Azure Local (Azure Stack HCI)

Windows Admin Center “Modernized Gateway” is now in Public Preview!

By Trung Tran, Program Manager, Microsoft An upgraded version of Windows Admin Center has been released to public preview. This is in addition to the latest generally available release, Windows Admin Center version 2311. These two versions of Windows Admin Center can be installed side-by-side, allowing you to get a taste of what’s coming in Windows Admin Center “Modernized Gateway” is now in Public Preview!

DataON Partner Microsoft Named as a Leader in 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure

Press Release ANAHEIM, California – December 5, 2023 – DataON, an industry-leading provider of Microsoft hybrid cloud solutions with cloud-based Azure services, is proud that its partner Microsoft has been named a Leader in 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure. Being named a Leader means Microsoft was among the top distributed hybrid infrastructure DataON Partner Microsoft Named as a Leader in 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure

Accelerate edge deployments with cloud-managed infrastructure and Azure Stack HCI version 23H2

  By Cosmos Darwin, Principal Group Manager, Azure Stack HCI Today at Microsoft Ignite 2023 we’re announcing the public preview of Azure Stack HCI version 23H2. Azure Stack HCI is cloud-managed hyper-converged infrastructure that applies adaptive cloud principles to the full stack. With Azure Stack HCI, you can deploy and operate everything from hardware to applications Accelerate edge deployments with cloud-managed infrastructure and Azure Stack HCI version 23H2

Host pool provisioning now supported in Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI preview

  By Kushmeen Kambow, Senior Program Manager, Azure Stack HCI   Azure Virtual Desktop is a cloud-managed virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution offered by Microsoft to customers with desktop virtualization requirements. However, there can be data locality or performance requirements that warrant keeping your session hosts on-premises or at an edge location. This is where Microsoft Azure Host pool provisioning now supported in Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI preview

Microsoft recognized as a Leader in 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure

  In response to customers’ requests for cloud capabilities and agility in edge environments, Microsoft has delivered innovations across various cloud-to-edge products like Azure Arc, Azure Kubernetes Service, and Azure Stack HCI. This year, Gartner introduced a Magic Quadrant for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure (DHI). Gartner defines DHI as “offerings that deliver cloud-native infrastructure attributes, which can Microsoft recognized as a Leader in 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure

Azure Stack HCI Overview

Businesses of all shapes and sizes are benefitting from public cloud computing by running virtual machines and containers on premises. See how Azure Arc enabled Azure Stack HCI is a powerful choice to drive operational transformation.

Broadcom Is Coming: With Uncertainty and Price Hikes Abound, Now Might Be the Time to Leave VMware behind

  As many know, Broadcom is set to complete the VMware acquisition in late October. It’s rumored that many layoffs are coming that will affect product development, sales and support. Customers are already reporting a decline in service as well as a steep increase in pricing. We believe it will get worse.   Tracy Woo, Broadcom Is Coming: With Uncertainty and Price Hikes Abound, Now Might Be the Time to Leave VMware behind