Overviewing how to purchase Azure Stack Hub
We have covered the two licensing models that are available for Azure Stack Hub and in doing so, we started to touch on some of the methods of purchasing Azure Stack Hub. We have already mentioned the EA and CSP options, and we will explore these further in this section.
The Azure Stack Hub platform is purchased as an integrated system, as we covered in Chapter 1, What Is Azure Stack Hub?, when we talked about what Azure Stack Hub is. This integrated system includes the necessary hardware and software, as shown in the following diagram:
Figure 13.1 – Azure Stack Hub integrated systems
The physical hardware is purchased through an OEM vendor such as Lenovo, Dell, HPE, or Cisco. The OEM vendor will typically include professional services for deploying both the hardware and the associated Azure Stack Hub software, as well as a single point of contact for support. The actual usage billing of the Azure Stack...
