AZURE / APPLIED ENGINEERING

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Practical field notes on AI gateways, Kubernetes, and App Service. Procedures, measured results, and the caveats that matter.

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AI

Azure AI Gateway Tier: Preview Setup, Policies, MCP, and Token Monitoring

A source-based technical evaluation of the dedicated AI Gateway preview tier, including measured policy behavior and application-level token reporting.

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AI

Translation latency across six GPT models: an April 2026 Azure benchmark

Measured translation latency, token output, migration options, and limitations from a six-model Azure OpenAI comparison.

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AKS

AKS Application Routing Gateway API: Migration, Routing, and Key Vault TLS

Migrate an internal NGINX ingress to managed Gateway API while separating current operator-managed TLS from historical manual CSI guidance.

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AKS

Artifact Streaming on AKS: Configure, Benchmark, and Roll Back

Enable ACR artifact streaming for eligible Linux node pools and measure cold-start improvement without cache bias.

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AKS

Migrating AKS from No Network Policy to Cilium

Reproduce a measured Azure CNI Overlay migration and progressively enforce DNS, cross-namespace, and external-access policies.

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AKS

Self-Managed Envoy Gateway on AKS and NGINX Migration

Deploy an internal Envoy Gateway with independent data planes, safe draining, and explicit replacements for NGINX routing features.

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App Service

ASE v3 Front-end Scaling: Signals, Timing, and Cost

Understand observed front-end scaling delays, distinguish configured capacity from actual instances, and plan capacity ahead of demand.

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App Service

Managed Instance on App Service: Capabilities and PoC

Explore plan-scoped Windows customization, app-scoped private endpoints, Bastion diagnostics, and the limitations observed during a preview PoC.

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