
This video will help you understand what can be expected from this course.
High Level Overview of Azure ARC
Explore Azure Arc core capabilities and set up a basic environment to understand its hybrid and multi-cloud management, use cases, and components in the Azure portal.
Discover the azure arc unified management console to centrally manage resources across on-premises, azure, and other clouds, apply policies, and enable cloud-native solutions, security, and devops.
Create an Ubuntu Linux virtual machine on Azure using a provided PowerShell script, from Cloud Shell to resource group deployment and SSH access with the VM's public IP.
Configure an Azure VM to resemble a non Azure VM by setting Microsoft Arc test to true, disabling the guest agent, enabling firewall, and blocking metadata service traffic with iptables.
Onboard a Linux or Windows VM to Azure Arc using Microsoft's automated scripts that download and install the required agents, with admin rights required.
Disconnect the VM from Azure Arc by running the shown command and logging in, then verify it no longer appears in Azure Arc, and optionally delete the resource group.
Azure Arc offers a unified management interface to oversee on premises, Azure, and other clouds with consistent policies, security controls, and monitoring tools, reducing complexity and boosting operational efficiency.
Azure Arc enabled servers extend Azure management to on-premises and multi-cloud machines, allowing centralized monitoring and security for Windows and Linux across hybrid environments.
Monitor server health, performance, and security across hybrid environments with Azure Arc, integrating Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Microsoft Sentinel for real-time insights, RBAC, and automated compliance governance.
Azure Arc enforces consistent policies across on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments, enabling real-time compliance monitoring, centralized governance, automated policy enforcement, and comprehensive audit logs.
Learn how azure policy enforces standards with a compliance dashboard and automated remediation, while azure arc extends governance to multi-cloud, demonstrated by enabling azure defender for servers on ec2 instance.
Learn how to remove a policy assignment in Azure Policy, such as Azure Defender for servers, by navigating to the policy page, selecting Compliance or Assignments, and deleting the assignment.
Enable Azure Monitor Insights for non-Azure Linux VMs via Azure Arc by installing the Log Analytics and dependency agent as a VM extension, onboard the machine, and monitor performance data.
Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes lets you connect, manage, and configure Kubernetes clusters from anywhere through a unified control plane in the Azure portal, across on premises, clouds, and edge environments.
Create a minikube Kubernetes cluster on an Ubuntu VM and connect it to Azure Arc by installing Azure CLI, registering Arc providers, and validating with kubectl and the Azure portal.
Standardize deployments across all connected clusters with Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes, enabling full lifecycle management from a single control plane and consistent app delivery across environments.
Monitor Kubernetes clusters across on-prem, Azure, and other clouds with Azure Arc, delivering real-time monitoring and automating policy enforcement for security, networking, and operational standards.
Explore data services with Azure Arc across on-premises, edge, and multi-cloud environments using Kubernetes, including SQL Managed Instance and Arc-enabled PostgreSQL (preview), providing managed database experience with Azure management tools.
Azure Arc enabled data services unify data management across on-prem, cloud, and multi-environment setups, and let you deploy Azure data services anywhere—including edge and other clouds—for analytics and AI-powered insights.
Explore high availability and disaster recovery with Azure Arc, featuring 24/7 uptime, failover plans, monitoring, automated backups, and policy enforcement across hybrid and multi-cloud environments to ensure business continuity.
In today’s multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments, managing Kubernetes clusters across different platforms can be complex. Azure Arc provides a powerful solution to extend Azure’s management and governance capabilities to Kubernetes clusters running outside of Azure, whether on-premises or in other cloud providers. With Azure Arc, you can achieve unified management, enforce policies, and gain visibility across all your clusters from a single pane of glass.
This course is designed to help IT professionals, cloud engineers, and DevOps practitioners understand how to connect, monitor, and manage Kubernetes clusters using Azure Arc. You will start by setting up a Kubernetes cluster using Minikube, then learn how to onboard it to Azure Arc. From there, you'll explore Azure Arc’s capabilities, including policy enforcement, monitoring with Azure Monitor, and application deployment using Kubernetes manifests. Additionally, you’ll gain insights into integrating Azure security and compliance features to ensure robust governance.
By the end of this course, you’ll have hands-on experience in managing Kubernetes clusters efficiently with Azure Arc, ensuring compliance, security, and streamlined operations. Whether you're an aspiring Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), a cloud architect, or an IT operations specialist, this course will equip you with the skills to leverage Azure Arc for seamless Kubernetes management across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.