1. 1. Microsoft Azure Training Shawn Ismail shawn@cloudranger.net http://www.cloudranger.net
2. 2. Shawn Ismail Cloud Architect @shawnismail shawn@cloudranger.net https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnismail http://www.2tolead.comhttp://www.cloudranger.net Introduction to the Cloud
3. 3. Introduction to the Cloud Once upon a time Why did we get here today? How did we get here today? We need to know the history!
4. 4. Introduction to the Cloud On Site Systems / Networks Domain Controller File Server FTP Server Web Server On-Premise Systems/Networks
5. 5. Introduction to the Cloud Data Centers Dedicated space for housing infrastructure High bandwidth internet provider Extremely redundant power source Dust free controlled environment Efficient cooling and air ventilation systems High physical security Inter data center networks Disaster Recovery (DR) Expensive
6. 6. Introduction to the Cloud Data Center - Managed Services Let the Data Center manage the servers Host server roles Provide LAN extension if required (site-to-site) All benefits of a Data Center as well as infrastructure administration Tenants
7. 7. Introduction to the Cloud Virtualization Various models of servers with various capacities from all vendors Most servers were idle doing just one or couple of things Virtualization enabled to have multiple servers (VMs) run on the same server. Shared resources.
8. 8. Introduction to the Cloud Data Center - Managed Services A revisit! What if our customer servers were virtualized? More profit!
9. 9. Introduction to the Cloud Cloud An evolution of existing technology. Offers broad range of solutions and services. Cloud computing characteristics: Self-service Resources are pooled across multiple customers Elasticity Reliability Utility modeled service
10. 10. Introduction to the Cloud Categories of cloud services SaaS - Software as a Service. Software deployed over the internet. Has been around for a while now. Web-based email services; Hotmail and Gmail. PaaS - Platform as a Service. Similar benefits like SaaS. Rapid Software Development No need to buy and maintain software and underlying infrastructure IaaS Infrastructure as a Service. Servers, storage, network, OS on-demand. Private cloud
11. 11. Introduction to the Cloud Azure is a cloud offering from Microsoft Used to be known as Windows Azure Not the first player in the game Initially offered PaaS Experienced in running services such as Hotmail, Bing Operates in 17 regions around the world Strong growth opportunities and therefore high investment
12. 12. Introduction to the Cloud Training Site: http://www.cloudranger.net/azure-training YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CloudrangerNetwork Twitter : @shawnismail Email : shawn@cloudranger.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnismail http://www.2tolead.comhttp://www.cloudranger.net