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Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) pros and cons

Vendor: Microsoft
4.1 out of 5

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PROS

AKS provides seamless integration with Azure Security and Azure Active Directory, enhancing application security.
The autoscaling and self-healing features of AKS allow for efficient resource management and cost savings.
AKS offers excellent scalability, deployability, and automation, making it an ideal choice for enterprise applications.
Integration with Azure managed identity and application gateway enhances the security and stability of AKS.
AKS's high availability and serverless capabilities streamline application deployment and scaling processes.

CONS

Costs are considered high, making it prohibitive for smaller organizations, with rising expenses and no significant cost reductions observed.
Initial setup is complex, relying heavily on cluster configurations and requiring payments upfront during the setup process.
Management of personal information could be more efficient, and control over infrastructure scanning could be enhanced.
More streamlined automation processes and enhanced integration functions are necessary for improved usability.
Technical support could be faster, with improvements in capturing logs, visualization, and overall stability desired.
 

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Pros review quotes

RP
Associate Principal - Cloud Solutions at Apexon
Nov 8, 2022
Compliance is easy right out-of-the-box with integration to Azure Security, Azure Active Directory, and Azure Policies.
reviewer1601595 - PeerSpot reviewer
Operations Team Lead at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
Nov 8, 2022
The setup was straightforward and it took one hour to deploy.
IU
Сloud Enterprise Architect
Nov 10, 2022
Has a good management feature monitored by the cloud service provider.
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Aman Shukla - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant Specialist at Birlasoft IndiaLtd.
Nov 23, 2022
I have enjoyed working with all the features.
AS
Associate Principal at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
Jan 4, 2023
We find the container orchestration tool that this solution provides to be very valuable.
Mohammed Fareed - PeerSpot reviewer
Azure DevOps Lead at DXC Technology
Jan 4, 2023
The most valuable feature is the autoscaling and self-healing.
VB
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jan 27, 2023
We like how easy it is to create the resources in this solution, thanks to how easy the UI is to use.
Luis_Navarrete - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Engineer at Globant
Feb 4, 2023
The most valuable feature of the solution is the diagnostic service.
Syed Zakaulla - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at Softway
Feb 13, 2023
I found the Helm deployment feature of the solution valuable.
Marco Giovannini - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Architect Freelancer at 73 Team
Mar 20, 2023
The solution is a managed Kubernetes, so much of the maintenance in the control plane is handled automatically by the cloud service provider.
 

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Cons review quotes

RP
Associate Principal - Cloud Solutions at Apexon
Nov 8, 2022
Unfortunately, when a microservice fails, Azure can take up to 60 seconds to broadcast an alert to the monitoring agents.
reviewer1601595 - PeerSpot reviewer
Operations Team Lead at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
Nov 8, 2022
The technical support could be faster.
IU
Сloud Enterprise Architect
Nov 10, 2022
The application firewall is lacking some features and there is room for enhancement.
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Aman Shukla - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant Specialist at Birlasoft IndiaLtd.
Nov 23, 2022
I would like to see the stability get more synchronized.
AS
Associate Principal at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
Jan 4, 2023
This is a fairly expensive solution, which can make it prohibitive for smaller organizations.
Mohammed Fareed - PeerSpot reviewer
Azure DevOps Lead at DXC Technology
Jan 4, 2023
I would like to see a graphical user interface.
VB
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jan 27, 2023
We would like to see the addition of a service report from the server for this solution, so that we can monitor the health of server operations.
Luis_Navarrete - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Engineer at Globant
Feb 4, 2023
The solution's logs have room for improvement.
Syed Zakaulla - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at Softway
Feb 13, 2023
The initial setup of AKS is complicated. The setup depends on the cluster, nodes, and lots of other things. There are also lots of extremely critical small devices. Moreover, you will have to pay them even while setting up the solution. It is not like you setup first and then pay for it.
Marco Giovannini - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Architect Freelancer at 73 Team
Mar 20, 2023
The engineering team can reduce the management of the platform itself by improving the data plane part of the system to upload more management.