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AKS Enterprise Baseline

A production-grade AKS platform deployed in 3 weeks. Private API server, network policies, GitOps, observability, and compliance controls — ready for containerized workloads in regulated environments.

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Week 1 — Design

  • AKS cluster architecture — node pools, Azure CNI, private API server
  • Security architecture — network policies, pod security, Defender for Containers
  • Observability design — Prometheus, Grafana, Container Insights
  • GitOps strategy — Flux v2, repo structure, promotion model
  • Compliance mapping for target framework

Week 2 — Build

  • AKS cluster deployment via Terraform
  • Azure CNI with network policies
  • Microsoft Defender for Containers
  • Flux v2 GitOps bootstrap
  • OPA/Gatekeeper policy library
  • Prometheus + Grafana observability

Week 3 — Operationalize

  • Sample workload deployment
  • CI/CD pipeline for applications
  • Runbook documentation
  • Knowledge transfer sessions
  • Day-2 operations guide

Deliverables

What you walk away with

Production AKS Cluster

Deployed, secured, and observable — ready for containerized workloads.

IaC Codebase

Terraform modules — version-controlled and owned by your team.

GitOps Repository

Flux v2 structure with environment promotion and drift detection.

Policy Library

OPA/Gatekeeper policies for pod security, image provenance, and resource limits.

Observability Dashboards

Grafana dashboards for cluster health, workload performance, and cost.

CI/CD Pipeline

Application deployment pipeline with image scanning and policy gates.

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