Designing and Implementing Azure Local to extend your Data Center to the cloud.

Azure Local is Microsoft’s distributed infrastructure solution that enables organizations to run virtualized Windows and Linux workloads, containers, and selected Azure services across on-premises, edge, and hybrid environments. It combines cloud-based management and Azure services with on-premises infrastructure for a consistent hybrid experience.

Azure Local is built on proven Microsoft technologies including Hyper-V, Storage Spaces Direct, and software-defined networking (SDN), while integrating deeply with Azure for management, monitoring, security, and governance.

Azure hybrid capabilities enhance the platform with services such as cloud-based monitoring, Azure Site Recovery, Azure Backup, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and centralized management through the Azure portal. You can manage the environment using familiar tools including Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, and Azure Arc.

Business Cases

Branch office and edge

Optimize costs for branch office and edge workloads by utilizing compact clusters with flexible deployment options. Lower infrastructure costs can be achieved through simplified networking architectures and centralized management through Azure. Organizations can centrally monitor and manage distributed Azure Local deployments from the Azure portal.

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)

Azure Local is ideal for large-scale VDI deployments with Azure Virtual Desktop, RDS, or third-party desktop virtualization solutions. Benefits include centralized storage, improved security, simplified management, and enhanced protection for user workloads and data.

Trusted Enterprise Virtualization

Azure Local provides enterprise-grade virtualization with advanced security capabilities including Virtualization-based Security (VBS), Shielded VMs, and Secured-core infrastructure support. These features help protect workloads against firmware, kernel, and virtualization-layer threats.

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Azure Local can host container-based deployments using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) hybrid capabilities, improving workload density and operational consistency. It enhances resiliency through automatic VM failover and integration with Kubernetes orchestration.

Scale-out storage

Storage Spaces Direct utilizes industry-standard servers with local drives to deliver scalable, high-performance, and highly available storage. This approach significantly reduces costs compared to traditional SAN or NAS architectures while providing features such as deduplication, compression, nested resiliency, and cache acceleration.

Disaster recovery for Virtualized Workloads

Azure Local supports business continuity and disaster recovery scenarios using stretched clusters and Azure Site Recovery integration. Virtualized workloads can automatically fail over to secondary locations while maintaining data consistency.

Data Center consolidation and modernization

Modernize aging virtualization platforms and consolidate workloads using Azure Local. Organizations can simplify operations, improve scalability, enhance security, and reduce dependency on legacy SAN infrastructure while lowering total cost of ownership.

Run Azure Services On-Premises

Azure Arc enables Azure services to run consistently across on-premises, edge, and multicloud environments. Organizations can leverage Azure management, governance, security, and application services while maintaining workloads locally.

Our Technology Partners

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Driving Factors

Azure Hybrid
by design

Extend your datacenter to Azure and manage Azure Local hosts, virtual machines, and Azure resources together through the Azure portal. Seamlessly integrate with Azure Monitor, Azure Backup, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Site Recovery, and other Azure services.

Azure Benefits - at
No Additional Cost

Run Windows Server Datacenter: Azure Edition workloads with benefits such as Hotpatching, SMB over QUIC, and Extended Security Updates (ESUs). Leverage Azure Policy guest configuration and centralized governance capabilities across hybrid environments.

Enterprise scale and
great price performance

Modernize infrastructure, consolidate virtualized workloads, and gain cloud efficiencies on-premises. Benefit from software-defined compute, storage, and networking across a broad ecosystem of validated hardware platforms. Features such as Secured-core infrastructure, thin provisioning, and intent-based networking help improve performance and security while optimizing costs.

Familiar management
and operations

Simplify operations with an easy-to-manage HCI platform that integrates with existing environments and third-party solutions. Use Windows Admin Center and PowerShell to deploy, manage, and automate infrastructure using familiar Windows Server and Hyper-V skillsets.

Deployment
Flexibility

Choose the deployment model that best suits your environment, including integrated systems, validated node solutions from Microsoft hardware partners, or repurposed hardware where supported. Manage the solution using Azure services or traditional management tools while leveraging a broad ISV ecosystem.

What We Offer

Mismo Systems offers comprehensive consulting, deployment, and managed services for Azure Local environments. Our focus is on helping organizations successfully modernize infrastructure and adopt hybrid cloud capabilities using Microsoft technologies.

Our Approach

At Mismo Systems, we understand that time is of the essence in today’s fast-paced world. That’s why we have developed a streamlined and efficient approach to project delivery. Our agile methodologies and best practices enable us to optimize efficiency, minimize downtime, and ensure the timely completion of projects without compromising on quality.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Azure Local is an on-premises infrastructure platform delivered as an Azure hybrid service. Organizations deploy Azure Local software on physical servers within their own datacenters or edge locations while connecting to Azure for monitoring, support, billing, governance, and optional hybrid services.

 

No. Azure Local is designed to tolerate temporary connectivity interruptions while continuing to run workloads locally.

If connectivity to Azure is interrupted, workloads and virtual machines continue to operate normally. Local management tools remain functional, but Azure-dependent capabilities such as cloud monitoring, Azure portal updates, and certain hybrid services may become temporarily unavailable until connectivity is restored.

Azure Local must periodically connect to Azure for synchronization, licensing, and service validation. Microsoft currently recommends successful connectivity within the required compliance interval to maintain service functionality and supportability.