Microsoft Cloud Database & Cloud BI

Microsoft Cloud Database Solutions
Mark Kromer
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist
mkromer@microsoft.com
http://www.sqlmag.com/blogs/sql-server-bi.aspx
http://mssqldude.wordpress.com
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Microsoft Cloud Database Products
SQL Azure
Part of Windows Azure platform
SQL Server in the cloud
Use same SQL Server tools
Cloud BI
Mostly hybrid solutions today
Very near to reaching full cloud enablement
Azure Reporting Services, Crescent, mobile, PowerPivot, DM in the Cloud
Windows Azure
Platform to build Cloud & mobile solutions
Azure Marketplace

SQL Server Platform Options
Platform
(as a Service)
Infrastructure
(as a Service)
Software
(as a Service)
Platform
(Self Managed)
Applications
Applications
Applications
Applications
Data
Data
Data
Data
Runtime
Runtime
Runtime
Runtime
Middleware
Middleware
Middleware
Middleware
Managed services
Managed services
Database
Database
Database
Database
O/S
O/S
O/S
O/S
Managed services
Virtualization
Virtualization
Virtualization
Virtualization
Servers
Servers
Servers
Servers
Storage
Storage
Storage
Storage
Networking
Networking
Networking
Networking

Cloud Impact
REDUCED MANAGEMENT
NEW ECONOMICS
INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES
Pay for what you use
Lower and predictable costs
Shift from capex and opex
Accelerate speed to value
No patching, maintenance
Faster deployment
Robust multi-layered security
Reliability and fault-tolerance
Latest software for users
Internet collaboration
Anywhere access
Instant self-provisioning

“By 2012, 80% of Fortune 1000 enterprises will be using some cloud computing services, 20% of businesses will own no IT assets.”
“The bottom line: Early adopters are finding serious benefits, meaning that cloud computing is real and warrants your scrutiny as a new set of platforms for business applications.”

Windows Azure Platform
GENERAL PURPOSE PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
Windows Azure Platform
App Fabric
Compute
Management
Relational database
CDN
Storage
Data Sync
Marketplace

Data and Storage Options in Azure
Relational Database
SQL Azure
Structured Storage
Windows Azure Tables
Unstructured Storage
Windows Azure Blobs
NTFS Drive
Windows Azure Drive
Asynchronous Service
Communication
Windows Azure Queues

Application Topologies
From
Windows Azure
From Outside Microsoft Datacenter
From Windows Azure & Outside Microsoft Datacenter
SQL Server
App Code / Tools
App Code / Tools
Application / Browser
SQL Azure
Data Sync
Microsoft Datacenter
MicrosoftDatacenter
Microsoft Datacenter
Windows Azure
Windows Azure
SQL Azure
SQL Azure
SQL Azure
Code Near
Code Far
Hybrid

Extending SQL Server to the Cloud
Distributed “scale-out” database service
Abstracts OS and hardware management
Low-friction provisioning, multi-tenant
Automatic high-availability and data replication
Pay-as-you-go and commitment offers
Enterprise-class “scale-up” data platform
Multiple hardware platforms and deployment options
Deploy as dedicated server in customer datacenter, VM or 3rd party
Typically licensed per-server or per processor
Symmetry with Traditional RDBMS
Familiar T-SQL relational model
Support existing code libraries and protocols
Ecosystem of familiar development and management tools
Current offerings: core RDBMS capabilities with SQL Azure Database and SQL Azure Data Sync Service
Regular updates approx every 3 months. Future offerings include BI capabilities and richer database capabilities

Microsoft SQL Azure
Information Platform as a Service
Scale on Demand
Innovate Faster
Managed Service
Platform capabilities delivered as a service (Database, Data Sync, Reporting…)
Reduced complexity, greater flexibility
Easy provisioning and deployment
Auto High availability and fault tolerant
Database as a utility with pay as you grow scaling
Rely on Business-ready SLAs
Enable multi-tenant solutions
Manage multiple servers
Innovate with new data application patterns
Build cloud-based data solutions on a familiar relational model
Build on existing developer skills and familiar Transact-SQL syntax

SQL Azure Database
Single Logical
Database
Multiple PhysicalReplicas
Replica 1
Single Primary
Based on SQL Server 2008 R2 engine
Use same tools and data access frameworks
Six global datacenters
High Availability & Redundancy
Reads are completed at the primary
Writes are replicated to a quorum of secondaries
Replica 2
DB
Replica 3
Multiple
Secondaries

SQL Azure Data Sync
No-Code Sync Configuration
Easily define data to be synchronized with out coding
Choose how often data is synchronized
Handle issues where same data is changed in multiple locations
Administration capabilities for tracking data and monitoring potential issues
Sync Between SQL Azure Databases
Geo-Replication, Read/Write Scale out
Sync From On–Premises to Cloud
Extend enterprise data to cloud
Build offline cached experiences
Sync with branch offices and mobile devices
CDC, Change Tracking, Replication for SQL Azure

Advancing Sharding in SQL Azure
Elastic Provisioning of Databases
CREATE DATABASE and go
Pay-as-you-go business model
Don’t need it --- DROP it
Zero Physical Administration
Built-in High Availability, patching, maintenance
Improved Developer Experience
Robust connection management
Improved Administration
Online repartitioning operations
Fan-out Queries
Covered by
SQL Azure today
Coming up in SQL Azure:
Federations
CREATE FEDERATION federation_name { <federation_distribution_scheme> }

Sharding Databases
1 x 20 GB database = 1 Machine
20 x 1 GB databases = 20 Machines

SQL Azure Scenarios
Scale-out Enterprise Applications
Cloud Hub Data Collaboration
SQL Azure
Departmental Applications
Business Intelligence
Software-as-a-Service

Migrate Applications to Cloud (Azure)
CodePlexDataConnector: http://dataconnector.codeplex.com

Microsoft Cloud BI
PivotViewer blog: http://petcu40.blogspot.com
PivotViewerCTP1 Download: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=d31f609d-a353-41ad-a1a4-f81456e3a6c4

SQL Azure Reporting CTP
Features:
Based on SQL Server Reporting Services
Interactive and tabular reporting
Data visualizations: charts, graphs, mapping, gauges
SQL Azure Database data sources
Utilizes BI Developer Studio (free) to author reports
Export to Excel, PDF, CSV formats
Core scenarios:
Operational reporting on SQL Azure data
Embed reports into Windows Azure or on-premises applications
Web Role
Reporting

Current State of the BI market place
SaaS
Good data, Pivotlink, LogiXML, Pentaho
PaaS
Business Objects, SAS, Microsoft Azure, Vertica, Greenplum, Google apps

Current State of the BI market place
IaaS
Infrastructure
AWS, Rackspace, GoGrid
Cloud Management
Elastra, Rightscale
DB/DW
MySQL, Oracle, SQL server,
BI
JasperReports, Pentaho

SQL Server 2008 R2 PowerPivot
Publish your PowerPivots as Web applications for your team with SharePoint 2010
Schedule data refreshes to keep your analysis up-to-date
Manage security just like a document
Out-of-the-box connectors to SQL Azure and Azure Marketplace

Microsoft BI Dashboard Designers:PerformancePoint, SSRS, Report Builder, Crescent (Denali)

Mobile Business Intelligence
RoamBI: http://www.roambi.com
PushBI: http://www.pushbi.com

Resources
Intro to SQL Azure
http://windows.azure.com
http://sql.azure.com
MSDN: http://msdn.microsoft.com
Building Apps on SQL Azure
SSMA: http://bit.ly/9i2tJA
Data Sync: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/sqlazure/datasync
SQL Azure Migration Wizard: http://sqlazuremw.codeplex.com
Business Intelligence with Azure
PowerPivot: http://www.powerpivot.com
SQL Server BI: http://bit.ly/kqpLxH
Cloud BI
Azure Reporting Services: http://bit.ly/j66Ai2
Windows Azure Platform Training Kit: http://bit.ly/d16e3M
What’s Next
Windows Azure Marketplace: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/marketplace
Data Mining for the Cloud: http://bit.ly/iKn3V9
DAC v2
Project Juneau

Pricing

Thank you
Mark Kromer
Microsoft CertifiedTechnology Specialist
SQL Server Data Platform
mkromer@microsoft.com

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