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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

Real World IT: Using AVD for Azure Stack HCI and Azure Stack HCI 23H2 at Cherokee County School District (Ep 24-1)

Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI extends the benefits of cloud VDI to on-premises. It helps with security and compliance, data sovereignty, and improves performance for low latency workloads. Azure Stack HCI, version 23H2 is the latest version of the Azure Stack HCI solution. This version focuses on cloud-based deployment and updates, cloud-based monitoring, Real World IT: Using AVD for Azure Stack HCI and Azure Stack HCI 23H2 at Cherokee County School District (Ep 24-1)

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)

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