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Kicking off 2025, major cloud providers AWS, GCP, and Azure have unveiled new Kubernetes features enhancing functionality and security. These January updates, ranging from AWS’s flexible node group strategies to GCP’s advanced GPU support and Azure’s improved AKS monitoring, help push container management across platforms forward as we head into a new and exciting year. Here is a list of some of the more notable updates from the previous month.

AWS Updates:

Amazon EKS Managed Node Group Update Strategies: Amazon EKS has introduced new update strategies for managed node groups, allowing users to control updates with options like the Default and Minimal Capacity strategies. This flexibility is particularly useful for managing updates in node groups using GPU instances or those scaled to zero, optimizing both operational overhead and compute costs. These strategies are available in all AWS Regions except the AWS GovCloud (US) and China Regions.

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Support for Kubernetes Version 1.32 in Amazon EKS: Amazon EKS and Amazon EKS Distro now support Kubernetes version 1.32, which includes enhancements like stable support for custom resource field selectors and automatic removal of persistent volume claims by stateful sets. This update is available across all AWS Regions where EKS is offered, including AWS GovCloud (US) Regions.

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GCP Updates:

A3 Ultra VMs with NVIDIA GPUs in GKE: GCP now offers A3 Ultra VMs equipped with NVIDIA H200 Tensor Core GPUs and a Titanium ML network adapter, supporting intensive GPU-to-GPU traffic. These VMs are available in GKE Standard with GPUDirect RDMA for high-performance applications and in GKE Autopilot without GPUDirect RDMA.

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Enhanced Node System Configurations in GKE: GKE has introduced additional kubelet and sysctl configuration options, enhancing customization for node system configurations. These include settings for container logs, image garbage collection, and various network-related sysctls, improving the control over node behavior and performance.

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User-managed Firewall Rules for GKE LoadBalancer Services: GKE now allows user-managed firewall rules for LoadBalancer Services, enhancing security by enabling advanced firewall policies to control ingress traffic. This feature is available on GKE clusters from version 1.31.3-gke.1056000 onwards.

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Azure Updates:

Enhanced Monitoring for AKS: Azure has launched a public preview of its redesigned Monitoring experience for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), which consolidates monitoring capabilities into a single interface. This update aims to simplify the management of AKS clusters by providing detailed insights through an enhanced user interface.

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AKS Community Calls: Azure Kubernetes Service has started the AKS Community Calls, monthly sessions aimed at fostering a closer connection with the community. These calls provide a platform to discuss the AKS product roadmap, upcoming features, and directly address user questions. The sessions are scheduled every third Wednesday of the month.

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We’ll be back next month to collect all the major Kubernetes updates from our big 3!