Azure Infrastructures
summary
Azure is adding a new Spain Central region and expanding hybrid management via Azure Arc, which brings Azure Resource Manager-style control to on-premises and other clouds. Windows Virtual Desktop adoption surged (about 300%) with support for Windows 7 extended support inside WVD and Windows 10 multi-session; cost and sizing features highlighted include monthly reserved-instance payments, Spot VMs (~80% discounts), dedicated hosts, Gen‑2 VM support, and storage previews like NTFS/Active Directory permissions for Azure Files and burstable SSD for short I/O peaks.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction and welcome
- 3:18New Azure regions in Spain
- 8:16Azure Arc overview and benefits
- 16:06Windows Virtual Desktop explained
- 26:01Azure compute novelties
- 39:52Networking updates and Private Link
- 44:51Azure storage innovations
- 51:58Reserved instances monthly billing
- 55:19Key takeaways and recommendations
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