This document discusses what is needed to run an application on the internet using Azure. It defines cloud computing and its popularity reasons like lower costs and scalability. It then explains that Azure allows developers to build, host, and scale web applications through Microsoft datacenters. The key Windows Azure components are computing, storage, networking, management, and servers. Companies are advised to use Azure to focus on development rather than infrastructure and respond faster to customer needs using existing skills in the cloud.

1. What Do You Need To Run An
Application On The Internet?

2. Azure
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3. Agenda:
 Cloud Computing
◦ What Is It?
◦ Types
 What Is Azure?
 Windows Azure Components
 Why Use Windows Azure?
 Companies Using Windows Azure

4. Cloud Computing
 Cloud computing is a technology that
uses the internet and central remote
servers to maintain data and
applications.

5. Popularity Reasons:
 Lower costs
 Scalability
 Instant
 Saves time

6. Types of Cloud
Computing:
Software as a
Platform as a Service (SaaS)
Service (PaaS)
Infrastructure as
a Service (IaaS)

7. What Is Azure?
 Windows Azure helps developers
build, host and scale web applications
through Microsoft datacenters.

8. Windows Azure Components

9. Computing Management
Hosting
Storage

10. Database

11. Servers
Storage
Applications
Networks Services

12. Why Use Windows Azure?
 Focus on development not
infrastructure
 Respond faster to customer needs
 Use your existing skills in the cloud
 Build a cloud business with Microsoft

13. Companies Using Windows
Azure

14. More Information

◦ http:// www.microsoft.com/windowsazure

◦ http://www.microsoft.com/cloud

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