Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes allows you to attach and manage Kubernetes clusters running anywhere, whether on-premises, in other public clouds, or in Azure itself. This enables a consistent development and operational experience across all your Kubernetes environments.

Key Features

Supported Kubernetes Distributions

Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes works with any Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) certified Kubernetes clusters. This includes clusters running on other public cloud providers like GCP or AWS, as well as clusters running in on-premises data centers.

Enhanced Functionality

Once your Kubernetes clusters are connected to Azure, you can:

• View and Monitor Clusters: Use Azure Monitor for containers to observe and monitor your clusters.

• Configure and Deploy Applications: Utilize GitOps-based configuration management to deploy applications.

• Enforce Security and Governance: Apply policies using Azure Policy for Kubernetes and enforce threat protection with Microsoft Defender for Kubernetes.

• Access and Manage Clusters: Grant access and manage clusters using Azure role-based access control (RBAC).

• Deploy Machine Learning Workloads: Use Azure Machine Learning for Kubernetes clusters.

• Deploy Services from Azure Marketplace: Deploy and manage Kubernetes applications from Azure Marketplace.