Demos, Tips & Tutorials

Azure Migrate Step-by-Step Demo: Migrating your VMs from VMware to Azure Local

Azure Migrate (preview) is a new tool to migrate VMs from VMware to Azure Local. It provides agent-less replication & workload configuration, with no workload impact during replication & minimal cutover time, while all data stays on-premises. DataON’s Jake Thomas takes us on a step-by-step demo on how to move VMware VMs to Azure Local Azure Migrate Step-by-Step Demo: Migrating your VMs from VMware to Azure Local

Microsoft Azure Local Solutions From DataON With Seamless Veeam Migration

Kevin O’Brien, StorageReview November 20, 2024 Download the solution brief Veeam Migration enables seamless transitions from VMware to Azure, reducing downtime while mitigating hypervisor expenses. In this rapidly evolving IT landscape, businesses constantly seek solutions that offer the perfect blend of on-premises control and cloud scalability. Enter Microsoft Azure Local (formally Azure Stack HCI) solutions Microsoft Azure Local Solutions From DataON With Seamless Veeam Migration

Azure Stack HCI is now Azure Local

Microsoft announced the launch of Azure Local. It’s Microsoft’s new Azure distributed infrastructure that’s enabled by Azure Arc. Azure Stack HCI is now a part of Azure Local. The same features and functionality will continue to be offered for the existing servers in the Azure Stack HCI catalog under a new form factor grouping name Azure Stack HCI is now Azure Local

Webinar: Easily and Quickly Migrate from VMware to Azure Stack HCI with Azure Migrate

Many customers are looking for alternatives to VMware and considering a switch to Microsoft Azure Stack HCI. Azure Stack HCI is built on the same foundation as Microsoft Azure which is used by 95% of Fortune 500 companies. But once you’ve decided to switch to Azure Stack HCI, how will you migration your VMs and Webinar: Easily and Quickly Migrate from VMware to Azure Stack HCI with Azure Migrate

Updating Azure Stack HCI with Azure Lifecycle Manager

Azure Lifecycle Manager is a feature that helps maintain the platform’s components, including the operating system, core agents, services, and solution extension. The Lifecycle Manager is especially important for Azure Stack HCI clusters, as it:

Azure Stack HCI 23H2 Walkthrough

Azure Stack HCI 23H2 is the latest version of Azure Stack HCI. It focuses on cloud-based deployment & updates, cloud-based monitoring, simplified experience for Arc VM management, security, and more. Here’s what the clusters look like in the Azure Portal.

Real World IT: Upgrading from Azure Stack HCI 22H2 to 23H2 (Ep 24-2)

The long overdue August 2024 feature update for Azure Stack HCI 22H2 is now available! But don’t run out and try to install it right away. Here are the things you need to know first. Microsoft has provided documentation and guidance here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure-stack/hci/upgrade/about-upgrades-23H2