Microsoft recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure

We’re proud to share that Microsoft has been recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure for the fourth consecutive year. Microsoft is positioned highest for Ability to Execute.

We believe this recognition reflects the strength of Microsoft’s unified approach to distributed infrastructure. With Azure Local and Azure Arc, organizations can manage infrastructure across datacenters, edge locations, multi-cloud environments, and sovereign deployments through a consistent Azure foundation.

One Azure platform for distributed infrastructure

Customers want the flexibility to run workloads where it makes the most sense for their business without taking on additional operational complexity. As infrastructure extends across datacenters, edge locations, and the cloud, Microsoft helps customers maintain consistency through common tools, processes, and management experiences, reducing fragmentation and allowing teams to focus on delivering business value.

Azure Arc extends Azure management and governance to resources running in data centers, at the edge, and across multi-cloud environments. Azure Local brings Azure infrastructure and services into customer-controlled locations so organizations can run cloud services and AI workloads closer to their applications and data.

Together, Azure Arc and Azure Local give organizations a common way to operate across environments without requiring every workload to run in the same place. Some applications are best suited for the public cloud. Others may need to remain in a corporate data center, operate at the edge, or run within a customer-controlled sovereign environment. While deployment locations differ, management and governance can remain consistent.