Microsoft has significantly upgraded Azure Local, its on-premises cloud offering, to support large-scale sovereign cloud deployments. The enhancements include independent scaling of compute and storage, the ability to use SANs, and a new local control plane for management. These changes aim to address concerns about data jurisdiction and external intervention, allowing organizations to maintain greater control over their infrastructure. AI
IMPACT Enhances on-premises AI infrastructure options for organizations with strict data sovereignty requirements.
RANK_REASON Product update for an on-premises cloud offering with new features for sovereign deployments.
- Azure Arc
- Azure Cloud
- Azure Kubernetes Service
- Azure Local
- HPE
- Local Identity with Key Vault
- Microsoft
- Nutanix
- VMware
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