Windows Azure is a cloud computing platform hosted in Microsoft data centers around the world. It provides a simple and reliable platform for building web applications and services. The document discusses how Windows Azure automates management of IT resources, provides a scalable architecture with no upfront costs, and a familiar development experience using Microsoft technologies. It also covers pricing models, support offerings, and provides examples of how companies have successfully used Windows Azure to reduce costs and improve scalability.
The cloud platform is getting more and more attractive to the computing world. Azure is a new cloud system from Microsoft that allows applications to run from a remote connected system, hosted in a Microsoft data center, and store data in the cloud. The platform consists of three main parts – Development runtime, Azure runtime and Applications like SQL Azure. In this business focused session you will see the main business overview of this cloud platform.
Cloud is confusing—with multitudes of platforms, vendors, and implementation models, all coupled with a constantly evolving set of choices. You’re left with the challenge of trying to figure out which one is best for you, followed by the heavy lift of integration and management of the cloud solution with your existing operations.
That's why Dell is focused on providing a simpler cloud experience, driven by what customers want and need their clouds to do—simpler for users who can quickly get the IT resources they need and simpler for IT organizations so they can enable productivity, while retaining visibility and control over data and resources.
This covers Dell's cloud-agnostic approach that helps you choose the right cloud for the job, whether that’s private, public or hybrid, while efficiently managing and governing all your clouds as one.
For more on cloud, see http://dell.to/1yZoadx
The cloud platform is getting more and more attractive to the computing world. Azure is a new cloud system from Microsoft that allows applications to run from a remote connected system, hosted in a Microsoft data center, and store data in the cloud. The platform consists of three main parts – Development runtime, Azure runtime and Applications like SQL Azure. In this business focused session you will see the main business overview of this cloud platform.
Cloud is confusing—with multitudes of platforms, vendors, and implementation models, all coupled with a constantly evolving set of choices. You’re left with the challenge of trying to figure out which one is best for you, followed by the heavy lift of integration and management of the cloud solution with your existing operations.
That's why Dell is focused on providing a simpler cloud experience, driven by what customers want and need their clouds to do—simpler for users who can quickly get the IT resources they need and simpler for IT organizations so they can enable productivity, while retaining visibility and control over data and resources.
This covers Dell's cloud-agnostic approach that helps you choose the right cloud for the job, whether that’s private, public or hybrid, while efficiently managing and governing all your clouds as one.
For more on cloud, see http://dell.to/1yZoadx
Scalability is one of the most popular and beneficial features of cloud computing.
When you move scaling into the cloud, you experience an enormous amount of flexibility that saves both money and time. When demand changes based on season, projects or growth, it’s easy to accommodate the new load. As things level out again, you can scale down accordingly.
Learn about the different types of scaling in the cloud.
How to Build OpenStack Clouds and how to manage and control “shadow IT”Kenneth de Brucq
Dell Solutions Tour 2014 Norge
Paul Brook
Responsible for Cloud and Big Data business programs across Europe, Middle East and Africa [EMEA].
The OpenStack cloud community is one of the world’s fastest growing open source communities. This is one of the reasons so many organisations see OpenStack as a viable Enterprise Cloud product. This breakout will describe how Dell and our Partners can provide a straight forward process for planning and building an open source cloud. A process that can take you from concept, though Pilot to Production.” We will also discuss how an organisation can encourage cloud utilization whilst maintaining control and governance across the organisation
With today’s evolving technological landscape, chances are you’ve heard of the term “cloud.” You may have even wondered why anyone would be talking about the weather along with computing infrastructures and data centers. Although the popularity of the cloud has gradually risen, there are many people who still don’t know exactly what it is.
The cloud is the general term for cloud computing, which refers to the use of the Internet to access hosted services or your own applications, storage, servers, and data that are hosted in a remote location. Saving your files to the cloud allows you to access them from anywhere at any time, as long as you have an Internet connection. You have probably been using cloud services or resources for a while without even knowing it. The most common cloud services include Gmail, Dropbox, Google Docs, and even Twitter.
Cloud computing is continuing to gain momentum among businesses and consumers alike. It offers consumers a more convenient way to store and share their files as well as access their data at any time, from anywhere. Businesses are virtualizing corporate desktops in the cloud and have considerably reduced the costs of maintaining their physical IT infrastructures in the process. Cloud services allow for more flexible working practices as well as greater mobility. Accessing your data on any device is safe and secure, and actually gives companies a better way to manage and secure data.
Cloud computing focuses on shared resources within the infrastructure. This means that customers share physical resources while maintaining security by reinforcing their “piece of the pie” with firewalls and virtual security. By focusing on this shared resource methodology, cloud companies can offer incredibly cost-effective rates compared to traditional computing due to the positive economies of scale. The more tenants that occupy a cloud, the more cost effective a solution becomes. The best Cloud providers use this method to offer solutions for a fraction of what they would cost should an organization attempt to do them in-house.
The cloud is quickly becoming commonplace in the world of technology. Its accessibility and convenience are undeniable, and more often than not, businesses and service providers have considered implementing or currently utilize cloud computing.
Curious about the cloud? We've got answers. Join HOSTING for an overview of cloud hosting and computing basics. From the history of the cloud to the projected future, we'll investigate the foundation of this $2.1 billion industry.
RapidScale, a managed cloud services provider, delivers world-class, secure, and reliable cloud computing solutions to companies of all sizes across the globe. Its state-of-the-art managed CloudDesktop platform and market-leading cloud solutions are the reasons why RapidScale is the provider of choice for leading MSOs, VARs, MSPs, Carriers and Master Agents throughout the United States. RapidScale is not only delivering a service but also innovating advancored solutions and applications for the cloud computing space. RapidScale’s innovative solutions include CloudServer, CloudDesktop, CloudOffice, CloudMail, CloudRecovery, CloudApps, and more. For more information on RapidScale, visit www.rapidscale.net.
Gartner report on cloud360 cloud management platformCognizant
Gartner Research has released a report emphasizing Cognizant Cloud360’s capabilities to empower enterprises in embracing cloud-enabled environments, with industry-leading platforms. According to Gartner, the key value adds of this product are cost-effective application management, seamless IT service delivery with self-service, enterprise compliance & governance and protection of existing IT investments. The report explicates why Cognizant’s Cloud360 becomes an ideal partner for enterprises planning operations in the cloud.
Learn more about Cloud360 here - http://www.cognizant.com/cloud/cloud360
Contact Us
cloud360@cognizant.com
To adopt cloud computing in Enterprise, there are many things to consider and manage. This material is IBM POV on challenges in bringing cloud computing to organization
** Diadem Technologies | Cloud Computing | Nasscom Workshop in Kolkata **
Diadem Technologies is a leading web hosting service provider, specialising in providing managed and customised hosted solutions for its 1500+ clients.
Scalability is one of the most popular and beneficial features of cloud computing.
When you move scaling into the cloud, you experience an enormous amount of flexibility that saves both money and time. When demand changes based on season, projects or growth, it’s easy to accommodate the new load. As things level out again, you can scale down accordingly.
Learn about the different types of scaling in the cloud.
How to Build OpenStack Clouds and how to manage and control “shadow IT”Kenneth de Brucq
Dell Solutions Tour 2014 Norge
Paul Brook
Responsible for Cloud and Big Data business programs across Europe, Middle East and Africa [EMEA].
The OpenStack cloud community is one of the world’s fastest growing open source communities. This is one of the reasons so many organisations see OpenStack as a viable Enterprise Cloud product. This breakout will describe how Dell and our Partners can provide a straight forward process for planning and building an open source cloud. A process that can take you from concept, though Pilot to Production.” We will also discuss how an organisation can encourage cloud utilization whilst maintaining control and governance across the organisation
With today’s evolving technological landscape, chances are you’ve heard of the term “cloud.” You may have even wondered why anyone would be talking about the weather along with computing infrastructures and data centers. Although the popularity of the cloud has gradually risen, there are many people who still don’t know exactly what it is.
The cloud is the general term for cloud computing, which refers to the use of the Internet to access hosted services or your own applications, storage, servers, and data that are hosted in a remote location. Saving your files to the cloud allows you to access them from anywhere at any time, as long as you have an Internet connection. You have probably been using cloud services or resources for a while without even knowing it. The most common cloud services include Gmail, Dropbox, Google Docs, and even Twitter.
Cloud computing is continuing to gain momentum among businesses and consumers alike. It offers consumers a more convenient way to store and share their files as well as access their data at any time, from anywhere. Businesses are virtualizing corporate desktops in the cloud and have considerably reduced the costs of maintaining their physical IT infrastructures in the process. Cloud services allow for more flexible working practices as well as greater mobility. Accessing your data on any device is safe and secure, and actually gives companies a better way to manage and secure data.
Cloud computing focuses on shared resources within the infrastructure. This means that customers share physical resources while maintaining security by reinforcing their “piece of the pie” with firewalls and virtual security. By focusing on this shared resource methodology, cloud companies can offer incredibly cost-effective rates compared to traditional computing due to the positive economies of scale. The more tenants that occupy a cloud, the more cost effective a solution becomes. The best Cloud providers use this method to offer solutions for a fraction of what they would cost should an organization attempt to do them in-house.
The cloud is quickly becoming commonplace in the world of technology. Its accessibility and convenience are undeniable, and more often than not, businesses and service providers have considered implementing or currently utilize cloud computing.
Curious about the cloud? We've got answers. Join HOSTING for an overview of cloud hosting and computing basics. From the history of the cloud to the projected future, we'll investigate the foundation of this $2.1 billion industry.
RapidScale, a managed cloud services provider, delivers world-class, secure, and reliable cloud computing solutions to companies of all sizes across the globe. Its state-of-the-art managed CloudDesktop platform and market-leading cloud solutions are the reasons why RapidScale is the provider of choice for leading MSOs, VARs, MSPs, Carriers and Master Agents throughout the United States. RapidScale is not only delivering a service but also innovating advancored solutions and applications for the cloud computing space. RapidScale’s innovative solutions include CloudServer, CloudDesktop, CloudOffice, CloudMail, CloudRecovery, CloudApps, and more. For more information on RapidScale, visit www.rapidscale.net.
Gartner report on cloud360 cloud management platformCognizant
Gartner Research has released a report emphasizing Cognizant Cloud360’s capabilities to empower enterprises in embracing cloud-enabled environments, with industry-leading platforms. According to Gartner, the key value adds of this product are cost-effective application management, seamless IT service delivery with self-service, enterprise compliance & governance and protection of existing IT investments. The report explicates why Cognizant’s Cloud360 becomes an ideal partner for enterprises planning operations in the cloud.
Learn more about Cloud360 here - http://www.cognizant.com/cloud/cloud360
Contact Us
cloud360@cognizant.com
To adopt cloud computing in Enterprise, there are many things to consider and manage. This material is IBM POV on challenges in bringing cloud computing to organization
** Diadem Technologies | Cloud Computing | Nasscom Workshop in Kolkata **
Diadem Technologies is a leading web hosting service provider, specialising in providing managed and customised hosted solutions for its 1500+ clients.
Katpro Technology, a IT solutions company, announced it has been selected by Microsoft Co-corporations as a windows Azure Circle Partner.The Partnership will provide katpro with the ability to service customers needs in the area of cloud, training and support material provided by Microsoft.
Microsoft is a leading global provider of cloud computing services for businesses of all sizes.
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing services — including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence — over the Internet to offer faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
2. Business trends reshape technology
While the economy has
faced gloom and
doom…
conomic trends
• Cuts in operating
costs and capital
expenditures
• Increased
competition for fewer
dollars
• Do more with less
business is transforming
in deeper ways…
trends
creating shifts in
technology.
3. How Microsoft Views the Cloud
Fundamentals
Scale out
Automated
Service
Management
High
Availability
Considerations
Location
Infrastructure
Business model
Ownership
Management
Multi-tenancy
7. Introducing Windows Azure
Windows Azure is an internet-scale cloud services platform hosted in Microsoft
data centers around the world, proving a simple, reliable and powerful
platform for the creation of web applications and services.
8. WA Automates the Management of IT Resources
Security and Control
State-of-the-art Data Centers
Automated
Services Management
Virtualized Computation
Storage Services
9. Windows Azure Scalable Architecture
• No up-front costs for massively scalable
computing infrastructure
• Pay for what you use,
when you use it
• Eliminate utilization concerns
• Add compute power as business grows
or
demand spikes
• No ongoing depreciation and
maintenance costs
10. Developing Applications for Windows Azure
FAMILIAR DEVELOPER
EXPERIENCE
DESIGNED FOR
INTEROPERABILITY
PROVEN MICROSOFT
TECHNOLOGIES
Development: Visual Studio
SOAP and REST protocols
XML file formats
Commitment to support
Visual Studio, ASP.NET, SQL
integration, offline cloud
simulation
Maintenance: Local
debugging, APIs for logging
Management: APIs for
deployment management
Java, PHP, Python and
other popular
programming languages
Azure integration
Windows Azure integration
11. Support For Customers & Partners
Learn
Try
Buy
Use/Manage
Portal & Dashboard (all users)
Online
Self Help
Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN)
Microsoft Partner Network (MPN)
Pre-sales, Sales, & Customer Service (all users, no charge)
• Live Site Support (no charge 24/7)
• Developer Support (pay for)
Assisted Support
MSPN Program Benefits (partners)
Premier now includes Azure Platform Support!
12. Premier Support for the Windows Azure Platform
One end to end support package for all Microsoft Products & Services
Developer Benefits:
Designated Support Account Manager
provides single point of contact for support
& IT planning needs
Problem Resolution Support
shorter response times & priority escalation
paths should be required
Service Delivery Planning
ongoing planning & execution cycle continuously
improving IT operations & maturity
Access to specialized Azure Prevention
and Resolution resources
who deliver Developer Support, Support
Assistance, Information Services, & Workshops
Additional info: http://www.microsoft.com/premier
Support
Account
Management
Problem
Resolution
Support
Workshops
Premier
Support
Prevention
and Resolution
Resources
Support
Assistance
Information
Services
13. Windows Azure Pricing Meters
Elastic, scalable, secure, & highly available automated service platform
Storage
Compute
Per Service Hour
Starting at $0.12/service hour +
Variable instance sizes
Per GB stored & transactions
Blob & table $0.15 / GB
Storage Access = $0.10 / 100K Transactions
Bandwidth
Per GB transfer in or out of a datacenter
US/EU Bandwidth = $0.10 in / $0.15 out / GB
Asia Pacific = $0.30 in / $0.45 out / GB
14. SQL Azure Pricing
Highly available, scalable, and self managed distributed relational database service
Web Edition
Business Edition
Per DB per Month
Per DB per Month
Up to 1GB DB
Up to 10GB DB
$9.99 + BW charges
$99.99 + BW charges
Data Transfers
Windows Azure and SQL Azure data transfers within a subregion are not subject to BW charges
15. Use the TCO calculator - estimate the price and the cost savings yield
Windows Azure Services
Windows Azure Costs
ROI Comparison
Provides consumption
costs broken down by
specific components
within the Windows Azure
environment
Breakdown of annual
infrastructure cost savings
moving to the Windows
Azure Platform
ROI comparison between
Windows Azure Platform
and comparable onpremises data services
For more information about pricing check out Understanding Windows Azure Platform Pricing course on Windows Azure.com
To access the TCO Calculator go to: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/tco/
Note: The TCO calculator is for informational purposes only, and provides an estimate to help appraise the potential savings of deployment to
Windows Azure. The analysis report should not be interpreted as a commitment on the part of Microsoft, or the partner
16. Microsoft Delivers Service Levels
Customer-oriented pricing options: Simple, Flexible and Comprehensive
Microsoft’s world-class service and support
Clear and Simple SLA Guarantees
Compute
Connectivity
Instance Monitoring &
Restart
Database
Availability
Storage
Availability
Service
Availability
• Your service is
connected and
reachable via web
• All running roles will be
monitored continuously
• Database is connected
to the internet gateway
• Storage service will be
available/reachable
(connectivity)
• Service Bus endpoint will
have external connectivity
• If role is unhealthy, we
will detect and initiate
corrective state
• Availability monitoring
every 5-minute
interval
> 99.99%
> 99.99%
• Internet facing roles will
have external
connectivity
> 99.95%
• Your storage requests
will be processed
successfully
> 99.99%
• .NET Message operation
requests will be
processed successfully
> 99.99%
17. Partner Success
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“ Cloud computing democratizes access to
carrier-class data center technology with
better performance, higher efficiency, and
lower costs; Microsoft’s Azure adds to that
integration with a first-class development
platform, decades of operations
experience, and a developer toolbox of
customizable services.”
– Brian Mathews, Vice President, Autodesk
“ Making a reliable cloud application
can be really hard, and Azure uses
.NET and Visual Studio tools we
already know and that we already
know how to put out into a
marketplace. That's very helpful for
us and it's helpful for our
customers.”
– Erik Johnson
Research Director, Epicor
“ With Azure, your ability to
deliver solutions becomes
much faster and you can
really innovate and be
competitive.”
– Jitendra Thethi
Principle Architect, Infosys
18. Microsoft is Your Trusted Technology Partner
High-level services integrate with your on-
premises application, extending your infrastructure into the
cloud and enabling new types of solutions.
On-Premises Application and Cloud
Storage allows you to reduce IT tasks, and focus on
delivering solutions, not managing technology
infrastructure.
Windows Azure is an open
platform, enabling you to have vendor choice and
increasing your flexibility in how to build applications.
Microsoft is enterprise ready, providing a
worldwide datacenter presence, Service Level
Agreements, developer programs and the customer service
and support your business expects.
"It’s the transformation of
our software, it’s the
transformation of our strategy
and our offerings across the
board to fundamentally
embrace services.”
—RAY OZZIE
19. NEXT STEPS
1
Get more information:
2
Quantify the Windows Azure Platform ROI:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/tco/
3
Resource Guide: www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/
Partner Learning Center:
http://partner.microsoft.com/learning
My blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/kaci
Learn more and get started:
www.micorsoft.com/windowsazure/getstarted
Microsoft Azure Akademie (Czech only)
Online traing 5.10. – 16.11. 2010
1 per week, 1 hour, 7 lessons
Statement of participation
Fully free
Led by Dalibor Kačmář and Michael Juřek
www.msdn.cz/AzureAkademie
20. Case studies
•
•
•
Presentation of real world examples customer solutions
Demonstrates examples of Windows Azure’s expertise with each application type
Paints the complete picture of the solution
21. Marketing Campaign Websites Application:
Kia Motors America
Scenario
New Application
Development
Business Problem
• Super Bowl ad campaign website
needed to accommodate
thousands of hits
• On-premise model costly
Windows Azure Platform Solution
• Application developed and hosted
on Windows Azure
• Utilized SQL Azure for relational
database needs
Benefits
• Quick development of website in two weeks by three developers, using code and assets developed in a
prior campaign
• Straightforward deployment required setting up a new Windows Azure account
• Easily scalable that if traffic surpassed the amount the web roles could handle, team could add roles in just
minutes
• Team approximated a CapEx savings in excess of $100,000
22. Web Presence Application:
Kelley Blue Book
Scenario
Data CenterExtension
Business Problem
• Under-utilized server capacity
• A need to scale quickly
• Inefficient resource use
Benefits
•
•
•
•
•
•
Reduced capital expenditures with flexible scalability
Improved operational cost flexibility
Improved ability to deliver new services
Reduced data center and hosting costs saving $100,000 annually
More strategic use of IT resources, improving IT efficiency
Dynamic application environment
Windows Azure Platform Solution
• Software-plus-services model
• Moved Web site to the Windows
Azure platform
23. Web Presence Application:
City of Miami
Scenario
Business Problem
New Application
Development
• Improve the city’s applications that
use powerful mapping technology
• Shrinking IT budget
Windows Azure Platform Solution
• Application developed and hosted
on Windows Azure Platform
• Utilized Bing maps
Benefits
•
•
•
•
Reduced IT maintenance costs: A 75% savings in the 1st year over hosting on premises
Fast time-to-market: 311 took less than 2 weeks to build
Improved service offerings for citizens: 311 app enables non-emergency services
Pay-as-you-go pricing model for Windows Azure : Pay for as the amount of usage, creating a less risky and
more efficient model
• Cost-effective disaster recovery: Enough server redundancy to keep infrastructure running at an event of a
disaster
24. Data-centric Services Application: AP
Scenario
Information as a
Service
Business Problem
• Create a scalable application
programming interface (API) that
developers worldwide can use to
incorporate news content
Windows Azure Platform Solution
• Deployed using Windows Azure
Platform
• SQL Azure stores news data
metadata
Benefits
• Elimination of the planning and costly hardware investment traditionally required when creating a highly
scalable product
• Customers do not have to worry about capacity planning with Windows Azure
• Straightforward development and faster time-to-market utilizing developer’s current expertise
• Application provides new business opportunities and revenue stream
25. Self-Managed Departmental Applications:
Microsoft IT’s Giving Campaign
Scenario
Application
Extension
Business Problem
• Internal volunteer online auction
website
• Team struggled to find available
resources to maintain the site
Windows Azure Platform Solution
• Uses Windows Azure web roles for
the front-end service
• Can quickly scale as traffic dictates
Benefits
•
•
•
•
•
Utilized existing developer expertise in the .Net framework
Easily migrated from on-premise to the cloud by one developer in less than two weeks
Quickly scaled to handle traffic throughout the campaign
Kept SQL Server as an on-premises server, highlighting ability to use “hybrid” model
In one month, the site raised nearly U.S.$500,000 with no downtime
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Virtualized Computation provides massive application scalability. Customers can build a combination of web and worker roles, and those roles can be automatically replicated as needed to scale the applications and computational processing power.•Storage Services allow customers to scale to store any amount of data – in any format – for any length of time, only paying for what they use or store.•Services Management takes place in the Fabric Controller, the core of Windows Azure Services Management. The Fabric Controller is where load balancing and application scaling take place. Additionally, the virtualized computational capabilities are performed here.•Security and Control with storage encryption and access authentication as well as over-the-wire encryption secures your data and application. Industry certification is a core part of the Windows Azure roadmap, seeking certifications on compliance with SOX, SAS70, and others. State-of-the-art data centers located around the would – or on your site – host your applications and data securely anywhere you desire, accessible from everywhere you allow.
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Azure is included in the standard Premier support package. Customers can expect the same standard of support end to end, on premise and off premise.Account manager is the single point of contact for IT evolution planning, coordination of proactive training and MSFT product optimization, as well as management and escalation of incidents.As a Premier customer, you are entitled to faster response times, and priority escalation paths, including Rapid On Site Support (ROSS) and access to Sr. Microsoft management in the case of business critical events.Account manager works with customer IT team to continually identify areas for improvement in both staffing knowledge and the Data Center. Microsoft Azure SMEs are available to deliver training and work with staff to optimize and improve the production environment.More details on support are available at MICROSOFT.COM/PREMIER or in the support section on the AZURE product site.