What is Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and how does it facilitate container orchestration and management? Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is a managed container orchestration service provided by Microsoft Azure. It simplifies the deployment, management, and scaling of containerized applications using Kubernetes, an open-source container orchestration platform. AKS is designed to help developers and operations teams build, deploy, and manage containerized applications with ease. AKS facilitates container orchestration and management: Managed Kubernetes Ease of Deployment Scalability Integrated DevOps Resource Monitoring Security Storage Integration Networking Service Scaling Load Balancing High Availability Registry Integration Continuous Updates Helm and Marketplace Cost Management