Reviewing infrastructure and cloud service management
In a typical infrastructure today, there are generally many silos of technology and responsibilities. Take the following diagram as an example of this:
Figure 3.6 – Example of typical infrastructure today
This provides multiple points of infrastructure management with different UI or API connectivity. Each silo of technology is likely to require in-depth knowledge to manage and maintain. This adds greater complexity to IT management and means it is not easily administered by a single administrator or team.
Compare this to the cloud administration of Azure Stack Hub in the following diagram:
Figure 3.7 – Azure Stack Hub cloud administration visualized
The vision from Microsoft for cloud administration in Azure Stack Hub is to remove this complexity of infrastructure management with a single pane of glass. This single access point via a UI allows cloud administrators...
