider.  There are few limitations with this approach though before you get started   - You cannot disable the AKS-managed Azure AD integration once it is enabled   - Process is supported only for RBAC enabled clusters   - Azure AD tenant once integrated cannot be switched to a different one Lets start with creating an Azure AD group. You can also use an existing one if you want to. Note that creating an Azure AD group would need Global administrator rights I am executing these steps from Azure cloud shell , where all the required tools like Azure CLI and Kubectl are preinstalled 1. Create the Azure AD group for your cluster administrators. Note down the

When your workloads are in the cloud the constructs of deployment, configuration and operations are strikingly different from what you would have used on-premises. Adopting the right architecture, without doubt, is the key to host an application successfully in the cloud. Azure helps you with this every step of the process through Azure Well Architected framework. Consider this as a blueprint for excellence in Azure cloud. It consist of five main pillars - Cost optimization, Operational excellence, Performance efficiency, Reliability and Security Cost Optimization :  The basic principle is to start small and scale as you go. Instead of making a  huge investment upfront, it is recommended to follow the approach of "Build-Measure-Learn" , aligned with Azure Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF). It focusses on building a minimum viable product(MVP), measuring the feedback and then use a  fail fast approach  to optimize your cost. Azure cost calculator can help to get you the initial c