"Azure Arc for Hybrid Cloud Management"
"Azure Arc for Hybrid Cloud Management" is the definitive guide for IT leaders, architects, and practitioners seeking to navigate the complexities of managing resources across hybrid, multi-cloud, and edge environments. Through a structured exploration of Azure Arc’s foundations, the book addresses the driving forces behind hybrid strategies, details Arc’s technical components, and compares it against alternative approaches like AWS Outposts and Google Anthos. With real-world use cases and industry scenarios, readers gain crucial insight into how organizations are leveraging Azure Arc to achieve unified management, security, and governance across disparate infrastructures.
Delving beyond foundational concepts, the book provides practical guidance on configuring, automating, and orchestrating workloads—spanning servers, Kubernetes clusters, data services, and IoT devices—both on-premises and in the cloud. Comprehensive chapters cover identity management, security, and regulatory compliance, illustrating how to implement end-to-end protection and policy enforcement through integrated Azure services. Advanced topics include DevOps adaptation for hybrid deployments, Infrastructure as Code implementation, and resilient architectures for high availability, disaster recovery, and performance optimization.
As the cloud landscape continues to evolve, "Azure Arc for Hybrid Cloud Management" offers forward-thinking strategies for phased adoption, operational change management, and value realization. Readers are equipped with methodologies for migration, vendor integration, and the extension of Azure Arc via custom resource providers and SDKs, including insight into industry-specific patterns for highly regulated sectors. Packed with expert best practices, lessons learned, and a vision for the future of cloud-native infrastructure management, this book is an essential resource for those aiming to master unified, scalable, and secure hybrid cloud operations.
