using windows azure

Using Windows AzureJohn DonnellyTechnical EvangelistMicrosoft Technology Centre Thames Valley Parkjohn.donnelly@Microsoft.com @caffeinated

Australia

MSR Cloud Engagement Research

Protein Folding Civil Protection& Emergencies

Magnetotellurics Platform

INRIA “fMRI Brain Imaging on Azure”

Infoplosion

The University of Washington Baker Laboratory

University of the Aegean

Using Azure at the University of Adelaide

Premier information technology research laboratory

Predicate-Argument Structure Analysis at Kyoto University

Europe

WA DC

Seattle

Japan

Taiwan

USA Greece Australia France Japan

What is the cloud?

An approach to computing that’s about internet scale and connecting to a variety of devices and endpoints

Global Footprint

Cloud Computing Patterns

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On and OffOn & off workloads (e.g. batch job)Over provisioned capacity is wasted Time to market can be cumbersome

Unpredictable BurstingUnexpected/unplanned peak in demand Sudden spike impacts performance Can’t over provision for extreme cases

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Growing FastSuccessful services needs to grow/scale Keeping up w/ growth is big IT challenge Cannot provision hardware fast enoughCo

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Predictable BurstingServices with micro seasonality trends Peaks due to periodic increased demandIT complexity and wasted capacity

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Cloud ComputingOn premise software

Storage

Servers

Networking

O/S

Middleware

Virtualization

Data

Applications

Runtime

You

man

age

Infrastructure(as a Service)

Storage

Servers

Networking

O/S

Middleware

Virtualization

Data

Applications

Runtime

Managed by vendor

You

man

age

Platform(as a Service)

Managed by vendor

You

man

age

Storage

Servers

Networking

O/S

Middleware

Virtualization

Applications

Runtime

Data

Software(as a Service)

Managed by vendor

Storage

Servers

Networking

O/S

Middleware

Virtualization

Applications

Runtime

Data

Windows AzureComprehensive set of services that enable you to quickly build, deploy and manage applications across a global network of Microsoft-managed datacenters

Solid

Open

Flexible

99.95% monthly SLA

Pay only for what you use

Windows Azure StorageStorage in the CloudScalable, durable, and availableAnywhere at anytime accessOnly pay for what the service uses

Exposed via RESTful Web ServicesUse from Windows Azure ComputeUse from anywhere on the internet

Windows Azure Storage Abstractions

TablesStructured storage. A table is a set of entities; an entity is

a set of properties.

QueuesReliable storage and delivery of messages for an application.

BlobsSimple named files along with metadata for the file.

DrivesDurable NTFS volumes for Windows Azure applications to use. Based on Blobs.

Blob Storage Concepts

BlobContainerAccount

http://<account>.blob.core.windows.net/<container>/<blobname>

Pages/ Blocks

contoso

PIC01.JPG

Block/Page

Block/Page

PIC02.JPGimages

VID1.AVIvideos

Table Storage ConceptsEntityTableAccount

contoso

Name =…Email = …

Name =…EMailAdd=

customers

Photo ID =…Date =…

photos

Photo ID =…Date =…

PARTITIONKEY(CATEGORY)

ROWKEY(TITLE) TIMESTAMP MODELYEAR

Bikes Super Duper Cycle … 2009

Bikes Quick Cycle 200 Deluxe … 2007

… … … …Canoes Whitewater … 2009Canoes Flatwater … 2006

PARTITIONKEY(CATEGORY)

ROWKEY(TITLE) TIMESTAMP MODELYEAR

Rafts 14ft Super Tourer … 1999

… … … …

Skis Fabrikam Back Trackers … 2009

… … … …Tents Super Palace … 2008

PARTITIONKEY(CATEGORY)

ROWKEY(TITLE) TIMESTAMP MODELYEAR

Bikes Super Duper Cycle … 2009

Bikes Quick Cycle 200 Deluxe … 2007

… … … …Canoes Whitewater … 2009Canoes Flatwater … 2006Rafts 14ft Super Tourer … 1999… … … …

Skis Fabrikam Back Trackers … 2009

… … … …Tents Super Palace … 2008

Partitions and Partition Ranges

Server ATable = Products

Server BTable = Products

[Canoes - MaxKey)

Server ATable = Products

[MinKey - Canoes)

Queue Storage ConceptsMessageTableAccount

customer ID order ID http://…

adventureworks

order processing

customer ID order ID http://…

Cloud services Web sites Virtual machines

Virtual machinesWindows Server and LinuxFlexible Workload SupportVirtual Private NetworkingPortability

Virtual machine portability

Windows Azure

Your Data Center

Windows Azure

Your Data Center

Your Data Center

Windows Azure Other Service Providers

Windows Azure

Your Data Center

Other Service Providers

no lock-in

Windows Azure Storage

VM with persistent drive

Windows Azure Storage

VM with persistent drive

Windows Azure Storage

VM with persistent drive

Reliable and always on

Windows Azure Storage

VM with persistent drive

Continuous storage

geo-replication

WEST

DCEASTDC

> 500 miles

Windows Azure Storage

Web sites Build with ASP.NET, Node.js or PHPDeploy in seconds with FTP, Git or TFSStart for free, scale up as your traffic grows

Cloud servicesBuild infinitely scalable apps and servicesSupport rich multi-tier architecturesAutomated application management

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* Please allow for some poetic licence

ServicePackage

ServicePackage

ServicePackage

Server Rack 1 Server Rack 2Virtual machine

Virtual machine

Provision Role InstancesDeploy App CodeConfigure Network

Virtual machine

Virtual machine

Windows Azure Datacenter

ServicePackage

Provision Role InstancesDeploy App CodeConfigure Network

Windows Azure Datacenter

ServicePackage

Provision Role InstancesDeploy App CodeConfigure Network

Network Load Balancer

Windows Azure Datacenter

Network load-balancer configured for traffic

Provision Role InstancesDeploy App CodeConfigure Network

Network Load Balancer

Windows Azure Datacenter

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University Research Data Volumes

www.southamptondata.org

DBSQL databaseRelational SQL Server Engine in the CloudClustered for high availabilityFully Managed ServiceSQL Reporting supportScale out with federations

Blob storageHighly available, scalable and secure file systemBlobs can be exposed publically over httpContinuous geo-replication across datacenters

Microsoft Big Data Solution

Power View Excel with PowerPivot Embedded BIPredictive Analytics

APPsLOBCRMERP

Microsoft EDW

SSAS SSRS

Devices CrawlersSensors Bots

Hadoop On Windows Server

Hadoop On Windows Azure

Multiple languages

Tony HeyMSR

“I saw many generations of graduates students really sacrificed to doing the low-level IT.”

SummaryWindows Azure provides a comprehensive set of services that you can selectively compose to build your cloud appsGlobal Data Center Footprint99.95% Monthly SLA. Pay only for what you use.

Flexible & Open Compute OptionsVirtual Machines, Web Sites, & Cloud Services

Managed Building Block ServicesSQL Database, Cache, Service Bus, & more

http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/pricing/free-trial/

http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/community/education/program/educators/

http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/About/Default.aspx

Start now.http://WindowsAzure.com

John.donnelly@Microsoft.comGeoff.Hughes@Microsoft.comkenjitak@microsoft.com

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