There’s also Azure Functions support on Azure Stack, for hybrid cloud deployments. Initially, though, you won’t see durable functions in the portable Azure Functions runtime; Microsoft plans ...

Microsoft's first three server partners are starting to take orders for Microsoft's hybrid-computing Azure Stack appliances.

Azure Stack HCI combines the flexibility, scalability, and price-performance advantages of hyperconverged infrastructure with native Azure hybrid capabilities.

Microsoft is planning to bring its Cosmos DB NoSQL database to its hybrid-computing and secure microcontroller platforms as part of its 'intelligent cloud, intelligent edge' strategy.

HPE GreenLake and Azure Stack Edge represent different pieces of the overall edge-cloud computing solution. As a hardware device, Azure Stack Edge complements Microsoft’s legacy software strengths.

While Azure Stack isn't the first hybrid cloud appliance, Microsoft is looking to make the case that it's the first to share a common control plane across on-premises and public clouds.

Microsoft Azure Stack, AWS Outposts and VMware vSphere are the leading private cloud platform technologies enterprises and SMBs are running workloads and applications on.