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Windows AzureOpen & Flexible Cloud Platform
Colm Whelan Director Cloud Services
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About Sentri
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this award with a proven track record of
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to commercial customers throughout
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Jack BramanVP, East Region
SMS&P Microsoft
Corporation
2012 Microsoft Partner Awards
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YEAR
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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
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Cloud Services
Software-as-a-Service
consume
SaaSPlatform-as-a-Service
build
PaaSInfrastructure-as-a-
Service
host
IaaS
Cloud Services
Packaged 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
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Platform(as a Service)
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Storage
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Networking
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Virtualization
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Servers
Networking
O/S
Middleware
Virtualization
Applications
Runtime
Data
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Common Scenarios for Azure
UsageCom
pute
Average
Inactivity
Period
On and OffOn & off workloads (e.g. batch job)Over provisioned capacity is wasted Time to market can be cumbersome
Unpredictable BurstingUnexpected/unplanned peak in demand Sudden spike impacts performance Can’t over provision for extreme cases
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pute
Average Usage
Growing FastSuccessful services needs to grow/scale Keeping up w/ growth is big IT challenge Cannot provision hardware fast enough
Average UsageC
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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 Patterns
10
VirtualizedApplicatio
ns
Automated CaaT(Cloud-as-a-Tier)
Thin, ReducedSnapshots
Cloud Snapshots
Recover in Cloud or in any Data Center
Cloud Integrated SAN Storage
Azure + On-Prem Device
Primary Storage
Disk Based Backup Storage
Tape Infrastructure &
Management
Archival Storage
Replicated Storage for Disaster Recovery
Offsite Locations Geo-Resilience
Storage Today
VirtualizedApplicatio
ns
Next Generation Simplified StorageOne appliance that consolidates all storage functions integrated into Azure
$$$$$ $
Use Cloud asSecondary Data Center
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Windows Azure StorageScalable storage in the cloud
100tb per storage accountAuto-scale to meet massive volume and throughput
Accessible via REST services
Access 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
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SQL Azure Database
SQL Server relational database model delivered as a service
• Support for existing APIs & tools• Built for the cloud with high availability &
fault tolerance• Easily provision and manage databases
across multiple datacenters
SQL Azure provides logical server
• Gateway server that understands TDS protocol
• Looks like SQL Server to TDS Client• Actual data stored on multiple backend data
nodes
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SQL Azure Database
Logical optimizations supportedIndexes, Query plans etc..
Physical optimizations not supportedFile Groups, Partitions etc…
Transparently manages physical storage
Building Block Services
Authn support using multiple identity providers
Easily integrate Live ID, Facebook, Yahoo, Google, & AD
Support for industry standards and existing .NET APIs
Messaging & connectivity for building distributed and loosely-coupled apps in the cloud
Enables hybrid apps across both on-premises & the cloud
Queues & Topics for persistence & pub/sub messaging
Distributed, in-memory cache for Windows Azure apps
Session state provider for Windows Azure applications
.NET client library for caching data
Access Control
Caching
Service Bus
Data Services
Synchronize data from on-premises SQL Server to/from SQL Azure in the cloud
Synchronize data between SQL Azure databases potentially in different data centers
SQL Server Reporting provided as a service
Reports authored using existing tools (BIDS)
Reports can include rich Data Visualizations (Maps, Charts, Tablix) and exported to variety of formats
Directly viewed in the browser or rendered as part of an app using the Reporting Viewer control
Web Service interface to render & manage reports
Reporting
Data Sync
Windows Azure Data CentersNorth America Region Europe Region Asia Pacific Region
6 datacenters across 3 continentsSimply select your data center of choice when deploying an
application
North Central US
South Central US
Northern Europe
Western Europe East Asia
South East Asia
Windows Azure CDNEnables a better user experience & global reach
Broad reach with 24+ locations globally
99.95% availability
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Windows Azure Storage
Windows AzureCustomer
Container
ECN NODE 1 - LONDON
EDGE CACHING SERVERS
ECN NODE 2 - TOKYO
ECN NODE…
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Windows Azure Consumption Prices
Elastic, scalable, secure, and highly available automated service platform
Compute
$0.04-0.96/hour+ Variable Instance
Sizes
Per service hour
StoragePer GB stored and
transactions
$0.15 GB/month$0.01/10k transactions
Caching
128MB cache for $45/month
Per Message Operation
$1.99/10k transactions
Per Message Operation
Access Control
Prices shown in USD only. International prices are available
$3.99/month per connection
Per Message Operation
Service Bus
Windows Azure
Windows Azure Additional Services
Highly available, scalable, and self managed distributed database service
Web Edition
$9.99/month(up to 1 GB DB/month)
Per database/month
Business Edition Per database/month
Starting at $99.99/month
(10-50 GB DB/month)
SQL Azure
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Windows Azure Instance Sizes
Unit of Compute Defined
Variable instance sizes to handle complex workloads of any size
Medium
2 x 1.6Ghz (high IO)
3.5 GB memory 500 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-Large
8 x 1.6Ghz(high IO)
14 GB memory2000 GB (instance storage)
$0.04 Per service
hour
Extra Small
Small
1 x 1.6Ghz (moderate IO)
1.75 GB memory 250 GB storage(instance storage)
Medium
2 x 1.6Ghz (high IO)
3.5 GB memory 500 GB storage(instance storage)
Large
4 x 1.6Ghz (high IO)
7.0 GB memory1000 GB storage(instance storage)
Extra Small
1 x 1.0Ghz(low IO)
768 MB memory
20 GB storage(instance storage)
International Availability1. Australia
2. Austria
3. Belgium
4. Brazil
5. Canada
6. Chile
7. Colombia
8. Costa Rica
9. Czech Republic
10. Cyprus
11. Denmark
12. Finland
13. France
14. Germany
15. Greece
16. Hong Kong
17. Hungary
18. Ireland
19. Israel
20. India
21. Italy
22. Japan
23. Luxembourg
24. Malaysia
25. Mexico
26. Netherlands
27. New Zealand
28. Norway
29. Peru
30. Philippines
31. Poland
32. Portugal
33. Puerto Rico
34. Romania
35. Singapore
36. Spain
37. Sweden
38. Switzerland
39. Trinidad/Tobago
40. UK
41. USA
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MarketplaceDiscover and purchase apps & datasets:
• Subscription-based access to apps• Apps can be paid or unpaid
App qualifications:• SaaS applications• Must be commercially available• Paid apps need to provide endpoints
for provisioning & cancelation
Now available in 26 countries with support for 17 currencies
App Publishing Kit available with guidance for integrating apps in the marketplace
http://marketplace.windowsazure.com
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SummaryWindows Azure provides a comprehensive set of services that you can selectively compose to build your apps
Fundamental concepts:Windows Azure Service Definition & ConfigurationWindows Azure Roles & InstancesSQL Azure Servers & Databases
Key Take-A-Ways Commercially available today in 41 countries and 6 data centersContinuing to expand the set of services and features
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