Public Preview: Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Application Network

As Kubernetes environments scale across regions and clusters, IP‑based networking becomes difficult to manage and provides limited application‑level visibility and security controls. Azure Kubernetes Application Network introduces application‑layer abstractions for Kubernetes traffic, including mutual TLS for pod‑to‑pod communication, application‑aware authorization policies, and detailed traffic telemetry across ingress and in‑cluster communication, with built‑in multi‑region connectivity configured in a single step. This enables teams to apply identity‑aware security and gain deeper traffic insight without deploying or operating a full service mesh, reducing operational overhead while improving consistency and auditability.

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