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The Azure Arc multicloud and on-premises management platform
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Conclusions
Although this article on getting started with Azure Arc is complete, the feature set holds far more in store. Currently, additional properties of servers can be retrieved with VM Insights , central access to secrets and access credentials in the Azure Key Vault can be managed in Managed Identities , and you can boost the security of your Azure Arc servers by integrating the Azure Security Center and Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Azure Automanage servers can be used to verify compliance with specific conditions or policies and to roll out registry keys. Moreover, you have options for hybrid management of Kubernetes clusters, databases, and (currently still in preview) VMware vSphere and Microsoft Azure Stack HCI.
These far-reaching and practical features show that Azure Arc is an important initiative for Microsoft that is designed to offer admins an Azure-based option for centralized management of services hosted in traditional data centers or arbitrary services hosted in other clouds. This article can help you get started with Azure Arc, which is not always easy, and then you can go on to tackle the more advanced features.
Infos
- Azure Arc overview: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/agent-overview
- Supported operating systems: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/prerequisites#supported-operating-systems
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