Azure Kubernetes Service(AKS) Solution Factory Aligned to Cloud Adoption Framework

The AKS CAF Solution Factory has contents to help deployment of Kubernetes to Azure in alignment to Cloud Adoption Framework.

The AKS CAF Solution Factory is collection of eBook, TaskList in DevOps Project and Excel, Security Policies suggestions that can help Microsoft customers and partners to deploy and manage AKS in alignment to Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF).

The Azure Cloud Adoption Journey

AKS CAF Solution Factory Contents

Pre-Sales Contents

• AKS CAF PreSales
  Sell-To and Sell-Through guidance on customer and partner business model including licensing and pricing driving the sales motions with cost savings.
• Cloud Adoption Framework - Overview Deck This presentation is designed to provide a brief introduction to the Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure.
• Cloud Adoption Framework - Governance Workshop partner
• Cloud Adoption Framework_Strategy-Plan-Ready Workshop partner
• Kubernetes on Azure Pitch Deck: Provide overview of Kubernetes on Azure and articulate the differentiators as well as benefits

Technical Contents

• AKS Adoption Aligned To Cloud Adoption Framework: Guidance about what one needs to do in each of the Cloud Adoption phases for AKS Deployment starting from Strategy, Plan, Ready, Adopt, Govern and Manage. We have supplied detailed step by step guidance(from our experiences) that will provide the steps necessary to go from zero to a complete AKS deployment and management aligned to the Cloud Adoption Framework methodology.

• AKS CAF Project DevOps Project TaskList: When you go through the AKS deployment, there are multiple tasks that needs to completed. We have supplied Azure DevOps Project that will provide the steps necessary to go from zero to a complete AKS deployment and management.

  Steps to import the DevOps Project:

  • Sign in to the Azure DevOps Demo Generator site
  • Provide project name, select your Org, and choose the "AKS_CAF_DevOps_Project_TaskList.zip" template from this GitHub Repo

• AKS CAF Project TaskList: In case if you are not leveraging Azure DevOps for project management, no worries...We have provided all the necessary steps in an excel sheet which can be leveraged as is or imported into your own project management tool of choice.

• AKS CAF Governance Security_Policy: One common question that we get is what are the security considerations for AKS Deployment. So we have provided guidance about how to leverage the Azure policies to secure your environment. This can act as a good starting point for your security consideration.

• Application Gateway Ingress Controller The Application Gateway Ingress Controller (AGIC) enables exposing applications running within AKS to the Internet by leveraging Azure’s native Application Gateway L7 load-balancer. This document details out this implementation. This document speaks to the security best practices around AKS.

• AKS Deployment Guide: This document details out the deployment guide for a sample AKS cluster.

• Decision Tree: A decision tree document that talks to some of the major decision points when deciding an AKS cluster deployment.

Additional Links

• Azure Cloud Adoption Framework Documentation
• Additional Cloud Adoption Framework Resources
• AKS Documentation

Additional CAF Solution Factories

• WVD CAF Solution Factory
• SQL CAF Solution Factory
• ServerMigration CAF Solution Factory

Key Contributors

Thanks to our contributors:
Microsoft AKS Content Team: Ali Hussain, Tommy Falgout
Microsoft CAF Solution Factory Leads: Farida Bharmal, Manish Dhall
We have leveraged help from Microsoft Partner Fyrsoft to create the contents.

Support for future scenarios

The contents are provided as-is. We periodically update and enhance the contents.

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