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Update July 30, 2021: <\/strong>The general-purpose tier of Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance is now generally available. Please refer to this documentation<\/a> for the latest details.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From edge to cloud, companies are eager to find innovative solutions that meet them where they are. Today\u2019s business environment is increasingly complex, and customers tell us they need solutions that are multi-cloud, platform-agnostic, and offer integrated apps and services that are always up to date. We\u2019ve seen firsthand the best solution combines a company\u2019s existing infrastructure with the simple, distributed computing power of the cloud. Our unique approach to hybrid gives businesses choice and flexibility in managing their entire data estate while complying with data sovereignty, regulation, and latency requirements.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tune in to the Azure Hybrid and Multi-cloud Digital Event<\/a> from 9:00 \u2013 11:00 AM Pacific Time to learn more about the latest announcements about Azure Arc-enabled data services. And today, we\u2019re announcing the general availability of Azure SQL enabled by Azure Arc<\/a> to help customers manage their data and databases simply and efficiently. Customers can deploy cloud services on-premises and in multi-cloud environments\u2014effectively modernizing in place by running Azure SQL on any infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cloud solutions that simplify the most complex hybrid data scenarios<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Deploying cloud-based solutions to on-premises and multi-cloud environments helps deliver consistent, portable, and unified management across a company\u2019s entire data estate. Our customers are seeing improved productivity and operating efficiency by using hybrid technology to manage their data and app development at scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, SKF provides reliable rotation to industries all over the world, offering products and services around the rotating shaft including bearings, seals, lubrication management, artificial intelligence, and wireless condition monitoring. SKF has been on a journey to digitally transform the company\u2019s backbone through harnessing the power of technology, interconnecting processes, streamlining operations, and delivering industry-leading digital products and services for customers. SKF uses Azure Arc, along with Azure Stack HCI and Azure SQL Edge<\/a>, to scale solutions and standardize processes across their 91 manufacturing sites, resulting in 40 percent savings on hardware costs and 30 percent savings in OT-related machine downtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SKF\u2019s focus is on digitalizing all segments of the value chain and interconnecting them to unlock the full potential of digital ways of working for our business and customers. Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance is providing us worry-free and always up-to-date SQL operations. These types of services provide us a tremendous jumpstart into digitalization.\u201d\u2014<\/em>Sven Vollbehr, Head of Digital Manufacturing, SKF<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The \u201canywhere\u201d solution for hybrid cloud applications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Beginning July 30, 2021, the general-purpose tier of Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance will be generally available, providing database-as-a-service (DBaaS) functionality on any infrastructure. Businesses will be able to deploy Azure SQL databases on any infrastructure and on any Kubernetes to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n