Azure Arc for Kubernetes: Unified Hybrid Cloud Management

Azure Arc extends the Azure control plane (ARM) to resources running outside of Azure—on-premises, in AWS, or GCP. With Arc-enabled Kubernetes, you can manage any K8s cluster (OpenShift, Rancher, GKE) right from the Azure Portal.

GitOps with Flux

Arc agents installed in the cluster include Flux CD. You can push configurations via Azure Policy.

az k8s-configuration create \
  --name cluster-config \
  --cluster-name my-onprem-k8s \
  --resource-group my-rg \
  --operator-instance-name flux \
  --operator-namespace flux-system \
  --repository-url https://github.com/myorg/k8s-config \
  --scope cluster \
  --cluster-type connectedClusters

Azure Monitor for Containers

Enable Container Insights to get logs and metrics from your on-prem cluster into Azure Monitor.

Key Takeaways

• Single pane of glass for all clusters globally.
• Enforce standard configurations via GitOps and Policy.
• Consistent security posture across hybrid environments.