Azure Arc
Extends Azure management to servers outside Azure: inventory, policy, updates and monitoring for on-premises and multicloud estates.
Azure Arc in practice
Azure Arc pulls servers, Kubernetes clusters and databases that run outside Azure into the Azure control plane: on premises, in a service provider's datacentre or at another cloud provider. One agent on the machine is enough; from then on resource groups, tags, Azure Policy, RBAC and Resource Graph apply as though the server were an Azure resource.
The control plane itself carries no extra charge — you pay only for the services you consume, such as Defender for Servers or Azure Monitor. Microsoft states no cap on how many Arc-enabled servers a resource group, subscription or tenant may hold. A practical side effect on Windows Server 2025: hotpatching enabled through Arc delivers security updates without a restart for eight months of the year; only the four baseline months of January, April, July and October require a reboot. For Azure Local compatible clusters of the kind Alendris designs, Arc is the route that brings on-premises systems and Azure resources under one consistent management plane.
How Alendris helps
From our projects
- Zero Trust Infrastructure from the Data Center to the Remote WorkplaceComplete modernization of server infrastructure, identity, and remote access into a consistent Zero Trust architecture — from hyperconverged storage to hardened server and client baselines to secure remote work without a single publicly reachable device.
- Replacement of Citrix environment with Azure Virtual DesktopFull migration of 8,000 Citrix users to a highly automated AVD target architecture.
- Development of an AI Platform based on Microsoft AzureSecure and scalable AI usage in the company is created through a central Enterprise Search that bundles information from systems such as SharePoint, ServiceNow, and SAP.
- Security Modernization with a Focus on Microsoft 365 & SOC ReadinessSustainable improvement of the security posture in the Microsoft ecosystem with a focus on identity protection, tenant hardening, and SOC readiness.
- Evolution of an Enterprise Monitoring Solution on AzureRedesign of the Azure Monitoring architecture with a Dedicated Azure Monitor Cluster, standardized DCR Rules, and complete Infrastructure as Code automation.
- Successful IT Carve-out of a Complete InfrastructureFull IT carve-out with structured decoupling, migration of central IT services, and a secure transition phase without unnecessary downtime.
- NIS2 Compliance Implementation for Critical InfrastructureHolistic implementation of NIS2 requirements: From gap analysis and technical implementation to audit readiness.
- AI-powered Automation with Azure AI Foundry & n8nComplete automation of document-based business processes through AI-supported workflows – from data extraction to decision support.