Generally Available: Connected registry in Azure Container Registry (ACR)

Connected registry in Azure Container Registry (ACR) is now generally available. Connected registry is a local resource managed using a cloud-based ACR registry. It can be deployed via the Azure Portal and Command Line Interface (CLI) as an Arc extension on Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters, or in an environment that supports container workloads on premises/remote. Connected registry synchronizes images and other OCI artifacts between the ACR registry and the on-prem connected registry. Integrating with Azure Arc simplifies governance and management by delivering a consistent multi-cloud and on-premises management solution. 

Key Benefits: 

1. Efficiency: fast on-premises access to containerized workload enhances operational efficiency by mitigating latency and improving performance.  
2. Security: provides greater control over data security and compliance, as all operations are managed within the organization’s own infrastructure. 
3. Flexibility: can be configured to synchronize a subset of the repositories from the ACR registry or to synchronize only during certain intervals to reduce traffic between the cloud and the on-premises. 
4. Scalability: supports scaling of deployments to ensure services are delivered with minimal delay for both occasional and always connected customer scenarios. 
5. Garbage Collection: reclaims storage space by removing objects that are no longer being used. 
   

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