Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)Describe Azure architecture and servicesHard
An organization is looking for a service to manage their cloud infrastructure consistently across Azure, on-premises, and other cloud providers. They need to extend Azure management capabilities, such as Azure Policy, Azure Monitor, and Azure Security Center, to servers and Kubernetes clusters located outside of Azure. Which Azure service is designed for this hybrid and multi-cloud management scenario?
- AAzure Arc
- BAzure Stack Hub
- CAzure Migrate
- DAzure Active Directory
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Correct answer: A. Azure Arc
Azure Arc extends Azure management to servers, Kubernetes clusters, and other data services running anywhere—on-premises, at the edge, or in multi-cloud environments—allowing for consistent management with Azure services like Policy and Monitor.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Azure Stack Hub is an extension of Azure that runs in your datacenter, but it's a complete hardware/software solution, not a service for managing arbitrary external infrastructure.
- C. Azure Migrate is a service for assessing and migrating on-premises workloads to Azure; it's not for ongoing management of hybrid/multi-cloud infrastructure.
- D. Azure Active Directory provides identity and access management; it doesn't extend Azure management plane capabilities to external infrastructure.
Azure Arc
A set of technologies that extends Azure management capabilities and services to any infrastructure, including on-premises, multi-cloud, and edge environments.
- Extends Azure management plane.
- Manages servers, Kubernetes clusters, data services.
- Works across on-premises, multi-cloud, and edge.
- Integrates with Azure Policy, Monitor, Security Center.
Memory trick: Azure Arc is the bridge that connects all your different cloud and on-prem islands to Azure.