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Here’s a list of training & educational resources for individuals interested in Azure Arc.

SELF-PACED TRAINING
There are 3 invaluable FREE self-paced training courses on deploying & managing Azure Arc-enabled Servers:

• Deploy and manage Azure Arc-enabled Servers (7 modules, 8hr 12min)
  https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/paths/deploy-manage-azure-arc-enabled-servers/
• Bring Azure innovation to your hybrid environments with Azure Arc (8 modules, 4hr 46min)
  https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/paths/manage-hybrid-infrastructure-with-azure-arc/
• Implement Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance in your hybrid environment (5 modules, 3hr 41min)
  https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/paths/get-started-azure-arc-sql-managed-instance/

YOUTUBE VIDEOS
There’s also a number of playlists from the Arc Jumpstart YouTube channel:

• Azure Arc-enabled Servers demo videos
  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZuSmETs0xIauYQB1UeyZbBGhdj7BREOG
• Jumpstart Lightning video discussions of Azure Arc & more
  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZuSmETs0xIagjkwrufUkBbex7RPJV4n5
• Azure Arc Community Meetup recordings
  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZuSmETs0xIaKJAgANkDuspTO4HG3y_xs

JUMPSTART
Microsoft also has “Arc Jumpstart”, which includes step-by-step instructions on getting an Azure Arc environment up and running quickly, fully extensible, automated & open source. The Jumpstart Scenarios are available at: https://azurearcjumpstart.com/azure_arc_jumpstart Specific scenarios available include:

• Servers – Onboard Windows & Linux servers as Arc-enabled servers
  https://azurearcjumpstart.com/azure_arc_jumpstart/azure_arc_servers
• SQL Server – Onboard Microsoft SQL Server as an Arc-enabled SQL Server
  https://azurearcjumpstart.com/azure_arc_jumpstart/azure_arc_sqlsrv
• VMware vSphere – Managed VMware vSphere resources with Azure Arc
  https://azurearcjumpstart.com/azure_arc_jumpstart/azure_arc_vsphere
• Kubernetes – Onboard Kubernetes distributions as Arc-enabled clusters
  https://azurearcjumpstart.com/azure_arc_jumpstart/azure_arc_k8s
• Arc, edge and IoT – Deploy edge computing and IoT operations with Azure Arc
  https://azurearcjumpstart.com/azure_arc_jumpstart/azure_edge_iot_ops
• Data Services – Deploy data services on multiple infrastructure platforms
  https://azurearcjumpstart.com/azure_arc_jumpstart/azure_arc_data
• App services – Deploy app services on multiple infrastructure platforms
  https://azurearcjumpstart.com/azure_arc_jumpstart/azure_arc_app_svc
• Machine learning – Deploy and work with machine learning (ML) on Kubernetes
  https://azurearcjumpstart.com/azure_arc_jumpstart/azure_arc_ml
• Azure Lighthouse – Unify multi-cloud management in hybrid environments
  https://azurearcjumpstart.com/azure_arc_jumpstart/azure_arc_lighthouse

DOCUMENTATION
Docs for Azure Arc-enabled Servers are available at:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/

The docs include Quickstarts, Tutorials, Samples, How-to Guides, Security, References for Azure CLI, PowerShell, .NET, REST, Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, Azure Policy

SUPPORT/COMMUNITY
Azure Arc has a community to ask questions through via Microsoft Q&A, the official platform for technical questions and answers about Microsoft products and services.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/tags/146/azure-arc