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Know Azure Stack through simple FAQ’s
12 min readApr 26, 2021
[Q] Why one should think for Azure Stack?
Looking for a significant role in hybrid environments, with some computing resources remaining in on-premises datacenters and using Azure as the public cloud, customers can optimize that hybrid model, by leveraging the Azure Stack offering.
[Q] What is Azure Stack?
Azure Stack is a family of products that provide an extension of Azure to consistently build and run hybrid applications across datacenters, edge locations, remote offices, and clouds. Azure Stack family consists of Azure Stack Hub, Azure Stack HCI, and Azure Stack Edge.
[Q] What are some characteristics that facilitate transition to the hybrid cloud model in Azure Stack?
- On-premises deployments
- Close integration with Azure
- Modern technologies that accelerate replacement and consolidation of legacy infrastructure
- Pay-as-you-use pricing, leveraging the same subscriptions, monetary commitments, and billing tools as Azure
- Purpose-built, pre-configured, and Microsoft-certified hardware available either from Microsoft or third-party vendors
[Q] What is the common pricing model supported by Azure Stack products?
Pay-as-you use model