Azure Arc Deployment for SQL Server Cost Optimization
In this initiative I led the deployment of Azure Arc to manage a hybrid estate of Microsoft SQL Server instances spanning hundreds of on-premises and cloud-hosted servers. By unifying SQL infrastructure visibility and automating policy enforcement, the project delivered a 20% reduction in licensing costs and significantly streamlined asset compliance tracking. The work combined deep Azure administration expertise with enterprise IT automation practices and leveraged AI-generated deployment scaffolds to accelerate implementation while maintaining production-grade stability. Lessons Learned Permissions The required permissions must be set thoroughly and are documented at https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-arc/servers/prerequisites ...