Deployment Options for Kentico CMS in Windows Azure

Azure Kentico Virtual Conference Agenda
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7:00 –8:00 AM PST
10:00-11:00 AM EST
3:00-4:00 PM BST
Are you ready? Introduction to Cloud Computing and Windows Azure
Speaker: Vince Mayfield, CEO Bit-Wizards
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8:30-9:30 AM PST
11:30–12:30 PM EST
4:30-5:30 PM BST
Get set.. Introduction to Windows Azure Development
Speaker: Brian McKeiver, Kentico MVP and Partner/Senior Developer at BizStream
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10:00–11:00 AM PST
1:00 –2:00 PM EST
6:00–7:00 PM BST
Go…Running Kentico CMS on Windows Azure
Speaker: Thom Robbins, Chief Evangelist Kentico CMS
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11:30–12:30 PM PST
2:30–3:30 PM EST
7:30 –8:30 PM BST
Deployment options for Kentico CMS on Windows Azure
Speaker: Bryan Soltis, Kentico MVP and Director of Technology and Research at Bit-Wizards
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1:00 PM–2:00 PM
PST
4:00–5:00 PM EST
9:00–10:00 PM BST
Best Practices for Kentico CMS and Windows Azure
Speaker: Dominik Pinter, Group Product Manager/SaaS and Cloud
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2:30–3:30 PM PST
5:30–6:30 PM EST
10:30–11:30 PM BST
Advanced development with Windows Azure
Speaker: Bryan Soltis, Kentico MVP and Director of Technology and Research at Bit-Wizards
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4:00–5:00 PM PST
7:00–8:00 PM EST
12:00–1:00 AM BST
Common questions for Windows Azure and Kentico CMS
Speaker: Kentico Cloud and SaaS Development Group
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Agenda
 Windows Azure Overview
 PaaS – Cloud Services
 IaaS – Virtual Machines
 Windows Azure WebSites
 SQL Database
 SaaS – Kentico EMS+
 Hybrid Solutions
 Windows Azure Mobile Services

Windows Azure Overview
 PaaS (Cloud Services)
 IaaS (Virtual Machines)
 Windows Azure Web Sites
 SQL Database
 Kentico EMS+
 Unique URLs for everything

PaaS – Cloud Services
 Traditional model
 Windows Azure Project
 Web Role
 SmartSearch Worker Role
 Cloud Service
 Allows for ease of maintenance /
deployment
 Azure storage based for persistent
storage
 Leverages all aspects of Azure currently
supported out-of-the-box
 Scriptable IIS configurations
 Startup Tasks
 Architecture
Web Role Web Role
Worker Role
Windows
Azure
Storage
SQL
Database

IaaS – Virtual Machines
 VM model
 More maintenance
 More control
 File system access
 Custom IIS configuration
 VPN Connectivity to internal systems
 Leverage any Azure component
 Built-in and custom functionality
 Traditional deployments (Website /
application)
 Can deploy own SQL Server
 Use own license
 Can pay higher monthly cost and include
licensing
 Architecture
VM VM
Windows
Azure
Storage
SQL
Database

Windows Azure Web Sites
 Emerging Azure platform
 More geared for "low-cost" options
 Can deploy directly from Gallery
 Site hosted in Microsoft pool of
servers (Free / Shared)
 Does not leverage all of Azure
components
 Currently only the Azure project
leverages storage account / CDN
functionality
 Architecture
SQL
Database
VM VM VM
VM VM VM

SQL Database
 Relational Database
hosted in Azure
 Supports nearly all SQL
Server functionality
 Redundant SQL cluster
 3 local copies
 3 copies to “sister”
data center
 Import / Export
functionality
 SQL Server 2012 / 2008 R2
Connectivity
 Security
 Deployment
 SQL Azure Migration
Wizard
 SQL Server 2012
 Red Gate Azure BackUp

SaaS – Kentico EMS+
 Completely Kentico managed
solution
 No setup / deployment
 Upgrades / hotfixes applied
automatically
 Can still develop custom code
 License included in hosting fees
 http://www.kentico.com/plus
 Architecture
Kentico
EMS+
SQL Database
Windows Azure
Storage

Hybrid Solutions
 Local web server / SQL Azure
 Open SQL Azure to IP (firewall rule)
 Azure web server / Local SQL Server
 Not typical due to security of opening
SQL Server up
 Can secure via VPN to local SQL
server
 Local web/SQL, CDN
 All resources local except large files
stored in Windows Azure
 CDN paths leverage throughout
application to load resources from
storage
 Minimize DB size
 Architecture
Local Server
SQL
Database
Windows
Azure
Storage

Windows Azure Mobile Services
 Fast, REST-based backend
for applications
 Mobile-focused
 Support for multiple
systems
 Windows 8
 Windows Phone 8
 iOS
 Android
 Scheduler
 Identity / Authentication
 Scalability
 Push Notifications
 Logging

Questions
 bryan@bit-wizards.com
 @bryan_soltis
 www.bitwizards.com/blogs/bryan-
soltis
 www.linkedin.com/pub/bryan-
soltis/2/943/b3a/