Beginning with Windows Azure

Shravan KumarThomson Reuters

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What is the cloud?An approach to computing that’s

about internet scale and connecting to a variety of devices and endpoints

Cloud Services

Software-as-a-Serviceconsume

“SaaS”Platform-as-a-Service

build“PaaS”

Infrastructure-as-a-Servicehost

“IaaS”

Cloud ServicesPackaged Software

Storage

Servers

Networking

O/S

Middleware

Virtualization

Data

Applications

Runtime

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Infrastructure(as a Service)

Storage

Servers

Networking

O/S

Middleware

Virtualization

Data

Applications

Runtime

Managed by vendor

You

man

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Platform(as a Service)

Managed by vendor

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Storage

Servers

Networking

O/S

Middleware

Virtualization

Applications

Runtime

Data

Software(as a Service)

Managed by vendor

Storage

Servers

Networking

O/S

Middleware

Virtualization

Applications

Runtime

Data

Windows Azure Platform

Cloud Operating System

Windows Azure Platform Data Centers

North America Region

Europe Region

Asia Pacific Region

6 datacenters across 3 continentsSimply select your data center of choice when deploying an

application

S. Central – U.S.

W. Europe

N. Central – U.S.

N. Europe

S.E. Asia

E. Asia

Windows Azure Platform International Availability1. Australia

2. Austria3. Belgium4. Brazil5. Canada6. Chile7. Colombia8. Costa Rica9. Czech Republic10.Cyprus11.Denmark12.Finland

13.France14.Germany15.Greece16.Hong Kong17.Hungary18.Ireland19.Israel20.India21.Italy22.Japan23.Luxembourg24.Malaysia

25.Mexico26.Netherlands27.New Zealand28.Norway29.Peru30.Philippines31.Poland32.Portugal33.Puerto Rico34.Romania35.Singapore36.Spain

37.Sweden38.Switzerland39.Trinidad & Tobago40.UK41.USA

Windows AzureCloud Operating System

Virtual NetworkStorageCompute

Windows Azure Compute

Windows Azure Web & Worker Roles

Role is an executableCreate your own web server, host a database, etc.

Inbound onAny TCP PortHTTP/HTTPS

Worker RoleRole is hosted on IISHTTP/HTTPSASP.NETFast CGI + PHP

Web Role

Virtual Machine RoleProvided to help you move applications to Windows AzureEnables you to have full control over the OS Image

Create your VHD locallyUpload the VHD to storageDeploy a service package that uses the custom OS imageThe role is your VM – Specify <OsImage href="20101020BaseVM.vhd" /> in the .cscfg

Key considerationsImage must be Windows Server 2008 R2 EnterpriseDesigned for long or non-automated installsNo durability of OS imageYou configure and maintain the Operating System

Currently available as a limited betaVM Role

Abstraction Control

Web/Worker Role

Windows Azure Storage

Windows Azure StorageScalable storage in the cloud

100tb per storage accountAuto-scale to meet massive volume and throughput

Accessible via RESTful Web Service APIAccess from Windows Azure ComputeAccess from anywhere via internetSupporting .NET Client Library

Various storage typesTable - group of entities (name/value pairs)Queue - Simple non-transactional message queueBlob - Large binary storage Drives - NTFS VHD mounted into Compute instance

Windows Azure CDN

Windows Azure AppFabricBuilding Block Services for developing connected applications

CachingService Bus

Access Control

SQL Azure

SQL AzureExtending SQL Server to the Cloud

Data Sync

Database Reporting

New Windows Azure Platform PortalFaster and more user friendly portal for Windows Azure Platform servicesMore visibility and control Supports multiple service administrators (co-admins)Enable and connect to Windows Azure instances using Remote DesktopBuilt on the Windows Azure Service Management APIs

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