AZURE HYBRID CLOUD

Broadcom Is Here: Is It Time to Finally Leave VMware Behind?

Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has been finalized. Officially, Broadcom is here and it’s not good. Some in the industry have even called it “an explosion with maximum disruption.” As of December 2023, Broadcom has laid off over 2,800 people and made significant changes to its product offerings, pricing, support, and channel programs. Forrester estimates that Broadcom Is Here: Is It Time to Finally Leave VMware Behind?

Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI now available!  

Steve Downs, Microsoft  Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI—now in general availability—extends the capabilities of the Microsoft Cloud to your datacenters. IT pros face a complex and challenging environment as they help their organizations move to the cloud, especially when the cloud isn’t the best option for every workload. Managing hybrid cloud migrations while Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI now available!  

AKS enabled by Azure Arc is now available on Azure Stack HCI 23H2

Guang Hu, Microsoft  2/1/24  Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) allows you to run a managed Kubernetes solution at the edge wherever you need it, with built-in support for Linux and Windows containers and cloud integrated lifecycle management. We are thrilled to announce the general availability of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for the newest Azure Stack HCI AKS enabled by Azure Arc is now available on Azure Stack HCI 23H2

Top New Features in Azure Stack HCI 23H2

Microsoft has added some exciting new features in the latest release of Azure Stack HCI. Now GA, the 23H2 update focuses on enhancing security, expanding hybrid virtual machine (VM) management, and better integration of Azure Stack HCI with Azure Arc, using the Azure Arc resource bridge. Here are the top five new features in Azure Top New Features in Azure Stack HCI 23H2