Today, I’ll be sharing some thrilling updates from Microsoft Ignite 2024, the yearly event for IT experts, focusing on Microsoft technology, and in our case especially on Azure’s hybrid, multicloud, and edge innovations. Microsoft has unveiled remarkable enhancements and breakthroughs in its hybrid cloud and edge solutions, allowing for seamless application and service operations across various environments, from cloud to edge. Key announcements included advancements in the Azure adaptive cloud strategy, featuring solutions like Azure Arc, Azure Local, AKS enabled by Azure Arc, Windows Server, Azure IoT Operations, and many more!
Azure Adaptive Cloud
Azure Local & Azure Stack HCI
Azure Arc
- Generally Available: Multicloud connector enabled by Azure Arc
- Announcing General Availability: Windows Server Management enabled by Azure Arc
- Announcing Public Preview of Windows Server Hotpatch enabled by Azure Arc
- Announcing the Public Preview of the Azure Arc gateway!
- Ignite 2024: AKS enabled by Azure Arc – New Capabilities and Expanded Workload Support
- New capabilities to aid Migration and Hybrid Cloud Management
- Ignite 2024: Azure AI Video Indexer Enhances Multi-Modal Video Summarization
- Announcing Public Preview of Workload Identity Federation for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters
- AKS Arc – Optimized for AI Workloads
- Fault Tolerant, Durable, Edge Kubernetes Storage with Azure Container Storage enabled by Azure Arc
- Speed Innovation with Arc-enabled Kubernetes Applications
- Operate everywhere with AI-enhanced management and security
- Extending Azure’s AI Platform with an adaptive cloud approach
- Public Preview of Azure Key Vault Secret Store Extension
- Announcing the Azure Arc ISV Partner Program at Ignite
IoT
Arc Jumpstart
- Introducing Jumpstart Gems
- Introducing Jumpstart Cerebral
- Jumpstart Drops Hits General Availability
- Announcing Jumpstart Agora “Contoso Hypermarket” scenario
- Announcing the Arc Jumpstart Community Badges
Conclusion
Here are some of the remarkable Azure hybrid, multicloud, and edge announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2024. To delve deeper into Microsoft’s hybrid and edge solutions, you can view the sessions on demand or read the official blog posts. Keep an eye out for further updates and insights. Thank you for reading!
