{"id":47365,"date":"2025-10-22T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-27T13:41:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T20:41:50","slug":"microsoft-named-a-leader-in-the-2025-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-distributed-hybrid-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/microsoft-named-a-leader-in-the-2025-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-distributed-hybrid-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner\u00ae Magic Quadrant\u2122 for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re proud that Microsoft has once again been named a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faka.ms%2FAzureDHIGartnerReport2025&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cv-olgebski%40microsoft.com%7C0829695e5ad940124d9a08de0da89319%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C638963214855578168%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=S5ogwLxgdktJQXe%2BqaIctDLf0ZBleOh6LB1pt3hEafI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leader in the 2025 Gartner\u00ae Magic Quadrant\u2122 for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure<\/a>. This is the third year in a row we\u2019ve been recognized by Gartner, and we feel it reflects the impact we\u2019re delivering by helping organizations run workloads seamlessly across hybrid, edge, multicloud, and sovereign environments with Azure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/thumbnail_Figure_1_Magic_Quadrant_for_Distributed_Hybrid_Infrastructure-987x1024.webp\" alt=\"Scatter graph with a list of brands between ability to execute and completeness of vision.\" class=\"wp-image-47422 webp-format\" style=\"border-radius:0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/thumbnail_Figure_1_Magic_Quadrant_for_Distributed_Hybrid_Infrastructure-987x1024.webp 987w, https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/thumbnail_Figure_1_Magic_Quadrant_for_Distributed_Hybrid_Infrastructure-289x300.webp 289w, https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/thumbnail_Figure_1_Magic_Quadrant_for_Distributed_Hybrid_Infrastructure-768x797.webp 768w, https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/thumbnail_Figure_1_Magic_Quadrant_for_Distributed_Hybrid_Infrastructure.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/thumbnail_Figure_1_Magic_Quadrant_for_Distributed_Hybrid_Infrastructure-987x1024.webp\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/doc\/reprints?id=1-2LTOYW4V&amp;ct=250908&amp;st=sb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See the full 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure report here <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"azure-s-adaptive-cloud-built-on-azure-arc-and-azure-local\">Azure\u2019s adaptive cloud: built on Azure Arc and Azure Local<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reality for many organizations today is that not every workload belongs in a hyperscale datacenter. <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/solutions\/adaptive-cloud\">Azure\u2019s adaptive cloud<\/a> approach recognizes that reality and brings the cloud model to every environment through two core technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/products\/azure-arc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Arc<\/a><\/strong> brings Azure management to any environment, including datacenters, edge, and multicloud. It unifies on-premises and non-Azure resources through Azure Resource Manager and enables services such as Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure IoT Operations, and Azure AI Video Indexer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/products\/local\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Local<\/a><\/strong> leverages Azure Arc to bring Azure services and management to customer-owned environments, enabling customers to run cloud-native workloads such as virtual machines and Arc-enabled AKS locally. Azure Local also supports Microsoft\u2019s Sovereign Private Cloud strategy, enabling isolated, compliance-driven operations with Azure consistency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together, Azure Arc and Azure Local give customers unified governance, security, and management across distributed environments. They help organizations innovate faster, stay secure, and scale with confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"real-world-impact-across-industries\">Real-world impact across industries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Azure\u2019s adaptive cloud approach is especially valuable for organizations that need to balance local operations with the flexibility of the cloud. Manufacturers and industrial companies are deploying AI models at the edge to improve safety, quality, and automation while managing them centrally in Azure. Regulated sectors such as financial services, healthcare, and government maintain compliance and data residency as they modernize with Azure. Enterprises with distributed sites are using a single management plane to connect operations, improve efficiency, and gain real-time insight across locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across these industries, we\u2019re seeing customers embrace Azure\u2019s adaptive cloud approach enabled by Azure Arc:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en\/customers\/story\/24708-publix-employees-federal-credit-union-azure-migrate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Publix Employees Federal Credit Union (PEFCU)<\/strong><\/a> consolidated operations using Azure Arc and Azure Local, reducing disaster recovery time to under 10 minutes per VM and freeing engineers to focus on innovation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en\/customers\/story\/21595-delta-dental-of-california-azure-stack-hci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Delta Dental of California<\/strong><\/a> modernized its core payor system with containerized workloads, improving performance, uptime, and compliance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en\/customers\/story\/23002-cdw-computers-azure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CDW<\/strong><\/a> migrated 800 virtual machines to Azure Local, doubling SQL performance and strengthening governance and security with Azure Policy and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/en-au\/features\/coles-deepens-its-relationship-with-shoppers-using-ai-to-understand-the-customer-experience-and-improve-efficiency-in-store\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Coles<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/customers.microsoft.com\/en-us\/story\/1777264680029793974-ega-azure-arc-discrete-manufacturing-en-united-arab-emirates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA)<\/strong><\/a> continue to scale operations with Azure Local, running GPU-enabled AI workloads that enhance analytics, customer experiences, and manufacturing insights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These organizations are adopting Azure\u2019s adaptive cloud approach to run workloads where they are needed most while unifying operations, security, and innovation across every environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"building-the-future-together\">Building the future together&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recognition from Gartner is an important milestone to us, but what matters most is what our customers are achieving with Azure every day. We\u2019re continuing to invest in making Azure more adaptive, more secure, and more capable across every environment so organizations can innovate on their own terms. We\u2019re grateful for the trust our customers place in us and inspired by how they are shaping the future of cloud infrastructure right alongside us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"learn-more\">Learn more&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Learn how your organization can accelerate innovation with <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/products\/local\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Local<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/products\/azure-arc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Arc<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Explore <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/16\/announcing-comprehensive-sovereign-solutions-empowering-european-organizations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sovereign Private Cloud<\/a> with Azure Local and Microsoft 365 Local.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Join us at <a href=\"https:\/\/ignite.microsoft.com\/en-US\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Ignite<\/a> in San Francisco this November to explore the latest in enterprise innovation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure, Julia Palmer,\u202fJeffrey Hewitt,\u202fDennis Smith, Tony Harvey, Elaine Zhang, 8 September 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner and Magic Quadrant\u202fis a registered trademark of Gartner, Inc. and\/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and are used herein with permission. 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