Innovate anywhere with Azure

Azure Arc extends the Azure platform using a single control plane in the Azure portal. It simplifies governance, operations, and monitoring and improves security across data centers, at the edge, and in multi-cloud environments. Azure Arc works on both new and existing hardware, Kubernetes platforms, virtualization hosts, IoT devices, and integrated systems. Do more with less and leverage your existing investments and modernize with cloud-native Azure services.

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Develop cloud-native apps and operate them anywhere

  • Seamlessly scale to hundreds of servers across hybrid, edge, on-premises, and multi-cloud environments with fast provisioning and zero-touch Azure Local deployment from the Azure portal.
  • Run Azure Local in disconnected, sovereign, or air-gapped environments with a local control plane for low-latency operations.
  • Easily provision and scale AKS Arc clusters from the Azure portal or CLI, including elastic scaling on Azure Local.
  • Simplify stateful workloads by adding Azure Container Storage volumes during AKS Arc cluster creation for high‑performance, persistent storage.

Protect your applications, data, and infrastructure across diverse environments

  • Get Extended Security Updates for Windows Server 2012/R2 via Azure Arc.
  • Use Microsoft Entra ID authentication, password-less sign in, and Conditional Access for Zero Trust in hybrid setups.
  • Delegate access with RBAC and Azure Lighthouse for secure multi-tenant governance of Arc resources.
  • Protect servers and serverless (Azure Functions, AWS Lambda) with Microsoft Defender for Cloud threat detection via Arc.
  • Centrally manage OS updates, patching, and compliance across Azure, on-premises, and Azure Local with Azure Update Manager in as little as a single click.

Monitor and gain complete visibility across your infrastructure

  • Gain unified visibility into performance and health across hybrid environments—including Azure Local, Arc‑enabled servers, and distributed workloads—with Azure Monitor.
  • Collect CPU, memory, disk, and network metrics and receive over 80 automatic health alerts at no additional cost.
  • Enable VM Insights to view historical data, map dependencies, detect AI‑driven anomalies, and accelerate troubleshooting.
  • Monitor Kubernetes pods, nodes, and workloads with Container Insights for AKS on Azure Local, including metrics and logs.
  • Create metric alerts, workbooks, and dashboards to track baselines and automate responses, all unified in Azure Monitor with Arc support for multi‑cloud and edge.

Apply unified governance to meet regulatory and connectivity requirements

  • Unify hybrid and multi-cloud operations through the Azure Portal with consistent governance and compliance across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
  • Simplify management of servers, databases, and Kubernetes clusters with Azure Arc, featuring multi-cluster visibility and expanded AI capabilities across distributed environments.
  • Streamline VM lifecycle management across Azure Local and VMware for greater efficiency and control.
  • Deliver flexible, compliant infrastructure that meets residency, sovereignty, and edge performance requirements.
  • Empower regulated and remote operations with Azure Local and Microsoft 365 Local—fully functional even with limited or no Internet connectivity.

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