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Azure Kubernetes Service: security advisories, deprecations and releases
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Deprecations 1
- MEDIUM ACT BY 30 SEPT 2027 Azure Updates · 7 Oct 2026
Retirement: Pod name dimension in AKS pod platform metrics
Azure Monitor is retiring the pod name dimension on kube_pod_status_phase and related pod metrics starting September 30, 2027, moving to aggregate counters.
Releases 4
- INFO Azure Updates · 9 Oct 2026
Generally Available: Managed StandardV2 NAT Gateway for AKS
AKS now provisions and manages a StandardV2 NAT Gateway for clusters using an AKS-managed virtual network. StandardV2 becomes the default managed NAT Gateway SKU for new clusters in supported regions.
- INFO Azure Updates · 6 Oct 2026
Public Preview: AKS on bare metal now on Ubuntu
Azure Kubernetes Service on bare metal is now in public preview, running directly on Ubuntu without virtualization layers.
- INFO Azure Updates · 3 Oct 2026
Public Preview: Flex Nodes for AKS
Azure preview lets you attach hybrid and edge machines as Kubernetes worker nodes managed by an AKS control plane.
- INFO Azure Updates · 2 Oct 2026
Public Preview: Ubuntu 26.04 support in AKS
Azure Kubernetes Service now offers Ubuntu 26.04 as an OS SKU for node pools, replacing older LTS releases.
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