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Azure Arc

Azure Arc extends Azure management and services to any infrastructure including on-premises and multi-cloud.

What is Azure Arc?

Azure Arc extends Azure management capabilities to any infrastructure, allowing organizations to manage servers, Kubernetes clusters, and data services across on-premises, multi-cloud, and edge environments.

Arc capabilities

Arc-enabled servers, Arc-enabled Kubernetes, Arc-enabled data services, Azure Policy everywhere.

Common misconceptions

  • "Arc requires Azure migration" — Manages existing infrastructure
  • "Arc is only for servers" — Kubernetes and data too
  • "Arc locks you into Azure" — Management layer, not migration