Dengan MAS, pengguna akan merasakan look and feel yang sama dengan menggunakan public cloud Azure. Dengan teknologi Azure Resource Manager (ARM) pengguna dapat menggunakan template dan script untuk memudahkan akses dan administrasi platform MAS.
Berikut gambaran dari arsitektur dari MAS.

Untuk melakukan deployment Microsoft Azure Stack, berikut perangkat keras yang direkomendasikan:
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Disk drives: Operating System | 1 OS disk with minimum of 200 GB available for system partition (SSD or HDD) | 1 OS disk with minimum of 200 GB available for system partition (SSD or HDD) |
| Disk drives: General Azure Stack POC Data* | 4 disks. Each disk provides a minimum of 140 GB of capacity (SSD or HDD). All available disks will be used. | 4 disks. Each disk provides a minimum of 250 GB of capacity (SSD or HDD). All available disks will be used. |
| Compute: CPU | Dual-Socket: 12 Physical Cores (total) | Dual-Socket: 16 Physical Cores (total) |
| Compute: Memory | 96 GB RAM | 128 GB RAM (This is the minimum to support PaaS resource providers.) |
| Compute: BIOS | Hyper-V Enabled (with SLAT support) | Hyper-V Enabled (with SLAT support) |
| Network: NIC | Windows Server 2012 R2 Certification required for NIC; no specialized features required | Windows Server 2012 R2 Certification required for NIC; no specialized features required |
| HW logo certification |
informasi lengkap mengenai Microsoft Azure Stack dapat mengujungi link berikut :