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Microsoft levels up Azure Local to make it fit for large-scale sovereign clouds

The Register / 30 April 2026 / 1h ago

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Can now use SANs for storage, and adds a local control plane and key management Microsoft has given its Azure Local on-prem cloud a major makeover to make it fit for duty powering large-scale sovereign infrastructure.…

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