Azure Arc represents Microsoft's vision for hybrid and multi-cloud management. It extends Azure's control plane to resources running anywhere—on-premises, edge, or other clouds.
What Arc Enables
With Arc, you can:
- Manage servers across environments from Azure
- Deploy Azure data services anywhere
- Run Azure application services on Kubernetes
- Apply Azure Policy to non-Azure resources
Arc-enabled Kubernetes
az connectedk8s connect --name my-cluster --resource-group my-rg
Once connected, you can deploy applications using GitOps, apply policies, and monitor from Azure.
The Hybrid Reality
Most enterprises won't be 100% cloud for years. Arc acknowledges this reality and provides a path forward without forcing a complete migration.