10 Azure Stack HCI

facts to simplify digital

transformation

1 Extensible to the cloud by design

Every Azure Stack HCI node comes enabled with Azure Arc
to seamlessly bring the full power of Azure services to your
on-premises locations.
Create and manage virtual machines on-prem or from the Azure
Portal for ultimate flexibility. Also, enable cluster monitoring and
management from a 'single pane of glass'.

2 The HCI Platform for PaaS on-premises

With Azure Kubernetes Service on Azure Stack HCI (AKS

on HCI), get the consistency and familiarity you expect
with AKS now on on-premises.
Deploy select Azure services and cloud native apps on-prem
(leveraging AKS on HCI) with management, billing and support
through the Azure cloud.

3 The Core of Microsoft’s Hybrid Cloud Strategy

Microsoft is a recognized leader in the hybrid cloud space,

and Azure Stack HCI with Azure Arc is at its core.
Backed by the power and resources of Microsoft, Azure Stack HCI and
Azure Arc have dedicated technical resources for development and
project management, ensuring customers have the unmatched
expertise they need, when they need it.

4 Built on Proven Enterprise Excellence

Azure Stack HCI leverages key software defined

technologies of Windows Server, one of the most
deployed and hardened tech products in all of enterprise.
Azure Stack HCI leverages a proven hypervisor that drives Azure
public cloud—the preferred cloud choice of over 95% of Fortune
500 companies.

Dedicated Diverse Variety of Ultimate

5 Support 6 Hardware Solutions 7 Flexibility

Azure Stack HCI has a dedicated
support team and a full support
ticket exchange with partners
providing quicker response by
experts with deep product
knowledge, enabling one team
to manage a support ticket from
start to resolution.
Deploy with the largest partner
ecosystem in the industry with
diverse options of solutions to
choose from. Visit the Azure Stack
HCI catalog to see server class
systems from data center racks to
small form factors for the edge and
remote offices. For best
performance, RDMA is
recommended on Azure Stack HCI
deployments, however it is not
required to enable the technology
giving the customer flexibility.
Azure Stack HCI works with the
most popular tools in the industry,
providing multiple options for
management tools and consoles
for clusters. That means limited
new learning and—with Azure Arc
enabled monitoring—a reduced
need for local IT resources in
branch office/remote office
scenarios.

Scalability Streamlined Full Superior

8 Done Right 9 Stack Updates 10 Performance

While support for Cluster Sets
raises the scalability of Azure
Stack HCI to hundreds of nodes,
over 90% of deployed clusters in
the market are below 12 nodes, so
Azure Stack HCI covers all
possibilities. Additionally, Azure
Stack HCI scales near linearly
when adding nodes, for maximum
value of investment. See how.
Azure Stack HCI integrated
systems feature streamlined full
stack updates for simultaneous
upgrade of all software and
firmware. For validated
nodes, solution partners
provides seamless integration
of their monitoring tools and
update management with
Windows Admin Center.
Organize your storage tiers to
best fit the needs of your
workloads with Azure Stack HCI.
By default, cache drives help with
large, persistent, real-time
read/write needs, but are not
required. Configuration flexibility
helps deliver the best
performance in the HCI market.

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