This is a brief introduction to Microsoft Azure cloud. I used these slides in an intro session for developers. I did few demos during the session that not included in the slide. Brand name and logos are properties of their respective owners.
ABSTRACT
Software industry is heading towards centralized computing. Due to this trend data and programs are being taken away from traditional desktop PCs and placed in Compute clouds instead. Compute clouds are enormous server farms packed with computing power and storage space accessible through the Internet.
Instead of having to manage one’s own infrastructure to run applications, server time and storage space can be bought from an external service provider. From the customers point of view the benefit behind this idea is to be able to dynamically adjust computing power up or down to meet the demand for that power at a particular moment. This kind of flexibility not only ensures that no costs are incurred by excess processing capacity, but also enables hardware infrastructure to scale up with business growth. Because of growing interest in taking advantage of cloud computing a number of service providers are working on providing cloud services. Amazon, Salerforce.com and Google are examples of firms that already have working solutions on the market. Recently also Microsoft released a preview version of its cloud platform called the Azure. Early adopters can test the platform and development tools free of charge.
The main purpose of this paper is to shed light on the internals of Microsoft’s Azure platform. In addition to examining how Azure platform works.
The benefits of Azure platform are explored. The most important benefit in
Microsoft’s solution is that it resembles existing Windows environment a lot. Developers can use the same application programming interfaces (APIs) and development tools they are already used to. The second benefit is that migrating applications to cloud is easy. This partially stems from the fact that Azure’s services can be exploited by an application whether it is run locally or in the cloud.
This is a brief introduction to Microsoft Azure cloud. I used these slides in an intro session for developers. I did few demos during the session that not included in the slide. Brand name and logos are properties of their respective owners.
ABSTRACT
Software industry is heading towards centralized computing. Due to this trend data and programs are being taken away from traditional desktop PCs and placed in Compute clouds instead. Compute clouds are enormous server farms packed with computing power and storage space accessible through the Internet.
Instead of having to manage one’s own infrastructure to run applications, server time and storage space can be bought from an external service provider. From the customers point of view the benefit behind this idea is to be able to dynamically adjust computing power up or down to meet the demand for that power at a particular moment. This kind of flexibility not only ensures that no costs are incurred by excess processing capacity, but also enables hardware infrastructure to scale up with business growth. Because of growing interest in taking advantage of cloud computing a number of service providers are working on providing cloud services. Amazon, Salerforce.com and Google are examples of firms that already have working solutions on the market. Recently also Microsoft released a preview version of its cloud platform called the Azure. Early adopters can test the platform and development tools free of charge.
The main purpose of this paper is to shed light on the internals of Microsoft’s Azure platform. In addition to examining how Azure platform works.
The benefits of Azure platform are explored. The most important benefit in
Microsoft’s solution is that it resembles existing Windows environment a lot. Developers can use the same application programming interfaces (APIs) and development tools they are already used to. The second benefit is that migrating applications to cloud is easy. This partially stems from the fact that Azure’s services can be exploited by an application whether it is run locally or in the cloud.
The security measures discussed in this IBM Redpapers™ publication represent best practice implementations for cloud security. In this paper, we presented guidance on cloud computing security. We examined the major security challenges for cloud providers and their clients, and we discussed concrete guidelines for the implementation of cloud security
The session theme is "Enabling Business Continuity During Challenging Times With Virtual Desktops". The session will be conducted by Microsoft..
In the last few weeks, thelives of people around the world have been impacted. Daily working has gotcompromised, particularly with regard to business continuity. Remote working,in the best interest of organizations, is becoming a necessity.
Travel restrictions and new rules on large public gatherings have changed the daily routines of millions. Many organizations are quickly moving to remote working environments. If your customers are thinking of similar options, we at Microsoft are here to support you in this endeavor.
In early 2019, Microsoft created the AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification. This is a certification for all individuals, IT or non IT background, who want to further their careers and learn how to navigate the Azure cloud platform.
Learn about AZ-900 exam concepts and how to prepare and pass the exam
The security measures discussed in this IBM Redpapers™ publication represent best practice implementations for cloud security. In this paper, we presented guidance on cloud computing security. We examined the major security challenges for cloud providers and their clients, and we discussed concrete guidelines for the implementation of cloud security
The session theme is "Enabling Business Continuity During Challenging Times With Virtual Desktops". The session will be conducted by Microsoft..
In the last few weeks, thelives of people around the world have been impacted. Daily working has gotcompromised, particularly with regard to business continuity. Remote working,in the best interest of organizations, is becoming a necessity.
Travel restrictions and new rules on large public gatherings have changed the daily routines of millions. Many organizations are quickly moving to remote working environments. If your customers are thinking of similar options, we at Microsoft are here to support you in this endeavor.
In early 2019, Microsoft created the AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification. This is a certification for all individuals, IT or non IT background, who want to further their careers and learn how to navigate the Azure cloud platform.
Learn about AZ-900 exam concepts and how to prepare and pass the exam
Moving Web Apps to the Cloud - Iowa User Group Tour, Feb 2012Eric D. Boyd
As a developer with years of experience developing web apps using ASP.NET, SQL Server, Windows Server and Active Directory, how do you move to the cloud with Windows Azure? How can you apply your existing skills and experience to developing cloud apps in Windows Azure? In this session, we will take a simple, traditional ASP.NET app and walk through the migration to Windows Azure. We'll discuss the important considerations, practices, architectural differences, challenges, advantages and economic benefits to consider when migrating to Windows Azure.
My Cloud Computing presentation. this will be helpful to get a good knowledge for why and how Cloud Computing is done.. it is related to Windows Azure platform of Microsoft. Have a nice time and enjoy learning...
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
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
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.
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.
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
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.
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
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.
2. IT as a Service
Private Infrastructure Platform
You manage
(On-Premise) (as a Service) (as a Service)
Applications Applications Applications
You manage
Runtimes Runtimes Runtimes
Security & Integration Security & Integration Security & Integration
Managed by vendor
You manage
Databases Databases Databases
Servers Servers Servers
Managed by vendor
Virtualization Virtualization Virtualization
Server HW Server HW Server HW
Storage Storage Storage
Networking Networking Networking
3. IT as a Service
Private Infrastructure Platform
(On-Premise) (as a Service) (as a Service)
5. Azure Service Platform
™
Internet-scale, highly available cloud fabric
Globally distributed Microsoft data centers (ISO/IEC 27001:2005 and SAS 70
Type I and Type II certified)
Consumption and usage-based pricing; enterprise-class SLA commitment
Compute – auto- Data – massively scalable Service Bus – connectivity User – online identity
provisioning 64-bit & highly consistent to on-premises metasystem, directory, per
application containers in distributed relational applications; sonal data storage &
Windows Server VMs; database; geo-replication secure, federated fire-wall management
supports a wide range of and geo-location of data friendly Web services Social –
application models messaging intermediary;
Processing – relational presence, communication,
durable & discoverable
Storage – highly available queries, search, reporting, search, geospatial &
queues
distributed analytics on mapping, media
table, blob, queue, & structured, semi- Access Control – rules- Devices – data
cache structured, and driven federated identity; synchronization across
Languages – .NET 3.5 unstructured data AD federation; claims- applications & devices;
(C#, VB.NET, etc.), IronRu Integration – based authorization bridges cloud, client, and
by, IronPython, PHP, nativ synchronization and Workflows – declarative smart devices
e Win32 code replication with on-premise service orchestrations via
databases, other data REST-based activities
sources
6. Application Patterns
Cloud Web Application
Web Mobile Silverlight WPF Enterprise
Browser Browser Application Application Application
User
Enterprise
Web Svc
Enterprise
Data
Jobs
ASP.NET Web Svc
ASP.NET ASP.NET ASP.NET
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ASP.NET (Web Role)
ASP.NET ASP.NET
(Web Role)
ASP.NET (Web Role)
ASP.NET Role)
(Web Role)
ASP.NET Private Cloud
(Web Role)
ASP.NET (Web Role)
ASP.NET (Web Role)
ASP.NET
(Web Role) (Web Role) (Web Role) (On-Premise)
(Web Role) (Web Role) (Web Role)
Table Blob
Cache Queue Application
Storage Storage
Service Service Service
Service Service
Storage
Service
Application Application Reference Conn. Identities & Service
Data Data Data Bindings Roles Orch.
Identity
Access Service
SQL Data BI Service Workflow
Control
Services Services Bus Service
Service
Public Services
7. Application Patterns
Composite Services Application
Web Mobile Silverlight WPF Enterprise
Browser Browser Application Application Application
User
Enterprise
Web Svc
Enterprise
Data
Jobs
ASP.NET Web Svc
ASP.NET ASP.NET ASP.NET
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ASP.NET (Web Role)
ASP.NET ASP.NET
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ASP.NET (Web Role)
ASP.NET Role)
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ASP.NET Private Cloud
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ASP.NET (Web Role)
ASP.NET (Web Role)
ASP.NET
(Web Role) (Web Role) (Web Role) (On-Premise)
(Web Role) (Web Role) (Web Role)
Table Blob
Cache Queue Application
Storage Storage
Service Service Service
Service Service
Storage
Service
Application Application Reference Conn. Identities & Service
Data Data Data Bindings Roles Orch.
Identity
Access Service
SQL Data BI Service Workflow
Control
Services Services Bus Service
Service
Public Services
8. Application Patterns
Cloud Agent Application
Web Mobile Silverlight WPF Enterprise
Browser Browser Application Application Application
User
Enterprise
Web Svc
Enterprise
Data
Jobs
ASP.NET Web Svc
ASP.NET ASP.NET ASP.NET
(Worker
(Web Role)
ASP.NET (Web Role)
ASP.NET ASP.NET
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ASP.NET (Web Role)
ASP.NET Role)
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ASP.NET Private Cloud
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Table Blob
Cache Queue Application
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Application Application Reference Conn. Identities & Service
Data Data Data Bindings Roles Orch.
Identity
Access Service
SQL Data BI Service Workflow
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Services Services Bus Service
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Public Services
9. Application Patterns
B2B Integration Application
Web Mobile Silverlight WPF Enterprise
Browser Browser Application Application Application
User
Enterprise
Web Svc
Enterprise
Data
Jobs
ASP.NET Web Svc
ASP.NET ASP.NET ASP.NET
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ASP.NET (Web Role)
ASP.NET ASP.NET
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ASP.NET Private Cloud
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(Web Role) (Web Role) (Web Role) (On-Premise)
(Web Role) (Web Role) (Web Role)
Table Blob
Cache Queue Application
Storage Storage
Service Service Service
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Storage
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Application Application Reference Conn. Identities & Service
Data Data Data Bindings Roles Orch.
Identity
Access Service
SQL Data BI Service Workflow
Control
Services Services Bus Service
Service
Public Services
10. Application Patterns
Grid / Parallel Computing Application
Web Mobile Silverlight WPF Enterprise
Browser Browser Application Application Application
User
Enterprise
Web Svc
Enterprise
Data
Jobs
ASP.NET Web Svc
ASP.NET ASP.NET ASP.NET
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ASP.NET (Web Role)
ASP.NET ASP.NET
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ASP.NET (Web Role)
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ASP.NET Private Cloud
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ASP.NET (Web Role)
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ASP.NET
(Web Role) (Web Role) (Web Role) (On-Premise)
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Table Blob
Cache Queue Application
Storage Storage
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Application Application Reference Conn. Identities & Service
Data Data Data Bindings Roles Orch.
Identity
Access Service
SQL Data BI Service Workflow
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Services Services Bus Service
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Public Services
11. Application Patterns
Hybrid Enterprise Application
Web Mobile Silverlight WPF Enterprise
Browser Browser Application Application Application
User
Enterprise
Web Svc
Enterprise
Data
Jobs
ASP.NET Web Svc
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ASP.NET
(Web Role) (Web Role) (Web Role) (On-Premise)
(Web Role) (Web Role) (Web Role)
Table Blob
Cache Queue Application
Storage Storage
Service Service Service
Service Service
Storage
Service
Application Application Reference Conn. Identities & Service
Data Data Data Bindings Roles Orch.
Identity
Access Service
SQL Data BI Service Workflow
Control
Services Services Bus Service
Service
Public Services