This document discusses integrating Microsoft SharePoint 2010 with Windows Azure. It begins with an introduction to Windows Azure and the benefits of integrating SharePoint and Azure. It describes the different approaches for integration, including hosting SharePoint artifacts in Azure and extending Azure applications into SharePoint. It provides examples of common points of integration and how to set up a development environment. Finally, it discusses potential integration scenarios using various SharePoint and Azure technologies.

1. Integrating SPS 2010
and Windows Azure
Ashvini Shahane
Head – Strategic Services Unit
Synergetics IT Services India Pvt. Ltd.

2. Introduction to Windows Azure
Why integrate SharePoint 2010 and
Windows Azure
Integration approaches
Points of Integration

3. “IaaS”
Infrastructure-as-a-Service
“PaaS”
Platform-as-a-Service
“SaaS”
Software-as-a-Service
host build consume

4. Packaged Infrastructure Platform Software
(as a Service)
Software (as a Service) (as a Service)
You manage
Applications Applications Applications Applications
You manage
Data Data Data Data
Runtime Runtime Runtime Runtime
Managed by vendor
Middleware Middleware Middleware Middleware
You manage
Managed by vendor
O/S O/S O/S O/S
Managed by vendor
Virtualization Virtualization Virtualization Virtualization
Servers Servers Servers Servers
Storage Storage Storage Storage
Networking Networking Networking Networking

6. Windows Azure
Windows Azure Compute
Windows Azure Storage
SQL Azure
Windows Azure AppFabric

7. • Scalable endpoint cloud-based data and
services with SharePoint solutions
• Migrate to hybrid or cloud-based custom
services
• Integrate cloud with core features of
SharePoint
• E.g. Workflow, collaboration, search,
document management, Silverlight, etc.
• Extend Azure applications into Office

8. • Offset data costs
Reach: Extend Azure • Wider service
services into availability
SharePoint
• Improved
Resource: Data & programmability
large file storage and
management • Skills translation
• Data/Service mash-
Reusability: Skills and ups
software deployment
• Partner
opportunities

9. • SharePoint • Azure
• Windows 2008, 2008 • Developer Account/Keys
R2 • Azure SDK & App Fabric
• SharePoint 2010 SDK
• Office Professional • Azure tools for Visual
Plus Studio 2010
• Visual Studio 2010 • SQL Server 2008 R2
• SharePoint Designer Express
• IIS
or • Optional
• Download the • Silverlight tools for Visual
SharePoint VM from Studio 2010
Microsoft download
center • Silverlight 4 runtime
• Hyper-V

10. ASP.NET & Hosted Service Custom Services
IFRAME
SharePoint SharePoint SharePoint
Artifact Artifact Artifact
SP OM, SP OM,
BCS, etc. BCS, etc.
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11. What’s Possible?
Azure Integration Description of Integration (SharePoint On-Premises)
SP COM Interact with Azure data in a list.
BCS Model data from Azure and/or build external list to SQL Azure.
Silverlight Create UI against Azure services or data.
Sandboxed Solutions Silverlight application leveraging Azure deployed to site collection.
Office Custom Client Consume data directly from Azure or BCS list exposing Azure data.
Standard/Visual Web Parts Leverage services and data from Azure.
Open XML Manage Azure data into a document.
REST Use REST to interact with Azure data to integrate with SP data.
Office Server Services Integrate with Office server-side services.
Workflow/Event Receivers State or events that tie into Azure services or data.
LINQ Use for querying Azure data objects.
Search Federate search to include Azure data.

12. My Contoso Application
SharePoint Site
Managing Store Sales
Excel Services
JavaScript OM
Azure Service Call
Silverlight & REST
Managing Franchise
Store Information
SQL Azure
BCS
Bing Maps
WCF Azure Service
Managing Proposals
BCS
Office 2010
SP COM
Content Type

13. Email: AshviniShahane@Synergetics-india.com
Web: http://www.synergetics-india.com
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