New Features in Windows Azure

New Features in Windows Azure

Anton VidishchevTeam LeaderCiklum

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On and OffOn & off workloads (e.g. batch job)Over provisioned capacity is wasted Time to market can be cumbersome

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Growing FastSuccessful services needs to grow/scale Keeping up w/ growth is big IT challenge Cannot provision hardware fast enough

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Predictable BurstingServices with micro seasonality trends Peaks due to periodic increased demandIT complexity and wasted capacity

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Cloud Computing

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Storage

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How Did We Get Here?

2007 Project Red Dog

Launched

PDC2008Windows Azure

CTPWeb/Worker RolesPartial Trust .NET

Only

11/2009 Full Trust/Native

PHP & Java Support

2/2010 Windows Azure

RTM

11/2010 VM RoleConnect

Admin Mode Startup Tasks

Full IISRemote Desktop

11/2011Cross Language

SDKsJava, Node.JS

Eclipse Plugin

Microsoft Confidential – NDA Required

Cloud services Web sites Virtual machines


Virtual machinesWindows Server and LinuxFlexible Workload SupportVirtual Private Networking

IaaS Workloads – all about the appLine of Business ApplicationsCustom Applications, CRM, CMS, ERP, Business Intelligence

Application InfrastructureFile Servers, Databases, Identity, Source Control

Developer, Test and Staging Environments Quickly Provision and Un-provision Entire Environments

Hybrid ApplicationsApplications that span your data center and the cloud

VM Role Virtual Machine

Storage Non-Persistent Storage Persistent StorageEasily add additional storage

Deployment Build VHD offsite and upload to storage.

Build VHD directly in the cloud or build the VHD offsite and upload

Networking Internal and Input Endpoints configured through service model.

Model Endpoints through the portal or through automation (PowerShell/Bash)

Primary Use Deploying applications with long or complex installation requirements into stateless PaaS applications

Applications that require persistent storage to easily run in Windows Azure.

Virtual Machine vs VM Role

Virtual MachinesDemo


Virtual machine portability


Windows Azure

Your Data Center


Windows Azure

Your Data Center


Your Data Center

Windows Azure Other Service Providers


Windows Azure

Your Data Center

Other Service Providers

no lock-in

Windows Azure Storage

VM with persistent drive





Reliable and always on



Persistent Disk Management

• C:\ = OS Disk• D:\ = Non-Persistent Cache Disk• E:\, F:\. G:\ ... Data Disks

Capability OS Disk Data Disk

Host Cache Default

ReadWrite None

Max Capacity 127 GB 1 TB

Imaging Capable

Yes No

Hot Update Cache Setting Requires Reboot

Change Cache Without Reboot, Add/Remove without Reboot.

Virtual Machine Sizes

Each Persistent Data Disk Can be up to 1 TB

VM Size CPU Cores Memory Bandwidt

h# Data Disks

Extra Small Shared 768 MB 5 (Mbps) 1

Small 1 1.75 GB 100 (Mbps) 2

Medium 2 3.5 GB 200 (Mbps) 4

Large 4 7 GB 400 (Mbps) 8

Extra Large 8 14 GB 800 (Mbps) 16


Web sites Build with ASP.NET, Node.js or PHPDeploy in seconds with FTP, Git or TFSStart for free, scale up as your traffic grows

Your Datacenter

Virtualization

O/S

Hardware

Network

Data

Applications

Firewall

Web Sites

Applications

Data

Cloud Services

Applications

Firewall Rules

Data

Virtual Network

Virtual Machines

Virtual Network

Data

Applications

Firewall Rules

O/S

Focus on the Application

Windows Azure

Windows Azure Web Sites powerful web sites in seconds

start simplestart free, scale up and out as you go, friction-free and without the headaches

code smartwith classic asp, asp.net, php or node.js, develop on Windows, OSX or Linux

go livedeploy live in seconds, easily monitor performance, rapidly diagnose and fix issues

Supported Publishing Methods

Git TFSWeb DeployFTP

Windows Azure Web Sites

code smart go livestart simple

Start Simple

Get started with 10 free web sites

Create new sites in seconds

Easily manage and scale your sites

Automatic load balancing and shared storage across instances

Scale out or up to reserved instances for improved performance and scale

Code Smart

Use ASP.NET, ASP, PHP, or Node.js

SQL Azure or MySQL databases

Start with open source apps

Develop with VS and WebMatrix

Supports any Web development tool on any platform (Windows, OSX, Linux)

Go Live

Rapid deployment for quick iteration

Integrated source control with Team Foundation Server (TFS) and Git

Built-in monitoring of perf and usage data

Quick access to request logs, failed requests diagnostics and diagnostics

Web sitesDemo

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Applicationbuilding blocks

StorageBig data

Caching

CDN

Database

Identity

Media

Messaging

Networking

Traffic

Windows Azure Instance Sizes

Unit of Compute Defined

Variable instance sizes to handle complex workloads of any size

Small1 x

1.6Ghz (moderate IO) 1.75 GB memory

225 GB storage(instance storage)

Medium2 x

1.6Ghz (high IO)3.5 GB

memory 490 GB storage(instance storage)

Small

$0.12 Per service

hour

Medium

$0.24 Per service

hour

X-Large

$0.96 Per service

hour

Large

$0.48 Per service

hour

Large 4 x

1.6Ghz (high IO) 7.0 GB

memory1000 GB storage(instance storage)

X-Large8 x

1.6Ghz(high IO)

14 GB memory2040 GB

(instance storage)

$0.02 Per service

hour

Extra Small

Extra Small1 x 1.0Ghz(low IO)

768 MB memory 20 GB storage

(instance storage)

Getting StartedMSDN Subscription Benefits

Free Windows Azure access for Professional, Premium, and ultimate subscribers

Designed to accelerate development

Requires credit card at sign-up any overages beyond free allocation

3 Month Free Trial

ComputeStorageTransactionsBandwidth

DatabasesCachingAccess ControlService Bus

INCLUDES THESE SERVICES: BENEFITS INCLUDE:

Windows Azure MSDN BenefitsULTIMATE PREMIUM PROFESSIONAL

Compute 1500 hrs of small instances

750 hrs of small instances

375 hrs of small instances

Storage 30GB 25GB 20GB

Transactions 4M 2M 1M

Bandwidth 35GB out / free in 30GB out / free in 25GB out / free in

Databases 5GB Web Edition 1GB Web Edition 1GB Web Edition

Access Control 500K 200K 100K

Service Bus1M Messages

3000 Relay Hours

1M Messages

3000 Relay Hours

500K Messages

1500 Relay Hours

Annual Savings $1,400 $2,000 $3,600


Q & AAnton VidishchevTeam LeaderCiklum

New Features in Windows Azure

Technology

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persistent drive

vm roleconnectadmin

source controldeveloper

reserved instance