Cloud computing allows applications and services to be accessed from anywhere via the internet. Windows Azure is Microsoft's cloud computing platform, running on data centers around the world. It provides infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS). Windows Azure uses compute and storage nodes, as well as app fabrics and Azure Connect to host and connect applications in a scalable and available manner. Courses are available to learn about Windows Azure's compute and storage nodes, as well as app fabrics and mobile application development capabilities.

1. Cloud Computing
Windows Azure
Presented by: Haddy El-Haggan
Microsoft Student Partner

2. Today’s Agenda
• History
• Cloud Computing Layers & Targets
• Cloud Computing Benefits
• Windows Azure Overview
• Windows Azure Nodes
• Windows Azure Courses

3. History
• What is the internet?
• Internet is a collection of networks.
• Network is a group of connected
computers.
• Servers are made to host your web
applications so they can serve a
wide number of Clients through
the internet.

4. History (Cont.)
• This theory doesn’t work anymore
due to the high traffic which no
server can handle.
• The Solution was in “Grid
Computing”.
• Grid Computing is a number of
Servers where the application is
hosted.

5. History (cont.)
• Grid Computing couldn’t handle the
application and its components.
• Network 3-Tier was the next
solution.
• Some servers host the app and
other host the storage.

6. • All the recent solutions, their main
target is to achieve 2 main targets:
•High Availability
•High Scalability
• These were solutions for the
infrastructure where you can host
your data.
• You can get your data through the
browser.

7. Layers and Targets
• Infrastructure As A Service (IAAS):
– Servers, Storage, Facilities, Networks.
– Virtualized Environment
• Platform (PAAS):
– Create the application on a virtualized
Environment
– Best Utilization of the Hardware
Resources
• Software (SAAS):
– Consume the applications hosted on
the Infrastructure

8. Packaged
Software
Storage
Servers
Networking
O/S
Middleware
Virtualization
Data
Applications
Runtime
Youmanage
Infrastructure
(as a Service)
Storage
Servers
Networking
O/S
Middleware
Virtualization
Data
Applications
Runtime
Managedbyvendor
Youmanage
Platform
(as a Service)
Managedbyvendor
Youmanage
Storage
Servers
Networking
O/S
Middleware
Virtualization
Applications
Runtime
Data
Software
(as a Service)
Managedbyvendor
Storage
Servers
Networking
O/S
Middleware
Virtualization
Applications
Runtime
Data

10. Why Cloud Computing?
• Availability
• Agility
• Maintenance
• Efficiency
• Scalability
• Cost
• Focus

11. Windows Azure Overview
• Windows Azure is Microsoft
Platform for Cloud Computing.
• Windows Azure is based in 6 Data
Centers around the Globe.
• It is also composed of CDN (Content
Delivery Network).
• Developers can develop on Windows
Azure using any programming
language.

12. Windows Azure Overview
• Windows Azure is hosted on
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V.
• Developers host their applications
and deal with Virtual Machines and
cannot access the infrastructure
directly.

13. Windows Azure Nodes
• Compute Node
– Responsible for all the processing
power for hosting web apps, SOA, or
additional Processing.
• Storage Node
– Different kind of storage.
– Run on different hardware resources
other than the compute Node.

14. Windows Azure Nodes (Cont.)
• App Fabrics
– Responsible for the connection
between your apps and each other or
with any third party.
• Azure Connect
– Is responsible for the connection of the
on premises and the cloud application.
• Fabric Controller
– Is the Kernel of Windows
Azure, responsible of everything
running on windows azure & where the
data are stored.

15. Windows Azure Courses
• 1st Course:
– Covering the first 2 nodes & WCF
• Windows Azure Compute Node
– Web Role
– Worker Role
– VM Role
• Windows Azure Storage Node
– Windows Azure Storage:
» Blobs
» Tables
» Queues
» Drives
– SQL Azure
– CDN

16. • 2nd Course:
– App Fabrics
• Service Bus
• Access Control
• Caching
– Azure Connect
– Mobile Applications

17. Q&A

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Presented by: Haddy El-Haggan
Microsoft Student Partner