Managed Azure Local (Formerly Azure Stack)
Simplify IT operations, optimize workloads, and accelerate application modernization with Managed Azure Local Hybrid Cloud Services. You’ll benefit from high-performance hardware, robust hybrid cloud capabilities, scalable infrastructure, and advanced security features - all managed by TierPoint in our state-of-the-art data centers.
Why Azure Local is A True Hybrid Cloud Solution
Azure Local, previously named Azure Stack HCI, extends Azure's cloud capabilities to both public and private environments, providing a seamless hybrid cloud solution that operates securely within a TierPoint data center. Leveraging Azure Arc, this integration bridges your private cloud with Azure's public cloud services, offering versatile hybrid cloud capabilities such as data backup, disaster recovery, cloud-based security and performance monitoring, and efficient platform management.
As a Microsoft Solution Partner for 10+ years with robust Microsoft credentials, TierPoint offers unparalleled expertise and adept service management to help our customers leverage the full capabilities of Azure Local.
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Premier Platform Integration with Dell
Collaboratively built with Microsoft, Dell is the premier solution for extending and optimizing Azure hybrid cloud. Entrusting the integration of software and hardware to TierPoint experts ensures a seamless transition, empowering businesses to capitalize fully on the transformative potential of this hybrid cloud solution.
Disaster Recovery and Enterprise Backup
Enhance your business continuity strategy with a hybrid cloud approach that leverages Azure Backup to safeguard and preserve data, including options for dedicated backup servers. Azure Site Recovery protects critical workloads to avoid unplanned operational downtime and maximizes the resiliency of your IT infrastructure against unplanned service interruptions or outages.
End-to-End Managed Azure Local
Let our team handle end-to-end management of your hybrid cloud environment with help from Azure Arc, a powerful cloud service that extends Azure’s management and governance capabilities beyond the public cloud. Azure Arc gives our expert team (and your IT department) the ability to manage, automate, and orchestrate workloads and data across your Azure hybrid cloud environment from a single pane of glass.
Ongoing Management & Monitoring
Ensure your infrastructure operates at its peak performance. With our dedicated team of professionals managing every aspect of your Azure Local environment, including deployment, configuration, and ongoing maintenance, you can focus on driving your business forward while we handle the technical complexities. From proactive monitoring and troubleshooting to security updates and compliance management, we've got you covered.
Flexible Hybrid Ready Architecture
Deploy applications and workloads seamlessly across both public and private cloud environments, tailoring your infrastructure to meet specific business needs. Whether you're looking to modernize legacy applications, build new cloud-native solutions, or implement disaster recovery strategies, Azure Local empowers you with the versatility to achieve your goals with ease.
Integrated Security Tools for Azure
Our integrated security solution for Azure hybrid cloud leverages the most advanced cloud security services from Microsoft. Our IT security experts will secure your cloud infrastructure using Azure Security Center for Cloud Security Posture Monitoring (CPSM), Azure Sentinel for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), and Azure Defender for protecting workloads on Azure infrastructure against security threats.
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Benefits of Managed Azure Local
At TierPoint, our Managed Azure Local hybrid cloud services help businesses embrace the potential of their cloud journey. Here are some of the biggest benefits of working with a Managed Cloud Provider.
Meet Security &
Application Resilience
Advanced security tools including identity and access management (IAM), monitoring, and threat detection protect your infrastructure, data, and applications from cyber threats. Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery help prevent data loss in the event of a service interruption.
Accelerated Performance
& Time to Value
With deep expertise in architecting and implementing both public and private cloud solutions, we leverage validated reference architectures and follow industry best practices to streamline your deployment and accelerate the benefits of Azure Local for your organization.
Optimized Budget &
Resource Allocation
Benefit from premier hardware, cutting-edge Azure cloud services, and flexible hybrid cloud capabilities without the cost, risk, or complexity of building and managing your own data center. Shift to a cost-effective OpEx model to reduce management overhead and free up your team.
Flexibility & Scalability
Experience the flexibility and scalability of distributed hybrid infrastructure, fully managed by TierPoint. Support diverse workloads, scale operations to meet demand, and control costs by strategically deploying applications and data across your Azure environments.
Ongoing Application Visibility & Optimization
Azure Arc enables a seamless, consistent experience for hybrid cloud management and running applications with providing full visibility of your hybrid Azure environment, allowing for easy integration with public cloud services and connecting across platforms.
Why Choose Managed Azure Local with TierPoint
Nationwide Data Center Footprint
TierPoint operates 40 data centers in 20 markets across the US, all interconnected by a low-latency, secure national network. Additionally, each data center has direct connectivity options to Azure to better enable flexible, performant, and cost-effective hybrid cloud deployments. Our state-of-the-art facilities are built with reliability, performance, and security, ideal for housing your hybrid Azure infrastructure.
Microsoft Cloud-Certified Experts
With over 15 years of experience in cloud and managed services, we endeavor to understand our clients' needs and support their most pressing business objectives. With deep expertise in multiple Microsoft solutions and a robust cloud practice that includes strategy, migration, ongoing management, and optimization, we are well-equipped to address the diverse challenges of our clients.
Hybrid Cloud Solution Provider
Your journey to the cloud is as unique as your business itself. We pride ourselves on our ability to craft tailored, agnostic solutions to meet your evolving needs. With our team of certified cloud architects and engineers, you gain unbiased expertise and guidance. Whether it’s private cloud or public cloud, we help determine the most successful and effective path to drive your business forward.
Expedited Support
Our customer-obsessed team is dedicated to exceeding your expectations at every stage of your partnership with us. When you partner with TierPoint, you gain access to 24/7 premium support from our team of expert engineers and skilled IT security professionals. We’ll also expedite and escalate your customer service needs with Microsoft to help you quickly resolve issues, minimize downtime, and keep your business running.
Embrace a Hybrid Future with Managed Azure Local
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Frequently Asked Questions
A wide variety of Azure Services run on Azure Local including basic IaaS services such as VMs, networking, backups, and replication as well as modern applications such as containers, virtual desktops, and other cloud native services.
You can visit the Connecting Windows Server to Azure Hybrid Services page for additional information on Azure cloud services that run on Azure Local.
Azure Cloud is a public cloud service, owned and operated by Microsoft and hosted in Microsoft’s own data centers. Azure Cloud customers can leverage Azure’s public cloud resources (e.g. storage, compute, virtualization) run cloud-based applications and Azure cloud services.
Azure Local is a portfolio of products that Azure customers can deploy in an on-prem or third-party data center to extend Azure cloud services and capabilities to that environment.
Microsoft recently rebranded Azure Stack to Azure Local. Azure Local continues to offer the same hybrid capabilities and features previously available with Azure Stack, reflecting a broader strategy to emphasize local deployments and seamless integration with Azure public cloud services.
Yes, Azure Local is highly suitable for small and mid-sized businesses, providing cost-effective scalability, simplified IT management, robust security, and flexible hybrid cloud options tailored specifically to smaller budgets and resource availability.
Azure Local pricing varies based on hardware, software, and managed services chosen. Factors influencing cost include licensing requirements, infrastructure size, and the level of ongoing managed support. TierPoint offers flexible pricing models tailored to your organization's needs.
Azure Local provides comparable security to public cloud solutions, featuring built-in compliance controls, identity management, and threat detection. Security is further enhanced through advanced Microsoft tools including Azure Security Center for Cloud Security Posture Monitoring (CPSM), Azure Sentinel for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), and Azure Defender for comprehensive protection of workloads against security threats. These integrated security features, combined with TierPoint’s ongoing managed support, offer robust protection aligned with public cloud standards.
Azure Local maintenance includes regular software updates, security patching, hardware monitoring, and troubleshooting. As a Managed Azure Local provider, TierPoint handles these tasks, minimizing your internal IT workload.
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