GKE on Azure documentation

GKE on Azure lets you manage GKE clusters running on Azure infrastructure through theGKE Multi-Cloud API. Combined withConnect, GKE on Azure lets you manage GKE clusters on both Google Cloud and Azure from the Google Cloud console.

When you create a cluster with GKE on Azure, Google creates the Azure resources you need and brings up a cluster on your behalf. You can then deploy your workloads with thegcloud andkubectl command-line tools.

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