- "unfinished_work_microseconds" is added to the workqueue metrics; it can be used to detect stuck worker threads. (kube-controller-manager runs many workqueues.) ([#70884](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/70884), [@lavalamp](https://github.com/lavalamp))

* Azure cloud provider now supports standard SKU load balancer and public IP. To use it, set cloud provider config with ([#61884](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/61884), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer))
    * {
    *   "loadBalancerSku": "standard",
    *   "excludeMasterFromStandardLB": true,
    * }