Why does Microsoft Azure Arc simplify multicloud? This versatile solution enables you to provision and manage virtually any server or database. It doesn't matter whether it's a Linux server running on-premises, a database hosted in the Microsoft cloud, or even a Windows virtual machine running in a competing public cloud.
Providers are constantly "democratizing" the cloud with features and services that meet the demands of professionals. Yet one of the main demands of users is the simplification of multi-cloud.
Microsoft Azure Arc responds precisely to this need, enabling the management of all servers (Windows and Linux) and Kubernetes containers. Servers with Azure Arc make it possible to deploy Azure virtual machine extensions on Linux and Windows virtual machines outside Azure, simplifying the management of your hybrid machine throughout its lifecycle.
It doesn't matter whether they're on Azure, AWS, Edge or on-Premise. When a hybrid machine is connected to Azure, it is treated as a resource in Azure. To benefit from this experience with hybrid machines hosted outside Azure, it is necessary to install Azure Connected Machine on each machine.
Microsoft Azure and its benefits
Microsoft Azure Arc enables :
- Perform monitoring and configuration management tasks, such as assigning Azure Policy guest configurations;
- Manage Kubernetes applications using DevOps techniques.
- Monitor the performance of the guest operating system on each connected machine. Azure Monitor can collect data directly from hybrid machines and display it in a Log Analytics workspace for detailed analysis and correlation.
Azure Arc can also improve security levels by enabling teams to use Azure Security Center to audit workload security configurations and identify vulnerabilities. In addition, the Azure Security Benchmark provides recommendations on how to secure cloud solutions on Azure. Microsoft recommends using Azure Arc enabled servers to add non-Azure machines to Azure Security Center.
In conclusion, this platform simplifies a wide range of IT workflows. It also facilitates the implementation of heterogeneous infrastructures spanning multiple data centers and cloud environments.
