AZ523134 - Public Preview: Scheduler profile configuration for AKS

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Published

Nov 12, 2025

Status

In preview

Timeline

  • November 2025
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Product

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Tag

Features

Category

Compute
Containers

Description

Organizations running complex workloads on Kubernetes often face challenges in optimizing pod placement for performance, cost, or resource efficiency. To address this, Azure Kubernetes Service now offers scheduler profile configuration with in-tree plugins, available in public preview. This new capability enables users to customize scheduling behavior and define workload priorities across specific nodes or the entire cluster. It’s especially beneficial for advanced scenarios such as data processing, AI/ML, and cost-optimized workload distribution. 

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