Support matrix

Author: dominicbetts

articles/iot-operations/includes/supported-environments-table.md

@@ -6,14 +6,17 @@ ms.service: iot-operations
 ms.date: 06/20/2025
 ---
 
-Microsoft supports the following environments for Azure IoT Operations deployments.
+Microsoft supports the following Kubernetes distributions for Azure IoT Operations deployments. The following table lists their support levels and the environments Microsoft uses to validate the deployments:
 
-| Environment | Minimum version | Availability |
-| ----------- | --------------- | ------------ |
-| K3s on Ubuntu 24.04 | K3s version 1.31.1 | General availability |
-| Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Edge Essentials on Windows 11 IoT Enterprise | AksEdge-K3s-1.29.6-1.8.202.0 | Public preview |
-| Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) on Azure Local | Azure Stack HCI OS, version 23H2, build 2411 | Public preview |
-| Tanzu Kubernetes release (TKr) on Tanzu Kubernetes Grid with a management cluster 2.5.2| TKr version 1.28.11| General availability|
+| Kubernetes distribution           | Support level        | *Minimum validated version*         | *Minimum validated OS*                |
+|-----------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
+| K3s                               | General availability | *1.31.1*                            | *Ubuntu 24.04*                        |
+| Tanzu Kubernetes release (TKr)    | General availability | *1.28.11*                           | *Tanzu Kubernetes Grid 2.5.2*         |
+| AKS Edge Essentials               | Public preview       | *AksEdge-K3s-1.29.6-1.8.202.0*      | *Windows 11 IoT Enterprise*           |
+| AKS on Azure Local                | Public preview       | *Azure Stack HCI OS, version 23H2, build 2411* | *Azure Stack HCI OS, version 23H2* |
+
+* The *minimum validated version* is the lowest version of the Kubernetes distribution that Microsoft uses to validate Azure IoT Operations deployments.
+* The *minimum validated OS* is the lowest operating system version that Microsoft uses to validate deployments.
 
 >[!IMPORTANT]
 >Support for Azure IoT Operations deployments is only available on version 1.28.11 of TKr.