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UKCloud for Microsoft Azure
Experience the benefits of Azure from within our UK sovereign, highly secure data centres
UKCloud for Microsoft Azure can deliver a fully managed Azure hybrid cloud solution that enables you to unlock the potential of the cloud – for all workloads regardless of location. Use Azure Stack Hub to run applications in our UK-sovereign data centres or take advantage of our CSP status to get the most out of Azure public ‐ all with the support and guidance of our Microsoft experts.
Accelerate your data centre modernisation journey by using Azure services that enable organisations and governments to unlock the value of their data and drive business innovation. Adopt modern architectures and next-gen tooling, all within our secure and sovereign cloud, then take the next steps to a hybrid cloud where you can leverage the best of all clouds.
Let's get started!
For a general product overview, see the Service Definition. If you need more in-depth product details, see the Service Scope.
For an overview of the functionality available with UKCloud for Microsoft Azure, see Understanding UKCloud for Microsoft Azure. The Getting Started Guide introduces some of the key concepts and tasks, including setting up and accessing your environment.
If you already use UKCloud for Microsoft Azure or another UKCloud core cloud service, we can act as your public Azure Cloud Solution Provider (CSP). To find out how to set this up, see How to use UKCloud as your public Azure CSP.
Key topics
Once you understand the basics of UKCloud for Microsoft Azure, take a look at the articles listed below to get an idea of what else you can do.
Working with virtual machines
Working with networks
Configuring your environment
Create a virtual machine (Portal | PowerShell | CLI | Terraform)
Create a VM from a disk snapshot (Portal | PowerShell)
Create a custom image (Portal | PowerShell)
Resize a disk (Portal | PowerShell)
Add a managed disk
Convert a VM to use managed disks
List VM extensions
Configure custom script extensions for new and existing VMs
Create a virtual machine scale set
Move a VM to a new virtual network
Create a load balancer
Create a site-to-site VPN connection between Azure Stack Hub and public Azure (Portal | PowerShell)
Configure VM update management
Configure Azure Monitor for VMs on Azure Stack Hub
Use the Azure Stack Hub API
Configure the Azure Stack Hub user's PowerShell environment
Configure the Azure Stack Hub user's Azure CLI environment
Security
Backup and recovery
Container orchestration tools
Manage Azure user groups and permissions
Identify your Microsoft Azure global administrators
Create a key vault (Portal | PowerShell)
Create a service principal name (Portal | Powershell | CLI)
Backup and restore files and folders
Deploy an Azure Site Recovery template to Azure Stack Hub
Deploy an SQL template to Azure Stack Hub
Create an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster
Create a Service Fabric cluster
If you're an Azure Stack Hub service operator, UKCloud can share our experience to provide insight on how to set up your environment, including:
Deploy and configure the Azure Stack Hub Development Kit
Perform an Azure Stack Hub update
Configure the Azure Stack Hub operator's PowerShell environment
Want to know more?
Find answers to common questions in our UKCloud for Microsoft Azure FAQ. Use the table of contents on the left to browse all UKCloud for Microsoft Azure articles or use the search box at the top to search the whole Knowledge Centre.
For more information about UKCloud and how we work, browse our website.
See it in action
Microsoft Azure Stack Portal Overview
How to buy
The UKCloud Pricing Guide lists all our product pricing. For examples of how pricing works for UKCloud for Microsoft Azure, take a look at our Pricing information article.
To buy UKCloud for Microsoft Azure:
If you're already a UKCloud customer
Raise a Service Request, contact your Service Delivery Manager or email [email protected]