Microsoft Azure Arc Innovate Across Hybrid And Multicloud
Specifications:
- Azure Arc-enabled infrastructure
- Connect and operate hybrid resources
- Deploy and run Azure services outside of Azure as native Azure resources
- Supports multi-cloud, datacenter, and edge environments
Product Usage Instructions
Benefits of Azure Arc:
- Unified Management: Manage resources across on-premises, multi-cloud, and edge environments.
- Flexibility and Scalability: Enables consistent operations and governance.
- Support Modern Applications: Run Azure services outside Azure while operating from Azure.
- Improved DevOps & Automation: Enhance operational efficiency through automation.
- Cost Efficiency: Utilize migration assessment and best-fit recommendations.
- Enhanced Security and Compliance: Secure resources with Extended Security Updates and auto-patching.
How to Get Started:
- Create a customer Azure CSP Subscription.
- Deploy the Arc-Agent / -Extensions and connect to the Azure Subscription.
- Set the licensing to PAYG or PAID based on your requirements.
- Stop previous licensing (e.g., SPLA) or continue with current licensing.
- Start seeing new ACR in monthly reporting and earning incentives.
Azure Arc for SQL Server:
Azure Arc extends cloud manageability to SQL Server anywhere, providing a unified view of all SQL Servers deployed on-premises, in Azure, and other clouds. It offers automated monitoring, best practices assessment, migration assessment, and enhanced business continuity.
Additional Services for Arc-Enabled SQL Servers:
No additional cost to L+SA or PAYG customers. Includes services for Windows Server and SQL Server, with compute, log ingestion, and storage costs excluded.
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Transforming Hybrid Cloud Strategies with Azure Arc and Arc-Enabled SQL Server
- 18 March
- Tatyana Tsvyatkova
- Partner Success Manager focused on Azure in the CEMA region
Single control plane with Azure Arc
Benefits of Arc
Azure Arc is a bridge that extends the Azure platform to manage and secure resources across on-premises, multi-cloud, and edge environments. It provides a unified management experience, enabling consistent operations and governance
Bring cloud manageability to SQL Server anywhere
Manage, govern, and protect your SQL Server from Azure
Manage all SQL estate with better observability
- Single view of all SQL Servers deployed on-premises, in Azure and other clouds
- Capture key performance metrics with out-of-box monitoring
- Gain proactive and actionable insights with automated best practices assessment
- Utilize migration assessment and best-fit recommendation on SQL IaaS/PaaS
Enhance business continuity
- Manage Availability Groups inventory and track real-time health status
- View Always-on Failover Cluster Instances and protect with Defender
- Enhance operational efficiency through configurable Automated backups
- Minimize downtime and operational disruption with Point-in-time restore
Govern and protect all SQL estate using Azure
- Protect your on-premises and multicloud data using M icrosoft Defender for Cloud
- Enhance security using Extended Security Updates as a service and auto patching
- Central insights and governance across all SQL Servers with Microsoft Purview
- Unified sign-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID authentication
Azure Pay-As-You-Go enabled by Azure Arc for SQL Server anywhere, with simplified onboarding
Azure Services available for Arc enabled SQL Servers
- Detailed Inventory
- Best Practices Assessment
- Auto Patching & Auto Updates
- Database Observability
- M icrosof t Defender for SQL Ser vers
- Microsoft Sentinel
- Azure Monitor
- Log Analytics
- Purview Integration
- Synapse Link
- Extended Security Updates for Windows Server and SQL Server
Tagging, management groups, activity logs, templates, Resource Graph, RBAC
- Manage license types
- Basic Inventory
How-to / Steps
How-to / Steps – SQL Arc PayG vs Paid
Deployment options
CMF | High level execution flow
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CMF | Azure Arc for Windows & SQL Server scope
In Scope
- Arc-enabled servers
Customers can onboard their existing Windows Server 2012 and above (physical servers or virtual machines) as Azure Arc-enabled servers, from:- On-premises (Hyper-V or VMware environments)
- Other cloud environments (AWS, GCP)
- Windows Server Management through Azure Arc
- Arc-enabled SQL Servers (two-step process)
- The first step will onboard the server where the SQL Server is installed
- The second step will onboard the installed SQL Server 2012 and above instances as Azure Arc-enabled SQL Servers
- Windows and Linux supported versions are in scope
- Extended Security Updates (ESUs) through Azure Arc
- Windows Server 2012/R2
- SQL Server 2012/2014
- A strong partnership is needed with the nominators to determine the optimum number of needed ESU licenses.
Note: Enrollment to ESUs can be done at any moment up to three years after the End of Support (EOS) dates. When enrolled, the servers will receive ESUs, and the customer will be billed a one-time upfront charge for the months they missed after the end of the support date.
- Windows Server 2012/R2 EOS: Oct 10, 2023.
- SQL Server 2012 EOS: July 12, 2022.
- SQL Server 2014 EOS: July 9, 2024.
Out of CMF Scope
- Enabling Azure services post onboarding (Azure Monitor, Azure Update Manager, etc.)
- Change request process, including internal communication
- Any changes in the source (any time) & target environments (after handover)
- Any Application/Services related configurations and testing (Pre and Post Migration)
- Configuring Backups, Monitoring & Alerts (Pre & Post Migration) etc.
- High availability setup, configuration
- Disaster Recovery setup, configuration
- Any other migration path not listed in the Scope
How-to / Steps
Account Nomination: CSU Migration Factory (Partner)
- Join the new Microsoft CSU Migration Factory + Partner delivery model ard work with us (hands on keyboard production migration support team) to deploy rapid, predictable
implementation designed for Apps data. infra workloads. - Answer the questions below and a member of our team will contact you. For more details on the CSU Migration Factory program, please refer to this SharePoint: https://aka.ms/CSUmigratronfactory.
- (only with Federated Access) nominations:
- Pre-Sales Alignment for RFP responses:
- Partners can use this option to validate the assumptions, scope and RACI when planning to use CMF as part of the delivery services for their project at no cost.
- Engagement Request for current project:
- The partner already has a project and is requesting an immediate opportunity for engagement.
- Repetition for Large Scale:
- Indirect or Direct Channel Partners with large-scale customer base on CSP that plans to offer a repetitive migration for the long tail,
ISVs:
- For specific ISV partners that are leveraging CMF for their partner channel for projects.
- For any additional questions, please send an email to MFPortnerDesk@microsoft.com
- Privacy: Response collected will be processed in accordance with Microsoft’s privacy policy
Required
- Choose the primary reason for this nomination
- I’m a Solution Partner working on a Proposal for my customer and want to work on an SOW with the CMF team
- I’m a Solution Partner working on a migration, ready to begin using Partner + Factory model
- I’m a Channel Partner working on an SMB opportunity
- I’m an ISV Partner working with an ISV migration opportunity
- Do you have an Indirect Provider (Distributor) for this project?
- Yes
- No
ALSO and AMM
ALSO Professional Services Migrate to Azure with confidence
ALSO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Align strategy:
- What wiII be migrated?
- How do we expect new customers, new services to be onboarded?
Assessment:
- Can we migrate everything we want to?
Develop architecture:
- How will customers connect?
- How will applications and services be interconnected?
- How will users authenticate?
Plan migration:
- Migration waves and windows
- Acceptance test planning
- Rollback planning
Execution:
- Destination preparation
- Migration execution
- Acceptance tes_ting
Introducing…
- SMB paths for Solutions Partner designations
- Data & A1 (Azure)
- Digital & App Innovation (Azure)
- Infrastructure (Azure)
Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program
Solutions Partner for Azure solution areas
How to attain a Solutions Partner designation for solution areas
The partner capability score provides flexibility to demonstrate knowledge, skills, and experience across subcategories of performance, skilling, and customer success. Partners qualify either on an SMB path or an Enterprise path and must reach 70 points for the path they are on.
- A minimum of 70points must be earned, with points in each subcategory.
- There are 100 points possible in total across categories.
Performance
This category is measured by net customer adds.
Skilling
This category verifies and demonstrates your dedication to skilling and training by intermediate and advanced certifications.
Customer success
This category is measured by usage growth and the number of solution deployments.
Requirements for Solutions Partner designations for Azure
- Three categories make up the scoring for Solutions Partner designations: performance, skilling, and customer success. Points are earned through net customer adds, certifications and exams, growth in usage and the number of successful deployed customer solutions. Points are earned incrementally as partners make progress in each subcategory.
- Beginning later in 2024, partners will qualify either on the Enterprise or SMB path and will see in Partner Center only one score aligned to their path. For all three Azure designations, partners who are driving less than USD1,000,000 Azure consumed revenue (ACR) and have 80% or more of their customers in the SMB/SMC segment will qualify on the SMB path. Partners who are driving more than USD1,000,000 ACR, or driving less than USD1,000,000 ACR and have more than 20% of their customers in the enterprise segment will qualify on the Enterprise path.
Benefits for Solutions Partner designations for Azure
Regardless of the path by which you qualify for a Solutions Partner designation, benefits are the same. Benefits include all common Solutions Partner benefits, like go-to-market services, TP&D advisory hours, technical support incidents, as well as unique product benefits designed specifically for each Azure specific Solutions Partner designation. Stack incremental benefits as you attain additional Solutions Partner designations.
Microsoft incentives and investments
- Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to collaborate with our partner ecosystem to accelerate global digital transformation.
- Microsoft’s partner incentives are designed to reward partners for participating in ow needs often extend beyond the transaction, so we offer partner incentives and invest
Azure Incentives
- Azure incentives include multiple ways for partners to earn incentives 011 customer Azure consumption for the partner is associated with the customer’s Azure environment and the channel the c1.1stomer decides to transact ti
Next steps
- Admins can sign in to Partner Center to see how their organization is progressing towards a Solutions Partner designation and see the associated benefits.
- Go to the Training Gallery & Microsoft docs to learn about the requirements needed to attain a Solutions Partner designation.
- For more information, visit the Microsoft partner website and Microsoft partner blog.
Where to start from?
FAQs
Q: What are the deployment options for Azure Arc?
A: You can deploy the Arc-Agent / -Extensions and connect to the Azure Subscription based on your licensing preference (PAYG or PAID).
Q: How can I enhance security for my SQL estate using Azure Arc?
A: You can protect your on-premises and multicloud data using Microsoft Defender for Cloud, utilize Extended Security Updates, auto patching, and gain insights with Microsoft Purview.
Q: What are the benefits of using Azure Arc for SQL Server?
A: Azure Arc provides a unified management experience, proactive monitoring, best practices assessment, migration assessment, improved business continuity, and enhanced security for SQL Server deployments.
Documents / Resources
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Microsoft Azure Arc Innovate Across Hybrid And Multicloud [pdf] User Guide 2024, 2025, Azure Arc Innovate Across Hybrid And Multicloud, Innovate Across Hybrid And Multicloud, Across Hybrid And Multicloud, Hybrid And Multicloud |