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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

Changing Hypervisors with Veeam: Demos and Expert Help

Considerations in migrating to a new hypervisor is top of mind today. This webinar will bring Rick Vanover from Veeam, Benjamin Clements from Strategic Online Systems and Howard Lo from DataON together to talk about their experience about what to consider and lessons learned about migrating customers from one hypervisor to another. What you’ll learn:

Apply Updates to your Azure Local (Azure Stack HCI) 23H2 cluster from DataON with the Solution Builder Extension (SBE)

About the Extension The Solution Builder Extension (referred to as SBE in the Azure CLI) allows you to apply updates to your Azure Local (previously Azure Stack HCI), version 23H2 cluster from DataON. In addition to Microsoft Azure Local solution updates, DataON releases regular updates for your Azure Local hardware. These updates may include driver Apply Updates to your Azure Local (Azure Stack HCI) 23H2 cluster from DataON with the Solution Builder Extension (SBE)

Manage the latest versions of Azure Stack HCI with SCVMM

Azure Stack HCI is a hybrid cloud solution that lets you run virtualized workloads on-premises with direct access to Azure services. It combines the performance, security, and scalability of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) with the flexibility and innovation of Azure.  As a datacenter scale customer, to take full advantage of these new capabilities, you need a Manage the latest versions of Azure Stack HCI with SCVMM

Overview of Azure Migrate based migration for Azure Stack HCI (preview)

1/31/24  Applies to: Azure Stack HCI, version 23H2  This article provides an overview of how to migrate Hyper-V virtual machines (VMs) to your Azure Stack HCI cluster using Azure Migrate.  Azure Migrate is a central hub for tools to discover, assess, and migrate on-premises servers, apps, and data to the Microsoft Azure cloud. Azure Stack Overview of Azure Migrate based migration for Azure Stack HCI (preview)

Real World IT: Migrating from VMware to Azure Stack HCI (Ep 23-2)

  If you’re aggravated with paying for expensive VMware licensing or want to move into the Azure Stack HCI ecosystem, that migration can be difficult to orchestrate. In this video, we’ll discuss using Metallic (www.metallic.io) as the “middleman” to get your VMs off of vCenter and into HCI! 0:00 – Introduction 1:20 – Metallic SaaS Real World IT: Migrating from VMware to Azure Stack HCI (Ep 23-2)