Arc Jumpstart Newsletter: February 2025 Edition

👋 Welcome Back!

We’re thrilled to bring you the latest updates from the Arc Jumpstart team in this month’s newsletter. Whether you are new to the community or a regular Jumpstart contributor, this newsletter will keep you informed about new releases, key events, and opportunities to get involved in within the Azure Adaptive Cloud ecosystem. Check back each month for new ways to connect, share your experiences, and learn from others in the Adaptive Cloud community.

🤩 Jumpstart Hits 5 Years with a Refreshed Website

February 2025 marks a significant milestone as we celebrate five incredible years of Arc Jumpstart. To commemorate this journey of innovation and community collaboration, we recently launched our brand-new Arc Jumpstart website (5 years of Arc Jumpstart with a refreshed website | Microsoft Community Hub). Without spoiling too much, here is a quick overview of some of the updates:

• Light and Dark Modes: Choose between light and dark themes to suit your preference.
• Responsive Design: Enjoy a seamless experience across all devices, from desktops to smartphones.
• Improved Accessibility: We have incorporated features to ensure everyone can navigate and utilize our platform with ease.
• Streamlined GitHub Issues: We now have a more structured and efficient way to ensure every issue counts!

Explore the new website and continue your journey with us at Arc Jumpstart.

💧 Jumpstart Drops

5 new Jumpstart Drops just dropped! We love seeing community contributions and are always welcoming more. If you have something exciting to share, be sure to check out our contribution guidelines and submit a Jumpstart Drop!

Here’s what’s new:

• Integrating Litmus Edge with Azure IoT Operations
• Azure Arc Windows Server Management License Activation
• Connecting IIoT Gateway to Azure IoT Operations
• Using Secret Store extension to fetch secrets in Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster
• Connecting PLC using Modbus and Dapr to Azure IoT Operations

Visit Jumpstart Drops today!

🚀 Jumpstart Gems Diagrams Release

The ACX Evaluation & Community and the Arc Jumpstart team are happy to share the new Jumpstart Gems diagrams.

Hold on, is “Jumpstart Gems” is a new thing?

In case you missed it, just before the holidays, The Jumpstart team ⚡ officially launched the newly branded "Jumpstart Gems" 💎, your one-stop-shop for all-things adaptive cloud architecture diagrams. We also introduced our new "Treasure Hunter" Jumpstart community badge 🥇!

Release Notes

Note: Changelog file can be found in the bundle. Posters are provided in both PPTX and PDF file formats. All posters are designed to be printed on a large kanban and can be used as a great swag giveaway at various events.

Getting Started

Jumpstart Gems is published under the Arc Jumpstart website assets page.

⚡Jumpstart Lightning

We’re excited to announce that three new Jumpstart Lightning videos are now available! If you’re looking for podcast-style, fast-paced, insightful discussions on Adaptive Cloud technologies, these latest episodes are a must-watch:

• Azure Device Registry and Storage | But can it HA?
• Arc-enabled servers | Is it secured?
• I didn't know CloudCasa can do that

Check out our YouTube Channel here.

🤝 Stay Connected - Join the April Adaptive Cloud Community Call

Please join us on, Wednesday, April 2nd, at 8-9am PST (11-12pm EST) for our April Adaptive Cloud Community Call (join our Teams Channel and download the recurring .ICS invite here).

The turnout continues to remain strong from FTEs from the Adaptive Cloud space ranging from CTOs, CEOs, and lead engineers, to the various IoT Connected Community members, and Microsoft MVPs. Our last call peaked at around 90 live attendees and featured topics on Azure Arc Jumpstart Updates, Azure Arc-server Updates, and SSH Posture Control & Security Baseline.

Our community calls are open to everyone, including external customers, Microsoft MVPs, and internal employees. If you're new to this initiative, the Azure Adaptive Cloud Community is a public, non-NDA space where valuable information is shared freely. We hold a monthly community call every first Wednesday and maintain a Teams Channel for continuous information exchange.

These calls highlight updates from our Adaptive Cloud product groups, including Azure Arc, Azure Local, Azure IoT, and AKS, among others. We also host short talks or demos on Azure Adaptive Cloud technologies and gather feedback from the community on issues, blockers, and use cases.

Don't miss the chance to engage with us, and be sure to check out previous recordings on our YouTube channel.

💫 Hungry for More?

Check out our Jumpstart Release Notes for more information on bug fixes and enhancements.