INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
At its annual Ignite conference, Microsoft previewed Azure Arc which allows users to utilize Azure's management tools and data services on
virtually any platform, including those of its competitors such as AWS and Google Cloud.The new service extends Azure's management
capabilities to Linux and Windows servers as well as to Kubernetes clusters on any infrastructure across on-premises, multi-cloud and
edge.Using Azure Arc, developers can now build containerized apps using their tools of choice and IT teams can ensure that these apps are
deployed, configured and managed uniformly using GitOps-based configuration management.Microsoft has also made it easier to implement cloud
security across environments using Azure Arc with centralized role-based access control and security policies.In a blog post announcing
Azure Arc, corporate vice president of Microsoft Azure, Julia White explained how the new service can help speed up deployment while also
providing customers with a complete view of all their Azure data services across on-premises and clouds, saying:“With Azure Arc, customers
can now realize the benefits of cloud innovation, including always up-to-date data capabilities, deployment in seconds (rather than hours),
and dynamic scalability on any infrastructure
Customers now have the flexibility to deploy Azure SQL Database and Azure Database for PostgreSQL Hyperscale where they need it, on any
From the Azure portal, customers get a unified and consistent view of all their Azure data services running across on-premises and clouds
and can apply consistent policy, security and governance of data across environments
Customers can get limitless scale by seamlessly spinning up additional Kubernetes clusters in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) if they run out
of capacity on-premises.”Just as Google did with its open platform Anthos, Azure Arc uses Kubernetes to enable customers to build out
their hybrid cloud deployments across platforms.As of now, Azure SQL Database and Azure Database for PostgreSQL Hyperscale are the only two
Azure services users will be able to bring to other infrastructure providers though Microsoft will likely extend this to other Azure
services over time.Via TechCrunch
