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Hybrid Cloud with Azure Arc

Manage everything. From one Azure control plane.

Extend Azure management, governance, security, and compliance to on-premise servers, Kubernetes clusters, and multi-cloud environments using Azure Arc. Consistent control across your entire estate.

Azure Arc
On-Premise Management
Multi-Cloud Governance
Unified Compliance
2 weeks
Typical server onboarding timeline
0
Configuration drift incidents
100%
Estate visibility from Azure
1
Management plane for all environments
What Is Included

Azure Arc capabilities. For your entire hybrid estate.

From Arc enabled servers and Kubernetes to data services and unified compliance, we implement Azure Arc across your on-premise and multi-cloud environments.

Azure Arc Enabled Servers

On-premise and multi-cloud servers onboarded to Azure Arc. Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, and Azure Monitor applied to all Arc-enabled servers regardless of where they run. Single management plane for your entire estate.

Arc Enabled ServersAzure PolicyUnified Management

Arc Enabled Kubernetes

On-premise and multi-cloud Kubernetes clusters connected to Azure Arc. GitOps configuration management applied. Azure Monitor Container Insights and Defender for Containers extended to Arc-enabled clusters.

Arc KubernetesGitOpsContainer Insights

Unified Security and Compliance

Microsoft Defender for Cloud extended to on-premise and multi-cloud resources via Azure Arc. Consistent security policies enforced across your entire estate. Compliance dashboards covering all environments in one view.

Defender for CloudUnified ComplianceSecurity Policies

Arc Enabled Data Services

Azure Arc enabled SQL Managed Instance and PostgreSQL Hyperscale deployed on-premise. Azure data services run anywhere with cloud billing, updates, and management. Data residency requirements met without moving data to Azure.

Arc SQL MIPostgreSQL HyperscaleData Residency

Monitoring Across Environments

Azure Monitor and Log Analytics extended to on-premise and multi-cloud resources. Single observability platform for your entire estate. Alerts, dashboards, and workbooks covering all environments in one place.

Azure MonitorLog AnalyticsCross-Environment Dashboards

Governance and Policy

Azure Policy applied consistently across on-premise, Azure, and multi-cloud resources. Resource tagging, configuration compliance, and drift detection enforced everywhere. Azure Blueprints extended to hybrid environments.

Azure PolicyDrift DetectionResource Governance
How We Work

From estate discovery to unified management in six stages.

Every Azure Arc engagement follows a structured process that brings your entire hybrid estate under consistent Azure governance and security.

01

Estate Discovery

Full inventory of on-premise servers, Kubernetes clusters, and multi-cloud resources. Arc readiness assessed. Network connectivity requirements reviewed. Onboarding plan produced.

02

Arc Design

Azure Arc architecture designed. Service principal and managed identity strategy defined. Network connectivity to Azure confirmed. Governance and policy framework designed for the hybrid estate.

03

Server Onboarding

On-premise and multi-cloud servers onboarded to Azure Arc using at-scale deployment scripts. Azure Policy and Defender for Cloud applied immediately on onboarding.

04

Kubernetes Onboarding

On-premise and multi-cloud Kubernetes clusters connected to Azure Arc. GitOps configuration management configured. Container monitoring and security extended to all clusters.

05

Policy and Compliance

Azure Policy initiatives applied across the full hybrid estate. Compliance dashboards built. Drift detection configured. Remediation tasks automated for common policy violations.

06

Ongoing Management

Unified management of your entire estate from Azure. Monthly compliance reviews. Security posture monitoring. Optional managed service for ongoing Arc operations and incident response.

Real Results

Azure Arc delivered for UK organisations.

Manufacturing Company, Birmingham

A UK manufacturer needed to manage 60 on-premise servers across three factory sites alongside their Azure workloads, but lacked a unified management and compliance platform.

All 60 on-premise servers onboarded to Azure Arc in 2 weeks. Azure Policy applied consistently across on-premise and Azure. Defender for Cloud extended to all servers. Single compliance dashboard covering the entire estate.

Retail Chain, London

A retail chain with stores across the UK needed to manage Kubernetes clusters running point-of-sale applications on-premise while maintaining consistent security and configuration standards.

Arc enabled Kubernetes deployed across 24 store clusters. GitOps configuration management applied. Zero configuration drift incidents. Security policies enforced consistently across all clusters from a single Azure management plane.

Public Sector Organisation, Leeds

A public sector organisation needed to maintain data on-premise for regulatory reasons while still benefiting from Azure management, monitoring, and security tooling.

Azure Arc enabled SQL Managed Instance deployed on-premise. Full Azure management capabilities applied without moving data to Azure. Compliance requirements met. Azure Monitor extended to all on-premise resources.

Unify Your Hybrid Estate

Still managing on-premise and cloud separately? Azure Arc changes that.

Our Azure Arc assessment reviews your on-premise and multi-cloud estate and produces a recommended Arc architecture with an onboarding plan, governance framework, and cost estimate.