This document provides an introduction to the Azure services platform. It discusses the evolution of cloud computing and distributed systems. It then describes the main components of the Azure platform, including Windows Azure, .NET services, SQL services, and Live services. It also discusses Azure's computing infrastructure and the different roles available like web roles and worker roles. Finally, it lists some resources for learning more about developing on the Azure platform.
5. Some Interesting Trends Emerging standards for distributed computing Popularity of REST, POX & JSON Affordable Bandwidth costs Reliable connectivity Virtualization Green IT initiative
7. Wait a minute - But my Web Service is already in the cloud!
8. Web Services Are Different Web Service Web Services turn the code in your webpage into a callable method over the web Web Application UI Code ASP.NET Framework / SDK .NETFX RT WS DB SQL IIS CLR OS Windows Server Hardware CPU / Storage / Memory
9. Taking the Web Services to the Next Level Web Application UI Code ASP.NET Cloud App ? Framework / SDK .NETFX RT WS DB SQL IIS CLR Cloud FX ? OS Windows Server Cloud OS ? Hardware CPU / Storage / Memory
10. Cloud Computing Stack Your Application Cloud Computing Infrastructure DataSync AppMgmt Identity Services DatabaseServices WorkflowServices ConnectivityServices Building Block Services ConnectedDevices Foundation Services Compute Storage Mgmt Networking Deployment Operations Hardware
17. Automated Service Management What’s in the model? Service topology and size Health constraints Configuration settings Develop and Model Deploy and Run Maintain Service Health
