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Patch Management and Upgrade Strategy for Azure Local SDN Stack Components: NC, SLB MUX, and SDN Host Agent

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Introduction In the modern enterprise, reliable software-defined networking (SDN) is essential for scalable, secure infrastructure. As more organizations adopt Azure Local, maintaining a robust patch management and upgrade strategy for SDN stack components is critical. Unpatched systems invite risks, while improper upgrade sequencing can result in outages or degraded performance. This guide delivers a step-by-step … Read more

Legacy Apps and Azure Local SDN: Lifting and Shaping Networks Around Hard-Coded IPs

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Introduction Moving legacy applications into a software-defined network is rarely a straightforward process. Modern SDN platforms like Azure Local SDN offer flexibility, scalability, and automation, but legacy workloads often resist such transitions. The most common culprits are hard-coded IP addresses, non-compliant DNS logic, and fixed port assignments. These characteristics can disrupt seamless migration, introduce operational … Read more

Creating AI-Powered ChatOps for Azure Local SDN Incident Response with Power Virtual Agents

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Table of Contents 1. Introduction Modern IT teams are overwhelmed by network incidents, especially in hybrid and on-premises environments like Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack HCI). ChatOps brings incident response into collaboration platforms, using bots to automate detection, triage, and remediation. By leveraging Microsoft Power Virtual Agents and native automation, you can streamline Azure Local … Read more

Azure Local + GPUs: On-Prem AI for Regulated Industries

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Table of Contents 1. Introduction AI is transforming how regulated industries operate. However, these sectors face strict data privacy, residency, and compliance constraints. Moving sensitive workloads to the public cloud is not always possible or even legal. Azure Local, which includes Azure Stack HCI and Edge, with NVIDIA GPUs is a robust, on-premises AI platform … Read more