In September 2026, Gartner published the new editions of two reports that are particularly relevant for anyone shaping the future of their IT infrastructure: the Magic Quadrant for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure, published on September 7, and the Magic Quadrant for Server Virtualization Platforms, published on September 14. Microsoft is positioned as a Leader in both,…
There are professional projects that begin with a formal plan, and others that grow gradually from conversations, shared experiences, and a recurring observation. Azure Local Unleashed belongs to the second category. Over the past few years, both Silvio Di Benedetto and I have spent a significant amount of time discussing hybrid infrastructure with customers, technology…
In my previous article, I explored how Azure Arc enables organizations to harness the power of the Azure cloud in managing SQL Servers, regardless of where the databases reside: on-premises, at the edge, or in other cloud environments. This extension of the Azure platform allows for centralized governance, enhanced security, and advanced features without requiring…
In today’s IT landscape, characterized by increasingly complex and distributed infrastructures, Azure Arc represents a strategic solution to address the challenges of multi-cloud and hybrid management. Azure Arc is an extension of the Microsoft Azure platform that allows managing, governing, and securing distributed resources across on-premises, multi-cloud, and edge environments, ensuring a unified experience. With…
In the era of Artificial Intelligence, which is significantly transforming business models, the adoption of local and distributed infrastructures is crucial for managing specific and mission-critical workloads. In this context, Azure Local emerges as an innovative solution capable of bridging the gap between cloud and edge computing, delivering applications, data, and AI services exactly where…
Companies are increasingly adopting a multicloud approach to leverage the specific advantages offered by various cloud service providers. This strategy helps avoid vendor lock-in, improve resilience, and optimize costs by utilizing the best offers available on the market. However, managing resources distributed across multiple cloud platforms presents significant challenges, especially regarding inventory management, reporting, analysis,…
Azure Arc Site Manager is an innovative solution for system administrators, designed to offer centralized management of IT resources, associating them with the physical or logical locations of customer infrastructures and facilitating governance of these resources. This tool simplifies connection monitoring, alert management, and resource update statuses, enabling administrators to apply fixes and updates uniformly…
Nell’era dell’Intelligenza Artificiale e dei servizi nativi per il cloud, le organizzazioni continuano a fare affidamento su Windows Server come piattaforma sicura e affidabile per i loro workload mission-critical. Tuttavia, è importante ricordare che il supporto per Windows Server 2012/R2 terminerà il 10 ottobre 2023. Dopo tale data, i sistemi Windows Server 2012/R2 diventeranno vulnerabili…
Molte realtà aziendali sono impegnate nella diffusione e nell’adozione di applicazioni che possono funzionare in ambienti diversi: on-premises, su più cloud pubblici e negli edge. Tale approccio richiede una preparazione adeguata dell’ambiente IT aziendale per garantire conformità e una gestione efficiente su larga scala dei sistemi server, delle applicazioni e dei dati, mantenendo al contempo…
L’adozione di soluzioni cloud ha contribuito a ridurre le spese operative (OpEx) e gli oneri di gestione in numerose aree dell’IT. Infatti, molti sistemi che in precedenza venivano eseguiti on-premises ed erano complessi da mantenere ora sono semplici servizi gestiti nel cloud. Allo stesso tempo però, l’esecuzione dei sistemi dislocati in ambienti differenti e la…