Dive into Windows Azure Platform Evolution
Explore the evolution of the Windows Azure platform through a comprehensive tour with Wade Wegner. Discover core services, recent enhancements, and key features shaping the cloud application landscape. From the fundamentals to advanced functionalities, this journey delves deep into the Windows Azure ecosystem, showcasing its flexibility, scalability, and innovation over time.
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A Tour Around the Windows Azure Platform Wade Wegner Windows Azure Technical Evangelist http://www.wadewegner.com/ http://twitter.com/WadeWegner
Objectives Brief review of core services and concepts Recent enhancements over the last 6 months Demos of new services & features 2
Windows Azure Platform Provide the best and most comprehensive Platform as a Service offering for building, deploying, and running cloud applications Open and Flexible Leverage Existing Investments Next Generation Applications
Windows Azure Platform Core Services Scalable environment for running code Enables .NET, C++, PHP, Ruby, Python, Automated service management Compute Scalable and highly available cloud storage Blobs, Tables, Queues, Drives REST APIs Storage SQL Relational Database Familiar programming model & tools Database
DEMO Windows Azure Platform Core Services
Windows Azure Platform Announced SQL Azure Relational DB Windows Azure Platform generally available October 2008 November 2009 June 2010 March 2009 February 2010 Windows Azure Update .NET Framework 4 OS Versioning CDN SQL Azure Update 50GB databases Spatial data support DAC support Updated Windows Azure CTP Announced VM Role, Project Sydney, and Windows Azure Platform pricing and SLAs Enabled Full Trust & PHP, Java, etc. applications Project Dallas CTP Announced the Windows Azure Platform First CTP of the Windows Azure Platform
Windows Azure November 2010 Update New Windows Azure Platform Management Portal Multiple Service Administrators (co-admins) Remote Desktop Full IIS Windows Server 2008 R2 Full IIS 7.0/7.5 Elevated Privileges Windows Azure Connect (CTP) Windows Azure Virtual Machine Role (beta) Extra Small Instances (beta)
Full IIS Web Roles previously using Hosted Web Core Only supported a single HTTP or HTTP endpoint Web roles now support Full IIS 7.05/7.5 Enables new scenarios Multiple IIS web sites Multiple virtual directories Configure IIS extensions Web Deploy for rapid development
Startup Tasks & Admin Mode Enables short, unattended setups on role startup Silent MSIs, COM Components, Registry Keys, Configuring Windows Server, etc.
DEMO Using Startup Tasks
Windows Azure Content Delivery Network Priced per GB transferred/month (prices shown in USD) North America Region Europe Region Asia Pacific Region $0.15 GB Ingress $0.15 GB Ingress $0.20 GB Ingress $0.01 per 10,000 transactions $0.01 per 10,000 transactions $0.01 per 10,000 transactions Dublin, IE London, GB Stockholm, SE Amsterdam, NL Chicago, IL Moscow, RU Seattle, WA Newark, NJ Seoul, KR Vienna, AT Bay Area, CA Los Angeles, CA Paris, FR Zurich, CH Ashburn, VA Miami, FL Tokyo, JP Doha, QT San Antonio, TX Hong Kong, HK Singapore, SG Taipei, TWN S o Paulo, BR Sydney, AU Over 2 terabits per second of capacity is available at 99.95% availability from our 24 global locations. CDN service scales automatically without user intervention
Windows Azure CDN Enabled from the Windows Azure Platform portal Integrated with Storage Recent Enhancements: Delivery from Windows Azure Compute instances Https support CTP of Smooth Streaming (coming soon)
DEMO Content Delivery Network
Access Control Service 2.0 Provide authn support using multiple identity providers Easily integrate Live ID, Facebook, Yahoo, Google, & AD Support for WS-Federation, WS-Trust, OpenID 2.0, Oauth 2.0 Familiar & Consistent .NET Programming Model Use the existing Windows Identity Foundation SDK & Runtime REST-based Service Management API Integrate into your existing applications and control panels Now Available No charge during promotion period ending January 1, 2012 Low cost after the promotion: $1.99 per 100,000 transactions
DEMO Access Control Service 2.0
Windows Azure AppFabric Caching Distributed in-memory cache for Windows Azure apps Integrate directly with the cache using a .NET client library Session state provider for Windows Azure applications Caching provided as a building block service Configure an AppFabric Namespace Choose your cache size Write code against the service Family & Consistent .NET APIs Same APIs as Windows Server AppFabric Available in production by end of April Start using the CTP today at http://portal.appfabriclabs.com/
DEMO Windows Azure AppFabric Caching
Cloud Data Services SQL Server Reporting provided as a service Reports authored using existing tools (BIDS) and deployed to SQL Azure Reporting SQL Azure Reporting Data synchronization provided as a service Sync to/from SQL Azure databases Sync between SQL Server and SQL Azure SQL Azure Data Sync Information marketplace for ISVs and IWs that provides trusted public domain & premium commercial data Now commercially available Windows Azure DataMarket
Windows Azure Traffic Manager Load balancing across multiple Hosted Services Now available in CTP Three scenarios enabled: Performance Fault Tolerance Round Robin Directs the user to the best / closest deployment Redirects Traffice to another deployment based on availability Traffic routed to deployments based on fixed ratio
Windows Azure Platform Access Windows Azure Pass Introductory Trail Free 30-day access to the platform Includes Compute: 3 Small Instances Storage: 3GB + 250K transactions Data Transfer: 3 GB in & 3GB out Database: 2 x 1GB Web Edition Sign-up: http://WindowsAzurePass.com Enter code: CloudCover Available through September 30th 2011 Includes: Compute: 750 extra small hours + 25 small Storage: 20GB + 50K transactions Data Transfer: 20GB in & 20GB out Database: 1GB Web Edition (90 days) Sign-up: http://WindowsAzure.com/
New & Updated MSDN Benefits Ultimate Premium Professional Compute 1500 hrs of small instances 1500 hrs of x-small instances 750 hrs of x-small instances Storage 30GB 25GB 20GB Transactions 2M 1M 250K Bandwidth 35GB/35GB 30GB/30GB 25GB/25GB Database 5GB Web Edition 1GB Web Edition 1GB Web Edition
Resources Windows Azure Platform Training Kit April 2011 Update http://bit.ly/WAPTKApr11 Windows Azure Accelerator for Umbraco http://bit.ly/WAAUmbraco Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7 http://bit.ly/WAToolkitWP7 BidNow Sample http://bit.ly/BidNowSample
Start Developing on the Windows Azure Platform 1. Activate your Benefits (see previous slide) 2. Get the Tools via http://tinyurl.com/toolsforazure 3. First learn how to create an application via http://tinyurl.com/deployazureapplication
Get Started with Windows Azure For Free Today! MSDN Subscriber Activate Your Free Included MSDN Benefits via http://tinyurl.com/activatemsdnazurebenefits Individual: Get a Free Azure Introductory via http://tinyurl.com/freeintroazureoffer Free Computation hours and Storage Get 30 Days Free Windows Azure via http://www.windowsazurepass.com Select Belgium and enter Promo code: AZP001 Partner Get free monthly access to Azure with Partner Cloud Essentials via http://www.microsoftcloudpartner.com/
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