WTIA Cloud Computing Series - Part IV: Microsofts World View of Cloud Computing

Azure Services Platform
Doug HaugerGeneral Manager, Windows AzureMicrosoft Corporation

1980s
1990s
Today
1970s
2009+
Cloud Services
Client-Server
Web
SOA
Monolithic
5th Generation Of Computing

CIO/CTO Top of Mind Issues
On-premise & off
Portability
Inter-operability
Between clouds
Manageability
Consistent, coherent
Security
Compliance, Audit

Developer Issues
Traditional developer experience
Platform as a Service Environment
You can scale manually, or automatically as demand grows
How many machines will we need to run the service, and how will we add machines when we need to scale?
Benefit Drivers:
Geo scale
Fast Time to market
No re-training of developer staff
Vendor trust
Cost effectiveness
High Performance
How will we handle upgrades without taking down the service?
Upgrades are transparent to the user because the software is abstracted from the hardware
How will we keep our machines secure with the latest OS patches?
Patching happens behind the scenes, with no impact to the applications
How will we manage all our data? What will happen if hardware fails?
Next-generation tools such as SDDS are supporting your data. Failure of hardware, or even an entire data center is invisible

The Azure Services Platform
3rd Party Services
Azure™ Services Platform
3rd Party Services

A massive, geo-distributed Operating System in the cloud
Windows Azure
Traditional Operating SystemManaging Resources
Cloud Operating SystemManaging Services

Windows Azure
Provides on-demand compute & storage to host and manage web applications in Internet accessible datacenters run by Microsoft
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Scalable,Available,DurableStorageService
RichDeveloperExperience
AutomatedServiceManagement
ScalableHosting

Windows Azure and the Marketplace
Leveraging strength in virtualization
Penetrationincreasing
Gainingsignificant share
Fast gaining enterprise adoption
Free/Low cost
Simplicity
Consumption-based pricing
Integrated dev& mktg experience
Virtualization leader
Elegant on & off premise story
Reliable solution
Services, not Software
Microsoft alternative
Easy to get
Open standards
Platform Agnostic
Comprehensive
Experienced provider
Flexible
Service Management
Developer Tools
Partner Ecosystem
On-premises footprint
S+S: Choice and Flexibility
Service Management
Developer Tools
Functionality
Enterprise Ready
Functionality
Partner Ecosystem

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