5 years of Arc Jumpstart with a refreshed website

February 2025 marks an exciting milestone for the Jumpstart team and our community as we celebrate five incredible years of innovation, dedication, and growth. In conjunction with this momentous occasion, we are thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new Arc Jumpstart website, a testament to our unwavering commitment to enhancing user experience.

The first code commit repo

A refreshed Arc Jumpstart Website

Our new website release is more than just a facelift; it provides many backend changes and improves the way you interact with Arc Jumpstart. We've listened to your feedback and have focused on key areas to make your experience smoother, more intuitive, and accessible to everyone. Here’s a sneak peek into what you can expect:

Let There Be Light

This has been one of the most requested enhancements by far! With the new release you can now switch between dark and light mode, whichever is your favorite.

Illustration of the Arc Jumpstart theme toggle function

Optimized Form Factor

Our modern design is fully responsive and optimized for all devices. Whether you’re accessing Arc Jumpstart from a desktop, tablet, or smartphone, you will enjoy a consistent and user-friendly experience that adapts to your screen size.

Illustration of the Arc Jumpstart in various responsive form factors

Enhanced Accessibility and Improved Navigation

We believe that technology should be accessible to all, and our new website reflects this core value. With improved accessibility features, we are ensuring that everyone, regardless of their abilities, can navigate and use our platform with ease. 

Navigating through our extensive resources is now more seamless than ever. We have revamped our navigation system to help you find what you need quickly and efficiently, whether you're a seasoned user or just getting started.

Illustration of the Arc Jumpstart Getting Started menu

Streamlined GitHub Issues 

GitHub Issues remain our most effective way to track bugs, improvements, and optimizations. With GitHub’s new form schema (currently in public preview), we now have a more structured and efficient way to ensure every issue counts. This enhancement streamlines the submission process for our community, making it easier to report issues in both our source code and documentation repositories - helping us stay on top of everything that matters.

Illustration of the new Arc Jumpstart GitHub Issue Template

Mission statement and principles 🎯

As we continue to evolve, we’ve refined our mission statement to better reflect our expanded scope and alignment with the Microsoft Adaptive Cloud approach.

Our commitment to automation, scalability, and open-source collaboration remains strong, now with a sharper focus on unifying distributed systems, integrating AI, and enabling intelligent operations across hybrid, multicloud, edge, and IoT environments.

Illustration of the Arc Jumpstart engineering principles

Get more out of your Azure Adaptive Cloud journey

In addition to these enhancements, we want to also highlight Jumpstart Gems and Jumpstart Badges.

Jumpstart Gems: These are special resources and tools curated to help you get the most out of your Adaptive Cloud journey. Explore assets like detailed visuals and technical diagrams of Azure technologies and end-to-end cloud scenarios, simplifying the complex architecture and workflows.

Read more about Jumpstart Gems: Introducing Jumpstart Gems | Microsoft Community Hub

Jumpstart Badges: As you progress and achieve milestones within Arc Jumpstart, you can earn badges that showcase your dedication and expertise. These badges are a fun way to celebrate your accomplishments and encourage continuous learning.

Read more about Jumpstart Badges: Announcing the Arc Jumpstart Community Badges | Microsoft Community Hub

Illustration of the Arc Jumpstart community badges

Evolving Our Mission: 5 Years of Arc Jumpstart

As Arc Jumpstart reaches its 5-year milestone, we’ve refined our mission to align with the Microsoft Adaptive Cloud approach and reflect our program’s growth.

Originally, Arc Jumpstart focused on automation, open-source collaboration, and community-driven innovation. As cloud adoption evolved, so did our mission—expanding beyond automation to unifying distributed systems, integrating AI, and enabling intelligent operations across hybrid, multicloud, edge, and IoT environments.

We remain committed to automation, scalability, and open-source collaboration while embracing Adaptive Cloud principles to bridge silos, simplify management, and drive cloud-native innovation across any infrastructure.

This evolution strengthens our impact, expanding our technical scope and community engagement to help organizations navigate the future of cloud computing.

Read more about our mission: Arc Jumpstart Mission

 Here's to more years of Jumpstart to come! ⚡🥂⚡