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Overview Azure is the world’s AI supercomputer providing the most comprehensive AI capabilities ranging from infrastructure, platform services to frontier models. We’ve seen emerging needs among Azure customers to use…
Ignite 2024 is here, and nothing is more top of mind for customers than the potential to transform their businesses with AI wherever they operate. Today, we are excited to…
Azure’s adaptive cloud approach, powered by Azure Arc, is helping over 39,000 customers unify their hybrid, multicloud, and edge infrastructure in Azure. You can use Azure Arc to apply cloud…
Azure Container Storage enabled by Azure Arc [Previously named “Edge Storage Accelerator”] – a groundbreaking addition to our Azure storage solutions, designed to revolutionize data handling at the edge. We…
As our annual Ignite conference begins in Chicago, I am delighted to share the latest in our effort to empower our customers to rapidly build and scale applications across boundaries:…
Organizations around the world are excited by the opportunity to leverage data to improve productivity and efficiency while also creating new revenue streams and competitive differentiation. With the increasing availability…
Hello, Azure community! Businesses of all sizes have been building and operating their mission-critical distributed systems on Azure. We are seeing increased urgency among our customers to leverage artificial intelligence…
We’re thrilled to announce Jumpstart Cerebral, an open-source AI framework designed for industries that need adaptable, edge-compatible AI solutions. Built to run at the edge with seamless connectivity to Azure OpenAI…
We're thrilled to announce the general availability of Jumpstart Drops! Since our initial announcement at Microsoft Build, the journey has been nothing short of remarkable, thanks to our dedicated and growing…
Release Summary We are thrilled to announce the Public Preview of Azure Key Vault Secret Store Extension (SSE) for Arc-enabled on-premises Kubernetes, including clusters that you connect yourself and AKS…
Today, we are excited to introduce our newest Jumpstart Agora scenario - Contoso Hypermarket! This marks an exciting milestone as the third scenario in Jumpstart Agora, joining the Contoso Motors…
Windows Server Management enabled by Azure Arc offers customers with Windows Server licenses that have active Software Assurances or Windows Server licenses that are active subscription licenses the following key…
We are excited to announce that the Multicloud connector is now generally available for customers for AWS environments. With the Multicloud connector, you can easily connect your AWS accounts to…
Empowering Partners and Enhancing Customer Experience We are thrilled to introduce the newly launched Azure Arc ISV Partner Program at Ignite! This innovative and growing ecosystem partner program allows them…
Authored by Derek Bogardus, Principal Group Product Manager, Azure Edge Ignite 2024 is here, and nothing is more top of mind for customers than the potential to transform their businesses…
The wait is over, we are thrilled to introduce the Public Preview of the Azure Arc gateway for Arc-enabled Servers, and Arc-enabled Kubernetes! They reduce the number of required endpoints…
Table of Contents A Guide to Adaptive Cloud at Microsoft Ignite 2024 Welcome to Ignite 2024 Keynote General Session Breakout Sessions (in-person and on-demand) Live Demos (in person…
We are thrilled to introduce the Arc Jumpstart Community Badges, an exciting new way to recognize and reward the incredible contributions of our community members. These badges are designed to…
As the excitement builds for Microsoft Ignite 2024, tech enthusiasts and professionals worldwide are eagerly anticipating the Azure Adaptive Cloud Pre-Days to learn more about hybrid, multicloud, and edge with…
Welcome! We are excited to kick off this monthly newsletter, where you can get the latest updates on everything happening in the Arc Jumpstart realm. Whether you are new to…
We’re excited to announce the Public Preview of Hotpatch enabled by Azure Arc for Windows Sever 2025 Datacenter and Standard editions! Hotpatches are OS security updates that don’t…
Release Summary We are thrilled to announce the Public Preview of Azure Container Storage enabled by Azure Arc Edge Volumes, a groundbreaking addition to our Azure storage solutions, designed to…
Today, the Arc Jumpstart team is excited to announce the general availability of ArcBox 3.0! Since it was first introduced in 2021, ArcBox has been our most deployed product…
Azure Arc is a platform that helps users build and develop their applications by extending Azure to their datacenters, edge, or even to multicloud environments. It helps simplify the governance…
Customers that have enrolled in WS2012/ R2 ESUs through Volume Licensing for Year 1 can transition to Azure Arc for Year 2 of the program. Extended Security Updates afford customers…
This article shows a comparison of features available for the different deployment options under AKS enabled by Azure Arc. AKS on Azure Stack HCI, version 23H2 AKS Edge Essentials…
Back in November 2023, the least privileges deployment model was introduced as a public preview. After thorough testing, we are excited to announce that the least privileges deployment mode for…
We have a myriad of key updates for customers enrolled in WS2012/R2 ESUs enabled by Azure Arc! As we continue to refine and expand the offer, investments have focused on…
We are thrilled to announce a new set of capabilities for multicloud customers, making it easier than ever to manage cloud resources from a centralized platform. With the adaptive cloud…
We have good news. Two business continuity features for SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc are now generally available: View Failover Cluster Instance Manage Availability Group With Azure Arc, these…
Since the launch of our vNext experience for Arc Jumpstart last year at Microsoft Ignite, we have witnessed remarkable growth in adoption, usage, and community involvement. At Jumpstart, our core…
Last year, we released Jumpstart Agora, a new industry-led marketplace for Jumpstart automation, where we shared the story of Contoso Supermarket and illustrated how retailers can explore the art of…
As our annual Build conference is about to kick off this week, I’m thrilled to share several product announcements to empower developers to take advantage of Azure’s adaptive cloud approach:…
This week we are excited to announce the Public Preview of Azure Arc site manager. We designed site manager to meet the needs of customers who manage solutions on the…
Release Summary We are thrilled to announce the Limited Public Preview of Edge Storage Accelerator (ESA), a 1P storage system designed for Arc-connected Kubernetes clusters. ESA is a cloud-native persistent…
Announced during last week’s Windows Server Summit 2024, customers will be able to transition to Azure Arc for WS2012 Extended Security Updates enabled by Azure Arc for Year 2 if…
With the new year in full swing, we are excited to announce the relaunch of the “Azure Arc Community Calls”, now rebranded to “Adaptive Cloud Community”, and invite you to…
Azure Arc is a multi-cloud and on-premises management platform that simplifies governance and management by delivering a consistent way to manage your entire environment together by projecting your existing non-Azure and or on-premises…
Azure Arc simplifies governance and management by delivering a consistent way to manage your entire environment together by projecting your existing multicloud/non-Azure and on-premises resources into Azure Resource Manager. Azure Arc…
Since HCI 23h2 was announced, HCIBox users have been asking me and the Jumpstart team, "when will HCIBox be ready?" Some are interested in the new cloud deployment features, others…
Earlier this year, Kubernetes Apps in the Azure Marketplace became Generally Available on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). With Kubernetes Apps, teams can extend the capabilities of their deployments with a…
While more and more organisations are moving towards cloud they are all using cloud in their own way depending on size and scale. Some have adopted cloud native model using…
Today, we’re excited to announce the public preview of the Arc VS Code Extension - a one-stop-shop for all your developer needs. Whether you’re just starting your journey with Arc,…
We are excited to announce the Public Preview of Run Command on Azure Arc-enabled servers. This feature is a game-changer for remotely and securely managing your Azure Arc-enabled servers. You…
Introduction As organizations embrace containerization and Kubernetes for their applications, the need for seamless portability across the Kubernetes ecosystem coupled with cloud object storage and local persistence has become a…
Hey folks In the November release of Arc data services which also happened to be the same week the PASS and Microsoft Ignite conferences happened, we announced the public preview…
Azure Stack HCI (hyperconverged infrastructure) is a virtualisation host that runs on-premise on validated partner hardware. AKS Hybrid is an on-premise implementation of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) orchestrator which automates running containerised applications…
SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc has numerous features designed to help DBAs and IT Admins better maintain, govern, and secure their hybrid and multi-cloud data workloads. From an observability…
It’s been almost two weeks since the first post-End of Life Patch Tuesday for Windows Server 2012/R2. To receive that critical security patch from November’s Patch Tuesday, your servers must…
