Introduction to Windows Azure

Introduction to Windows Azure

BUGAEV ROMAN

Azure• Windows Azure Platform is thus classified as platform as a

service and forms part of Microsoft's cloud computing strategy, along with their software as a service offering, Microsoft Online Services

Microsoft CLOUDInfrastructure

Microsoft CLOUDContainers

Azure as part of Azure• Windows Azure

– Storage– Compute– Networking

• Windows Azure App farbric– Access control– Service bus– Cache

• SQL Azure – Database– SQL reporting

• Windows Azure market– Application market– Data market

Windows Azure Roles

• Web Role– for web application programming in ASP.NET or PHP– MVC 3

• Worker Role– for performing work on behalf of the web role– may be written in .NET, Ruby, Java– to improve scalability by increasing parall. and async.– used for background work

Windows Azure Role Details• Web Roles– single HTTP endpoint and a single HTTPS endpoint for

external clients

• Worker Roles– internal endpoints for HTTP, TCP – may receive work from Windows Azure Storage Queues

Developer Experience• Leverage Existing Skills in .NET, SQL Server, WCF• Use Familiar tools – Visual Studio• RESTful HTTP cloud services, supports PHP, Python• Cloud apps can be developed locally / offline• SDK Cloud Simulator – Dev Fabric, Dev Storage

Storage

• Blobs – Large Data Store• Queues – Background work processing• Tables – Very Fast / Scalable Storage• Drives – NTFS Formatted Page Blobs • SQL Azure – Relational SQL in the Cloud

DATACENTERS~ 20 MIN. (BY)~ 10-15 MIN. (DE)

Cost

• 2 roles with 4 threads each, in idle state,

at a rate of 100 polls per second would

result in an additional $2.88 per hour for accessing your queues.

Get Started

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/learn/getstarted/

TRIAL – 90 days

Invite

Get a Windows Azure Trial Account Try out a free Windows Azure account for 30 days. • Go http://bit.ly/azure_invite, select "United

States" and • Enter promo-code: FBPASS

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