Brand New Application Gateway for Containers Solution
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Jul 31, 2023 12:14 PM

Brand New Application Gateway for Containers Solution

by HubSite 365 about John Savill's [MVP]

Principal Cloud Solutions Architect

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Looking at the new Application Gateway for Containers that is built from the ground up specifically as a layer-7 load balancing solution for container workloads

New video looking at the brand new, built from the ground up Application Gateway for Containers. This new solution was created specifically for layer-7 load balancing of Kubernetes workloads in Azure and has some great new capabilities.

A new Application Gateway for Containers is now available, specifically designed as a layer-7 load balancing solution for container workloads in Azure. This resolves challenges experienced with the existing App Gateway solution. The Application Gateway for Containers leverages Azure and Kubernetes resources to maintain data flow, support both Bring Your Own (BYO) and managed lifecycle, and provide initial resources.

  • 00:00 - Introduction
  • 00:57 - Existing App Gateway solution
  • 02:31 - Challenges with existing solution
  • 04:12 - App Gateway for Containers
  • 06:00 - Azure resources
  • 11:40 - Kubernetes resources
  • 15:43 - Data flow
  • 19:02 - BYO vs managed lifecycle and initial resources
  • 22:23 - BYO path
  • 26:47 - Managed path
  • 30:44 - Creating a Kubernetes gateway
  • 35:00 - Features
  • 39:23 - Resiliency and scale
  • 40:45 - Why use this over 3rd party
  • 42:07 - Summary

You can find more information from the whiteboard on Github and the Microsoft documentation.

Diving Deeper Into Application Gateway for Containers

The new Application Gateway for Containers in Azure provides an evolved approach to layer-7 load balancing by addressing the challenges of the previous solution. This new gateway integrates with Azure resources and Kubernetes to ensure seamless data flow. It's flexibility supports both BYO lifecycle and managed lifecycle, allowing developers to choose the right fit for their needs. This further enhances the resiliency and scalability of Azure deployments. Also, the solution is preferred over third-party products, therefore ensuring consistency and stable performance.

Learn about Brand New Application Gateway for Containers Solution

Microsoft's Application Gateway for Containers is a layer-7 load balancing solution for container workloads in Azure. It is designed to provide an easy and secure way to control access to applications and services in Azure. It provides a consistent way to manage and monitor the flow of traffic from clients to services in Azure. It allows users to build and manage their own infrastructure for their container workloads, or use a managed option to build and manage their applications. It also supports resiliency and scale, and provides features such as identity-based access control, URL-based routing, and TLS termination.

 

The Application Gateway for Containers can be used with both Azure resources and Kubernetes resources. It provides a data flow from the client to the service, and supports a Bring Your Own (BYO) or managed lifecycle for initial resources. For the BYO path, users will need to create a Kubernetes gateway and configure the gateway settings. For the managed path, users can use the Azure Portal to manage their resources. The Application Gateway for Containers provides features such as URL-based routing, identity-based access control, TLS termination, and resiliency and scale.

Overall, the Application Gateway for Containers provides a secure and easy way to manage access to applications and services in Azure. It allows users to build and manage their own infrastructure for their container workloads, or use a managed option to build and manage their applications. It provides features such as identity-based access control, URL-based routing, TLS termination, and resiliency and scale. It can be used with both Azure resources and Kubernetes resources, and provides a consistent way to manage and monitor the flow of traffic from clients to services in Azure.

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Keywords

"Azure Application Gateway for Containers", "Container Workloads Load Balancing Solution", "Azure Container Networking", "Kubernetes Resources", "Managed Application Gateway Path"