This document provides an overview of the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, including its capabilities and services. It discusses Microsoft's experience in the cloud with services like Outlook.com, Xbox Live, and Bing. It also provides examples of how companies have used Azure, such as a vehicle data website using it for overflow capacity, a call center leveraging web services on Azure, and an online education tool saving on development costs. Overall, the document promotes Azure as a scalable and cost-effective cloud platform for developing and hosting a variety of application types and models.

1. Windows Azure PlatformRaj Ramabadranrajramab@microsoft.comhttp://rajramabadran.wordpress.com

2. State of Cloud ComputingPerceptions“The end of software”On-demand infrastructureCheaper and betterRealityHybrid world; not “all-or-nothing”Leverage existing IT skills and investmentsSeamless user experiencesEvolutionary; not revolutionaryDriversEase-of-use, convenienceProduct effectivenessSimplify IT, reduce costsTypesPublicPrivateHybridDedicatedCommunityCategoriesSaaSPaaSIaaS

3. Microsoft in the Cloud(6 years)4B emails/day(7 years)5B confmin/yr(15 years)450M+ active users(11 years)2B queries/mth(11 years)320M+ activeusers(12 years)Largest non-ICP/IP cloud service x100M users(13 years)550M users/mth(15 years)450M+active users

4. Bing – “Auto Pilot” Architecture~100,000 Servers in Multiple Data CentersData RepositoriesWeb & Structured Data IndicesQuery Analysis & ProcessingFront-End UXInternet

5. Generalized Cloud Application ModelAlways AvailableService-OrientedModel-DrivenScale-OutStaged ProductionSelf-ServiceFailure ResilientFederatedMulti-TenantElastic

6. The Microsoft CloudData Center InfrastructurePurpose-built data centre to accommodate containers at large scaleCost $500 million, 100,000 square foot facility (10 football fields)40 foot shipping containers can house as many as 2,500 servers Density of 10 times amount of compute in equivalent space in traditional data centreCan deliver an average PUE of 1.22Power Usage Effectiveness benchmark from The Green Grid™ consortium on energy efficiencyThe Microsoft CloudData Center Infrastructure

7. The Microsoft CloudData Center Infrastructure

8. The Microsoft CloudServer Container Deployment

9. The Microsoft CloudServer Container Deployment

10. The Microsoft CloudServer Container Deployment

11. The Microsoft CloudServer Container Deployment

12. The Microsoft CloudServer Container Deployment

13. The Microsoft CloudServer Container Deployment

14. The Microsoft CloudServer Container Deployment

15. The Microsoft Cloud~100 Globally Distributed Data CentersQuincy, WAChicago, ILSan Antonio, TXDublin, IrelandGeneration 4 DCs

16. The Microsoft CloudHighly available, scalable, and consistent application fabric environment

17. Private(On-Premise)Infrastructure(as a Service)Platform(as a Service)Types of CloudsYou manageApplicationsApplicationsApplicationsYou manageRuntimesRuntimesRuntimesSecurity & IntegrationSecurity & IntegrationSecurity & IntegrationManaged by vendorDatabasesDatabasesDatabasesYou manageServersServersServersManaged by vendorVirtualizationVirtualizationVirtualizationServer HWServer HWServer HWStorageStorageStorageNetworkingNetworkingNetworking

18. Private(On-Premise)Types of CloudsInfrastructure(as a Service)Platform(as a Service)

19. Scalability & AvailabilityConsistency & ControlOn-premisePublic CloudReal-Time PerformanceRedundancy & ResiliencyGlobal ReachSecurity & PrivacyCustomizabilityEase of ProvisioningAbstract ResourcesPhysical ResourcesA Hybrid WorldHomogeneityHeterogeneity

20. Categories of ServicesApplication ServicesSoftware ServicesPlatform ServicesInfrastructure ServicesThe Microsoft Cloud

21. ApplicationMarketplaceInformation MarketplacePersonal Data RepositoryApplication ServicesWorkflow HostingDistributed CacheServices HostingFrameworksClaims-Based IdentityFederated IdentitiesSecure Token ServiceDeclarative PoliciesSecurityRegistryOn-Premise BridgingService BusConnectivityTransact-SQLData SynchronizationRelational DatabaseADO.NET, ODBC, PHPDataComputeC / C++Win32VHDDynamic Tabular DataBlobsMessage QueuesDistributed File SystemContent DistributionStorageWindows Azure Platform

22. Application Services“Dublin”“Velocity”Frameworks“Geneva”SecurityAccess ControlProject “Sydney”ConnectivityService BusSQL Azure Data SyncDataComputeWindows Azure PlatformTable StorageBlob StorageQueueDriveContent Delivery NetworkStorage

23. PricingSUBSCRIPTIONCONSUMPTIONVOLUME LICENSING“Pay as you go and grow”Available at launch “Coordinated purchasing” Planned for FY11“Value for a commitment“Select offers AnnouncedLow barrier to entry and flexibility

24. Optimized for cloud elasticity

25. Discounts for commitment

26. Plans for payment predictability

27. Unified purchasing through EA

28. Introduction to volume discounts

29. Compute$0.12 / CPU hourStorage$0.15 / GB / month$0.01 / 10k txn / monthBandwidth$0.10 in / GB$0.15 out / GBWeb Edition (1GB)$9.99 / monthBusiness Edition (10GB)$99.99 / monthBandwidth$0.10 in / GB$0.15 out / GBService Bus$0.15 / 100k messagesAccess Control$0.15 / 100k tokensBandwidth$0.10 in / GB$0.15 out / GB

30. Offers & PromotionsDevelopment Accelerator Designed to accelerate cloud app development. Flexible (on/off) consumption for scaling. Predictable payment and discounted price.6 month subscription (38%-45% discount)

31. Offered as a unit (can order multiple units)

32. Cancel first 30 days; anytime after first 6 months

33. Overage at Standard Consumption ratesCORE($59.95/month)Amount Included in BaseCompute 750 hrs/mo Storage 10 GB/mo Storage Transactions 1M/mo NET - Messages 1M/moData Transfers 7 GB In / 14 GB OutEXTENDED($109.95/month)Amount Included in BaseSame as Core except also includes 1 SQL Azure Business Edition DB (10 GB) Introductory Free Offer No-cost developer starter offer. Provides no-cost allocation to run a cloud service.Available to all partner/customers

34. Limit of one per customer

35. Overage at Standard Consumption ratesNO-COSTWindows AzureCompute 25 Hrs/monthStorage 0.5 GB/monthBandwidth 0.5 GB/monthStorage Transactions 10K/monthSQL Azure1 Web Edition DB (1GB DB) 90 day trial Service Bus and Access Control Service Messages 100K/moMSDN Premium Mobilize committed .NET developer base. Enable them to build, deploy, manage multiple cloud projects w/in MSDN subscription.Available to MSDN Premium subscribers with limit of one per subscription (one per Windows Live ID)

36. 12-month term

37. Overage at partner Consumption rates

38. Limited time to sign up (thru 6/30/10)

39. After 6/30/10 quantities may be reduced NO-COSTWindows AzureCompute 750 hrs Storage 10 GBStorage Transaction 1M SQL Azure - 3 Web DB (1 GB) Service Bus and Access Control Service Messages 1 MillionData Transfer 7GB In/14GB Out

40. Application ModelsWeb HostingMassive scale infrastructure

41. Burst & overflow capacity

42. Temporary, ad-hoc sitesApplication HostingHybrid applications

43. Composite applications

44. Automated agents / jobsMedia Hosting & ProcessingCGI rendering

45. Content transcoding

46. Media streamingDistributed StorageExternal backup and storageHigh Performance ComputingParallel & distributed processing

47. Massive modeling & simulation

48. Advanced analyticsInformation SharingReference data

49. Common data repositories

50. Knowledge discovery & mgmtCollaborative ProcessesMulti-enterprise integration

51. B2B& e-commerce