Simplifying Multi-Cloud Management with Azure Arc
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Businesses are increasingly adopting a multi-cloud strategy. They recognize the strategic potential of leveraging the strengths of different cloud platforms to ensure resilience, compliance, and competitive advantage. With over 87% of organizations already deploying workloads across multiple clouds, the message is clear — the future of enterprise IT is unequivocally multi-cloud. However, while the vast majority of businesses report having a multi-cloud strategy, most do not use multi-cloud management tools.
What is a multi-cloud management approach? Why do you need a multi-cloud management tool? And, what makes Azure Arc the best option for simplifying multi-cloud management? We’ll answer these questions and offer a real-world use case to demonstrate the benefits of Azure Arc.
Multi-cloud is an IT strategy that leverages services from two or more cloud providers to create a robust infrastructure. By doing so, you mitigate risks—no single point of failure can jeopardize your entire operation. You select best-of-breed services tailored to specific tasks and optimize your resources.
For example, consider a company with an on-premises data center for running sensitive operations and legacy applications. They use AWS for scalable computing power and storage solutions, optimizing their resource-intensive workloads. For integrating enterprise services and leveraging advanced AI tools, they turn to Azure, benefiting from its robust security features and seamless integration with their existing Microsoft-based infrastructure. This multi-cloud approach allows the company to maintain control over critical data while maximizing the technological strengths of the public cloud for agility and innovation.
That all sounds great, right? However, a multi-cloud approach comes with the challenge of managing different platforms, each with its own set of APIs, interfaces, and security protocols.
A multi-cloud management tool, like Azure Arc, brings coherence to the multi-cloud chorus, simplifying a complex matrix into a manageable task. Businesses adopt multi-cloud management tools for several key reasons, including:
In short, a multi-cloud management tool offers a centralized platform for efficiently managing, operating, and optimizing the diverse components of a multi-cloud environment.
Azure Arc’s key features provide a powerful suite of tools to manage multi-cloud environments effectively, including:
It can be helpful to see how a company might benefit from a multi-cloud management tool in their daily operations. Let’s consider a use case scenario involving a global retail company operating online and with physical stores across various regions. Our company has a mix of on-premises data centers and cloud environments, including Azure and another cloud provider, to host its critical applications, including e-commerce platforms, inventory management systems, and CRM software.
Our company needs to manage inventory in real-time across all stores and online platforms to ensure product availability, optimize stock levels, and enhance customer satisfaction. However, the inventory systems are spread across different environments — some are hosted on-premises for legacy reasons, while others are in the cloud for scalability and agility. Managing these disparate systems efficiently while maintaining security and compliance and achieving a unified operational view is challenging.
Our company has deployed Azure Arc, a multi-cloud management tool, to address the challenges. In doing so, they’re achieving:
By implementing Azure Arc, our retail company achieves a cohesive, agile, and secure inventory management system across its global operations. The setup enhances operational efficiency, improves customer experience by ensuring product availability, and maintains high security and compliance standards. The ability to manage and govern everything through a single pane of glass simplifies IT operations, even in a complex hybrid and multi-cloud environment.
Navigating the complexities of a multi-cloud environment can be challenging, and we’re here to help. By partnering with Velosio, companies can leverage tailored solutions that align with their unique needs, ensuring seamless integration, enhanced security, and optimized operations across any cloud or on-premises environment. Reach out to our Azure team to learn more.
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