Azure Arc is poised to become a strategic enabler as it\u2019s likely to emerge as a compelling option for multi-cloud deployments making Azure<\/a> that one cloud you can\u2019t do without.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s basically a bunch of technologies that introduces new hybrid scenarios for customers. But How? It allows enterprises to bring Azure services, policy, security, update tools, and management to any infrastructure including AWS and Google Cloud. Hence, it helps customers realize the benefits of cloud innovation and dynamic scalability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Source: Techcrunch<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Enterprise customers can now have a unified approach to managing multiple environments leveraging established and secure capabilities like Azure Resource Manager, Microsoft Azure Cloud Shell, Azure portal, API, and Microsoft Azure Policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have been working on managing Azure leveraging the Azure services for several years and have customers who have chosen to deploy workloads on multiple clouds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With Azure Arc now, its enabling customers to manage resources deployed within and outside of Azure via the same control plane. Using Azure API and ARM templates, customers can now leverage the automation capabilities too. The experts see it as the most significant shift in Azure\u2019s strategic evolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Arc\u2019s capabilities are likely to appeal most to the increasing number of companies wanting to adopt hybrid cloud technology. With Arc, developers will be able to easily create containerized applications using the preferred platform and languages, while maintaining compatibility with all environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Source: Microsoft<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The above diagram depicts how Azure Arc productfits in with a multi-cloud operating model. It\u2019s a single control plane across different clouds, premises, and the edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The launch of Azure Arc must not be comprehended as Microsoft\u2019s move to alienate customers with legacy hardware from the hybrid cloud. I believe it will also enable greenfield applications to get packaged and deployed easily as containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A vast number of Azure resources are organized and governed and secured by enterprise customers using Azure management.Even if a customer has an old Oracle\/Linux version, Azure Arc can easily register with it and display in the portal within the same resource cluster, running a new web application that is connected to your legacy database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s even more interesting is the fact that Azure Arc can run managed services successfully in a hybrid and multi-cloud environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As important it\u2019s to understand Azure Arc\u2019s capabilities, I think it\u2019s equally important to figure out what it doesn\u2019t do. Azure Arc cannot provision VMs on other clouds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unlike Google\u2019s Anthos<\/a>, Arc isn\u2019t a Kubernetes appliance. In fact, it isn\u2019t a Microsoft Kubernetes distribution either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In order to adopt Azure Arc, I think enterprises don\u2019t have to junk any of the infrastructures they invested in. They can progress at their own pace. It should be well understood that traditional VMs are here to stay and not going anywhere anytime soon. New containerized workloads sit on the fragmented Kubernetes. Azure Arc will create a synergy between how you work with traditional VMs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, all those of you, who\u2019re planning for cloud adoption in 2020 and looking for an enablement platform, WinWire\u2019s Cloud Assessment Tool <\/a>(WinCAT) <\/a>is for you. It\u2019s an end-to-end cloud-enablement platform that delivers a robust and automated infrastructure and application cloud-readiness with estimated TCO and ROI to kick start your cloud transformation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Want to learn more? View my on-demand webinar, Where I presented how Azure Arc allows enterprises to manage on-prem and cloud resources like Windows VMs, Linux Servers, Kubernetes clusters, and Azure data services by centrally organizing and governing from a single place.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat\u2019s Azure Arc? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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