Richard Hooper, also known as PixelRobots, is a Microsoft Azure MVP and MCT with over 15 years of IT experience, sharing practical guides on Azure, AKS, and cloud architecture through his technical blog.
12 articles from this blog
Azure CLI now supports enabling App Routing with Istio for AKS, providing a managed migration path from NGINX.
A guide to critical, irreversible decisions when setting up Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters to avoid costly rebuilds.
Explains the retirement of Ingress NGINX in 2026 and analyzes four replacement options for users running it on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
Azure AKS Automatic SKU now offers a preview feature to host system components on Azure's infrastructure, removing the need for a dedicated system node pool in your subscription.
A first look at using Flatcar Container Linux, an immutable container-optimized OS, as a node pool option in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
A technical guide to implementing private, secure distributed tracing with Grafana Tempo on Azure Kubernetes Service using Azure Blob Storage and Private Link.
A guide on using Azure Bastion to securely connect to a private AKS cluster without needing a jump box VM, simplifying access and management.
A developer built an automated tool using PowerShell and GitHub Actions to track and filter important changes in Microsoft's AKS and Kubernetes Fleet Manager documentation.
Explores three AKS VMSS node pool deployment models and practical lessons on handling deallocated nodes during zonal capacity issues.
Explains how to use Azure Kubernetes Service's new preview feature for cost-optimized scaling of system add-ons using the managed Vertical Pod Autoscaler.
Explores the new Managed Namespaces preview feature in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), covering its purpose and how to use it.
Guide to creating a dynamic Azure alert for AKS node pools that triggers when a pool reaches its maximum autoscaling node count.
