The document outlines the Azure + Umbraco workshop held on June 24, 2011, highlighting the collaborating teams and agenda, including technical training and hands-on sessions. It covers topics like cloud computing, Azure infrastructure, and Umbraco integration, presenting various service models such as IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. The workshop aimed to educate participants on leveraging Azure for web development and content management solutions.

1. 24 June, 2011Azure + Umbraco workshop

2. 24 June, 2011Azure + Umbraco workshopWho are we?Kurt ClaeysMicrosoft EMEATechnology Solution Professional Windows Azurekclaeys@microsoft.comhttp://twitter.com/kurtclaeysWim De ConinckOrbit One, Development Team Leadwimdc@orbitone.comhttp://twitter.com/wimdcOlivier MangelschotsOrbit One, Managing Directorolivier@orbitone.comhttp://twitter.com/omangels2

3. 24 June, 2011Azure + Umbraco workshopFree workshopSponsored by Microsoft AzureIn collaboration with Belgian Umbraco User Group (BUUG.be)Hosted by Orbit One3

4. We are:Team of 18Microsoft Gold PartnerWe build:Websites, Intranet, Portals, custom solutionsWe love:.NET, SharePoint, Dynamics CRM, Umbraco, Lync, New World of WorkOrbit OneInternet SolutionsAzure + Umbraco workshop24 June, 20114

5. 24 June, 2011Azure + Umbraco workshopUmbracocertification training + examsHere in Ghent at OneOfficeLevel 1:When: 7 – 8 November 2011Target audience: Designers / WebdevelopersLevel 2:When: 9 – 10 November 2011Target audience: .NET Developers5

6. Azure + Umbraco workshop24 June, 2011We will make everything available:SlidesBinaries/source codeDocumentationCheck www.buug.beDownloads6

7. 24 June, 2011Azure + Umbraco workshopAgenda9:30 – 10:00 Introduction10:00 – 11:00 Technical dive into Azure (part 1)Break11:15 – 12:00 Technical dive into Azure (part 1)12:00 – 12:45 Umbraco CMS and AzureLunch13:30 Azure Development Program13:45 – 16:30 Hands-on workshopWe are a small group, let’s make it interactive!7

8. 24 June, 2011Azure + Umbraco workshopIs your laptop prepped?This afternoon, you need:Visual Studio 2010Windows Azure SDK + Tools for Visual Studio (March 2011) version 1.4SQL Server 2008 Express R2RegisteredAzure AccountLinks on http://www.buug.be/en/events8

9. Technical dive into AzureAzure + Umbraco workshop24 June, 20119

10. Who is familiar with?Load balancer (NLB)Round robinSticky sessions24 June, 2011Azure + Umbraco workshop10

11. Concept: Network load balancing (NLB)24 June, 2011Azure + Umbraco workshop11

12. SOFTWAREPLATFORMINFRASTRUCTUREAS A SERVICEAS A SERVICEAS A SERVICEJourney to the Cloud

13. Windows AzureCLAEYS KurtTechnology Solution ProfessionalMicrosoft EMEA

14. Cloud ?What is cloud computing ?Offering infrastructure, platform and software as a service over the internet to a global market.Move on-premises management of non functional IT assets to a providor.Difference from traditional hostingsSold on demand “pay as you grow”Elastic scalabilityService is fully managed by the providorEnd user centric (IW or developer)Strong focus on integration (cloud-cloud or cloud-on-premises)

15. Todays challengespercent of IT budgets is spent maintaining datacenter operationspercent of datacenter capacity is idle on average Infrastructure ComplexityInfrastructure Utilization7085

16. Positioning AZUREinfrastructure as a service (hardware)Servers available in the cloudplatform as a service (developer) Delivery of a OS for custom, cloud enabled appsSupport for service hosting and interoperability Relational data storage in the cloud software as a service (end users) = BPOSExchange onlineSharepoint onlineDynamics CRM onlineSAASIAASPAAS

17. Positioning AZUREinfrastructure as a service (hardware)Servers available in the cloudplatform as a service (developer) Delivery of a OS for custom, cloud enabled appsSupport for service hosting and interoperability Relational data storage in the cloud software as a service (end users) = BPOSExchange onlineSharepoint onlineDynamics CRM onlineSAASIAASPAAS

18. IT as ServicePrivate(On-Premise)Infrastructure(as a Service)Platform(as a Service)You manageApplicationsApplicationsApplicationsYou manageRuntimesRuntimesRuntimesSecurity & IntegrationSecurity & IntegrationSecurity & IntegrationManaged by vendorYou manageDatabasesDatabasesDatabasesServersServersServersManaged by vendorVirtualizationVirtualizationVirtualizationServer HWServer HWServer HWStorageStorageStorageNetworkingNetworkingNetworking

19. Cloud Computing TaxonomyThe Windows Azure platform fits hereIaaS Traditional ITSaaSPaaSYou manageApplicationsApplicationsApplicationsApplicationsDataDataDataDataYou manageRuntimeRuntimeRuntimeRuntimeManaged by vendorMiddlewareMiddlewareMiddlewareMiddlewareYou manageManaged by vendorO/SO/SO/SO/SManaged by vendorVirtualizationVirtualizationVirtualizationVirtualizationServersServersServersServersStorageStorageStorageStorageNetworkingNetworkingNetworkingNetworking

20. Classic IT Capacity problem.Allocated IT-capacitiesLoad Forecast“Under-supply“ of capacities“Waste“ of capacitiesFixed cost of IT-capacitiesIT CAPACITYBarrier forinnovationsActualLoadTIME

21. Upfront investments

22. Capacity in a cloud modelLoad ForecastAllocated IT capacitiesNo “under-supply“IT CAPACITYReduction of “over-supply“Possible reduction of IT-capacities in case of reduced loadReduction of initial investmentsActualLoadTIME

23. RatesComputePer service hour of 1 CPU = 0,12 U$StoragePer GB/month =0,15 U$TransactionsPer 10K = 0,01 U$ SQL Azure10 GB/month = 99,99 U$Access Control Transactions10K = 0,01 U$Service Bus Connections1 connection/month = 3,99 U$Data Transfer egressPer GB = 0,15 U$Data Transfer ingressPer GB = FREE

24. Monthly Bill

25. Azure Pricing

26. “Growing Fast“ “On and Off “ InactivityPeriod Compute Compute Average UsageUsageAverageTime Time On & off workloads (e.g. batch job)Over provisioned capacity is wasted Time to market can be cumbersome Successful services needs to grow/scale Keeping up w/ growth is big IT challenge Complex lead time for deployment“Unpredictable Bursting“ “Predictable Bursting“ Compute Compute Average Usage Average Usage Time Time Unexpected/unplanned peak in demand Sudden spike impacts performance Can’t over provision for extreme cases Services with micro seasonality trends Peaks due to periodic increased demandIT complexity and wasted capacity

27. The Windows Azure platform is a flexible cloud–computing platform that lets you focus on solving business problems and addressing customer needs.

29. Virtual NetworkStorageComputeAccess ControlService BusCachingReportingDatabaseData Sync

30. DatacentersQuincy, WAChicago, ILSan Antonio, TXDublin, IrelandGeneration 4 DCs

31. Azure Fabric ControllerService DefinitionThe Fabric Controller communicates with every server within the Fabric. Interacts with a “Fabric Agent” on each machineMonitors every VM, application and instanceService Management is performed by the Fabric Controller Performs load balancing, check pointing and recoveryFabric ControllerFabricXXX

32. Traditional ArchitectureDBWeb UITierBrowserBusiness Logic TierRequestRequest

33. BrowserBrowserDBBrowserBusiness Logic TierWeb UITierBrowser…Browser

34. BrowserBrowserDBBrowserWeb UITierBusiness Logic TierBrowser“Server Busy”…Browser

35. BrowserBrowserN L BWeb RoleDBBrowserBusiness Logic TierWeb RoleBrowserWeb Role…Browser

36. BrowserBrowserN L BWeb RoleN L BWorkerRoleDBBrowserWeb RoleWorkerRoleBrowserWeb RoleWorkerRole…Browser

37. BrowserBrowserN L BWeb RoleN L BWorkerRoleDBBrowserWeb RoleWorkerRoleBrowserWeb RoleWorkerRole…BrowserAzure

38. Azure ArchitectureWindows Azure ServiceSQL DataYour ServiceWorker ServiceNL BWorker RoleSQLInternetSQLYour StorageSQLQueuesNL BWeb Site(ASPX, ASMX, WCF)Web Site(ASPX, ASMX, WCF)Web Role(ASPX, WCF)TablesBlobs

39. Azure Network Load BalancerwebroleNLBInstance 1Instance 2Instance 3

40. Azure Network Load BalancerwebroleNLBInstance 1Instance 2Instance 3

41. Azure Network Load BalancerwebroleNLBInstance 1Instance 2“round robin”no sticky sessions !Instance 3

42. Azure RolesRunning apps in a virtual machineA virtual machine can have 1,2,4 or 8 coresWe can have multiple instances of the VM runningTwo typesWeb Role = internet facing, IIS, request/response, ASP.NET or WCFWorker Role = background processing, endless loop, internal endpoints, can host WCF services

43. Azure RolesWebRole

44. Hosting ASP.NET pages and/or WCF Services.

45. Handles incoming HTTP/HTTPS requests.

46. Public, Internet faced.

47. Has access to Storage Services.

48. WorkerRole

49. Code running in background, processing jobs.

50. ‘Hidden’ processing power.

51. Similar to a batch job or Windows service.

52. Handles messages from a queue.

53. Has access to Storage Services.Azure ServiceStorageServiceX number of Webrolesexternal endpoint 1 (port80)blobswebrole 1tablesInstance 1Instance 2Instance 3queuesexternal endpoint 2 (port X)webrole 2SQL Azure DBInstance 1internal endpointinternal endpointinternal endpointPerformance MetricsInstance 1Instance 2Instance 3workerrole1Application Log FilesX number of WorkerrolesEvent LogscertificateIIS LogsCrashdumpsService configuration, maintainable after deployService definition, defined at deployment

54. Configuring Virtual Machines Size

55. Configuring the serviceService configuration, maintainable after deployNumber of instancesConnectionString to StorageThumbprints of certificatesCustom settingService definition, defined at deploymentSize of VMLocal storage capacityEndpointExternalInternal

56. Azure VMRoleAbility to upload your own customized WS2008R2 Enterprise imagesFull control over the OS image, install whatever you want on it.You can remote desktop into the OSTarget scenariosNeed to use apps/libraries with no unattended setup32 bits appsChange registry settingsScale out !Instances are behind loadbalancer, one public IP per serviceNo durability of OS image on hardware failureWith VM Role, the customer creates & maintains the OSPaying model = Paying model of current web/workerroleUses differencing disks to upload deltas to image

57. Web/WorkerRole vs VMRoleAll three are virtual images running in the datacenter under control of the Azure fabric controller behind the loadbalancer.Web/Worker RoleThe virtual image is already there, ... you upload your app, ... Azure places this app on the image and runs the image.VM RoleYou upload the complete virtual image with all apps installed, ... Azure runs the imageVisual Studiovirtual imagevirtual imagevirtual imageappappappAzureAzureappdevelopment environmentdevelopment environmentHyper-V

58. VMRole lifecycleCreate a .vhd in Hyper-V manager, install W2008 R2 as OSInstall whatever roles, features and apps you want on it.Turn of automatics updatesInstall Windows Azure VM Role Integration ComponentsRun sysprep.exe and bring it downUpload the .vhd to Azure (needs a certificate)Deploy a service configuration (Visual Studio, Managament Portal or Management API PS commandlets)

59. Azure Virtual NetworkAka as “Azure Connect”Secure network connectivity between on-premises and cloud, supports standard IP protocolsAutomatic setup of secure IP-level networkExample use cases:Enterprise app migrated to Windows Azure that requires access to on-premise SQL ServerWindows Azure app domain-joined to corporate Active Directory Remote administration and trouble-shooting of Windows Azure RolesEnable local computers for connectivity by installing WA Connect agentDNS name resolution

60. Azure Virtual NetworkNetwork policy managed through portalWeb/WorkerVM RoleAzure Connect GatewayAzure Connect GatewayIPV6 addressIPV6 addressOn PremiseMachineSQL ServerIPV6 addressAzure Connect Gateway

61. Azure StorageNon SQL dataUnlimited storage4 typesTables: no fixed schema, no relationsBlobs: large objects, have metadata attributes, MIME type awareQueues: assync communication to workerroleDrives: NTFS volume mounted to rolesAccessible through a HTTP/REST API

62. Windows Azure Storage AccountUser creates a globally unique storage account name.AccountBlobTableQueueStoragekeepsbeingavailable, even whenapplication is not running !

63. LibrariesMicrosoft.WindowsAzure.*Found in Windows Azure SDKSystem.Data.ServicesSystem.Data.Services.Client.NET 3.5using Microsoft.WindowsAzure;using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient;using System.Data.Services.Common;

64. Azure TablessTables store entities.Entity schema can vary in the same table. Can Not :Create foreign key relationships between tables.Perform server side joins between tables.Create custom indexes on the tables.No server side Count(), for example.

65. Azure Storage Tablespartition keyTables are partitioned to support load balancing across storage nodesuniquerow keytimestamptablefield1field2field3

66. Table PartioningDataRow keyPartition keyA123foobaretcA123foobaretcA124foobaretcA124foobaretcB123foobaretcB123foobaretcPartition “B”Partition “A”Storage node 1Storage node 2

67. Azure Storage BlobsLarge dataCan be made private or publicCan have metadata attributes and MIME typesCan be cached by a Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN)Time based access to blobs with shared access signaturesTwo TypesBlock Blobs : max 200GB, Usefor data which is streamed back to a worker or clientPage Blobs : max 1TB, Use for data accessed frequently by random reads and writes.Azure Drives are also blobs

68. Blob addressingBlobContainerAccountsPic001.jpgSomeContainerPic002.jpgMyAccountMov001.wmvAnotherContainerMov002.wmvhttp://<AccountName>.blob.core.windows.net/<ContainerName>/<BlobName>

69. Azure Storage Blobs accessibilityblobprivate(Azure service or on premises)need storage credentialsno storage credentials public(browser, REST)time based with shared access signatureGET http://myaccount.blob.core.windows.net/pictures/profile.jpg? st=2009-02-09&se=2009-02-10 &sr=c&sp=r&si=YWJjZGVmZw%3d%3d&sig= dD80ihBh5jfNpymO5Hg1IdiJIEvHcJpCMiCMnN%2fRnbI%3d

70. Shared Access SignaturesLimit blobs in public container to be readable only if url contains shared access signature. Share access signature can be made valid for a timerange only. http://<accountname>.blob.core.windows.net/<containername>/<blobname>?se=2010-04-04T11%3A38%3A31Z&sr=b&sp=r&sig=D73BRVuRBV9nXp9rsw35b5rkLadi6YEZ4Ti1S8eeAQQ%3D

71. Azure Storage QueuesMessage in – Message outTo support the assync processing modelTopologies :Cloud-Cloud (web – worker)Cloud-OnPremisesOnPremises-CloudOnPremises-OnPremises through the cloud8K per messageHTTP/REST based

72. Azure Storage QueuesMessage CreatorMessageReaderMsg 1Msg 2Msg 3Msg 4

73. Azure Storage Queuesget messageMsg 1process messageMsg 1Msg 2Msg 3Msg 4delete message

74. Azure Storage Queuesget messageMsg 1process messageMsg 2Msg 3Msg 4When not deleted within a timeout, the message is added to the queue again !Msg 1delete message

75. DrivesAzure Web orWorkerRoleAzureStorageblobusing (StreamReadersr = File.OpenText(@”F:\file.txt”))F:Mounted , results in driveletteruploaddownloadAttach VHDOn-Premisesblobusing (StreamReadersr = File.OpenText(@”F:\file.txt”))F:

76. Azure Content Delivery NetworkuserAzure DatacenterService (webrole, workerrole)requests blobBlob storageCDN NodeIs blob cached here ?blob

77. Azure Content Delivery NetworkuserAzure DatacenterService (webrole, workerrole)another requestBlob storageCDN Nodeblob

78. SQL AzureRelational DB in the CloudBased on SQL 2008 R2Accessible from every ADO.NET clientSQL 2008 R2 Management Studio High-availability and fault toleranceNo physical administration is required Use existing knowledge in T-SQL development Scale databases up or down based on business needs (between 1GB and 50GB)

79. SQL AzureadminSQL Azure ServerMy DB(1 GB)My DB(50 GB)Master DBusers and rolesusers and rolesloginsfirewallinternalrestricted IP rangesAzure Services(webrole,workerrole)Anybodycode “near”code “far”

80. SQL AzureadminSQL Azure ServerMy DB(50 GB)My DB(1 GB)Master DBstored on 3 replicasstored on 3 replicasstored on 3 replicasfirewallinternalrestricted IP rangesAzure Services(webrole,workerrole)Anybodycode “near”code “far”

81. SQL Azure quorum commitQuorum based commit scheme where data is written to the primary and one secondary replica before we consider the transaction committed.DBtransactionwritewritereplicas

82. SQL Azure quorum commitQuorum based commit scheme where data is written to the primary and one secondary replica before we consider the transaction committed.DBtransactioncommitedOKOKreplicas

83. AppFabric CachingA distributed, in-memory cache, implemented as a cloud service. The same capabilities available in Windows Server AppFabricCaching.You can programmatically interact with the cache.Out-of-the-box ASP.NET providers for both session state and page output caching.Scenarios :Statefull, multi-instance Azuer rolesASP.NET page cachingSpeed up access to static data

84. AppFabric CachingRole Instance 1Role Instance 2On Premise appRead/Write dataRead/Write dataRead/Write dataCaching

85. AppFabric Access Controlidentity providersAzure ACSrulesFacebook IDClaimsauthorizationRedirect loginADFS2WebApp

86. Short breakAzure + Umbraco workshop24 June, 2011Feel at home – help yourself!Coffee, tea, Coca-Cola, Fanta, Juice, Ice tea, ...Session continues at 11:3077

87. CMS systems on AzureAzure + Umbraco workshop24 June, 201178

88. CMS in Azure, why?Paul Sterling paul@umbraco.com (Technical Lead)Azure solving the future issues ofhighly-scaledwidely distributedvery dynamic WCMS solutionsNOT a replacement for traditional hosting, but a new option 24 June, 2011Azure + Umbraco workshop79

89. How much does it cost?Simulation (approximate cost)1GB Azure SQL 10GB Blob storage (1000000 read/write transactions/day)50GB download traffic, 10GB upload trafficOne webinstance: €77,01/month (promo offer €52,71)Two instances: €140,91/month (promo offer €94,78)Two instances + one staging: €204,81/month (promo offer €136,85)ConclusionHosting websites on Azure = starting at €635/yearUse Azure Pricing calculator!http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/pricing-calculator/Differencesbetweeninstanceshttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/compute/24 June, 2011Azure + Umbraco workshop80

90. Website CMS in AzureAzure is great forHigh traffic websitesSites where you need to quickly scale-up/downGlobal sites (visits many geo locations)Load balancing, stronger SLA’sAzure is not ideal forVery low cost hosting projectsProjects with lots of legacy code/dependencies24 June, 2011Azure + Umbraco workshop81

91. Umbraco in Azure82Azure + Umbraco workshop24 June, 2011

92. Umbraco v4.5+ in Azure: ChallengesWhat did we learn this morning?What are the challengesto host a CMS in Azure?Group talk24 June, 2011Azure + Umbraco workshop83

93. Where does Umbraco store info?SQL database: Page templates (no binaries, only references in DB)Page content (meta-data, texts, navigation nodes)Media/documents (no binaries, only reference in DB)Users & members, permissionsLogs (errors, actions in admin)File storage: Page templates: .MasterScripts/styles: XSLT, CSS, JS, ... + design elements used in templatesUser controls: ASCX/DLLs + Umbraco binariesMedia: GIF, JPG, PDF, Videos, ...Config: web.config + /config/ xml files24 June, 2011Azure + Umbraco workshop84

94. Umbraco XML cacheXML file (/app_data/umbraco.config)Stored on local file systemContains all published nodesPurposeFast app warm-up time (<1 sec)Less SQL queries – SQL is not used public siteAutomatically updatedEvery time you publish using UmbracobackendXML dump of in-memory cachehttp://forum.umbraco.org/yaf_postst4161_Umbraco-caching-explained.aspx24 June, 2011Azure + Umbraco workshop85

95. ChallengesMultiple instances of the web-roleRound-robin load-balancingSessions need to be stored centrallyStorageNo local storage (unsafe)No “shared drive” over multiple machinesCDN – Content Delivery NetworkOnly possible when files are stored on Azure BlobsCustom codeNeedstoworkwithin the boundries of Azure24 June, 2011Azure + Umbraco workshop86

96. 24 June, 2011Azure + Umbraco workshopSolutions to host Umbraco v4.5+ on Windows AzureSimple web-role (manual creation)CodePlex accelerator (by Slalom Consulting)Sync Scripts (by Kurt & O1)CodePlex accelerator (by Microsoft)87

97. 24 June, 2011Azure + Umbraco workshopCompare solutions88

98. 24 June, 2011Azure + Umbraco workshopCodePlexAccelerator by Slalom Consulting89

99. 24 June, 2011Azure + Umbraco workshopCodePlexAccelerator by Slalom ConsultingCodePlex project http://azureaccelerators.codeplex.comBy Slalom Consulting (Seattle)Uses old Azure API implementationOnly 1 webrole is supportedLess control storage transactions (mounted drive)90

100. 24 June, 2011Azure + Umbraco workshopSynchronization scripts91

101. Synchronisation scriptsCurrent implementation (free Download)One-way sync, copies from Azure Blob to local storage (full sync)IIS configuration, app Pool, Website, binding of hostheadersTriggered at VM boot (startup.exe)Thanks to Kurt Claeys!24 June, 2011Azure + Umbraco workshop92

102. CodePlex Accelerator by Microsofthttp://waacceleratorumbraco.codeplex.com24 June, 2011Azure + Umbraco workshop93