Azure Arc: purpose in hybrid and multicloud management
Slide deck explaining Azure Arc: brings Azure-style management to resources outside Azure. Covers how Arc works with ARM, hybrid and multicloud scenarios, Arc-managed resources, differences from Azure Stack, and common use cases.
Azure Arc: purpose in hybrid and multicloud management
Introduction to Azure Arc: brings Azure-style management to resources outside Azure for hybrid and multicloud environments.
Azure Arc: purpose in hybrid and multicloud management
Introduction to Azure Arc: brings Azure-style management to resources outside Azure for hybrid and multicloud environments.
Azure Arc in one sentence
Azure Arc brings Azure-style management to resources outside Azure. Manage plus govern resources not running in Azure. Works across on-premises, edge, and other clouds. Uses familiar Azure management tools. Not a new region or runtime.
Hybrid and multicloud: the reality
Arc is built for environments where resources live in multiple places. Hybrid equals on-premises plus cloud. Multicloud equals more than one cloud provider. Resources may be spread for practical reasons. Goal: consistent management across locations.
Azure Arc is NOT a new region
Workloads stay where they run; Arc extends management to them. Not a separate cloud platform. Not an Azure region. Doesn't 'host' your workloads. Focus: management and governance.
How Arc works: ARM (Azure Resource Manager)
Arc registers external resources into ARM so Azure can manage them consistently. Azure Resource Manager (ARM) equals Azure control plane. Arc connects external resources to Azure. Creates an ARM representation for each connected resource. Enables consistent management via portal/CLI/PowerShell.
Arc-managed resources (high level)
Arc targets common non-Azure resources so you can manage them consistently. Servers: Windows and Linux. Kubernetes (K8s) clusters. Some database-related resources (supported scenarios). Focus on 'manage where they are'.
More than monitoring
Arc is about governance and consistent management, not just visibility. Consistent inventory and organization. Tagging for structure and ownership. Policy-based governance via Azure. Reduces 'many islands' management.
Azure Arc vs Azure Stack
Arc manages across environments; Stack runs Azure services on-premises. Azure Arc: manage/govern resources outside Azure. Azure Stack: run Azure services on your hardware. Arc equals management layer extension. Stack equals Azure-like services locally.
Scenario: one view across environments
Arc connects external resources so they appear and can be governed in ARM. On-prem plus other cloud resources. Need one inventory and governance approach. Arc registers resources into Azure Resource Manager (ARM). Portal is the UI; Arc does the connection.
Common scenarios: choose the right tool
Arc extends management; Stack brings Azure services on-premises. Arc is not a region (no workload hosting). Need Azure services locally to Azure Stack. Arc is not 'monitoring-only'. Think: management consistency plus governance.
Recap
Arc connects external resources into ARM so you can manage and govern them consistently. Arc does not equal new cloud/region. Arc does not equal monitoring-only. Arc does not equal Azure Stack (different problem).