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Meet Windows Azure, Your Next Data Center

nearing the tipping point

VirtG Virtualization Deep Dive Day12-March-2014

(3:00-4:00)

Boston Azure User Grouphttp://www.bostonazure.org@bostonazure

Bill Wilderhttp://blog.codingoutloud.com@codingoutloud

HELLOmy name isBill Wilder

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http://bostonazure.org/

http://bostonazure.org/

http://blog.codingoutloud.com/

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My name is Bill Wilder

HELLO

my name is

Bill Wilder

@codingoutloud



Who is this guy???

www.devpartners.com

www.bostonazure.org

www.cloudarchitecturepatterns.com


http://codingoutloud.files.wordpress.com/2006/10/mvp_fullcolor_forscreen1.png


The case

1. It just makes economic sense2. Resistance is futile: barriers to adoption are

increasingly non-technical3. Nearing the tipping point4. Come on in, the water’s fine!!



The term “cloud” is nebulous…

What do you mean by “cloud”?



“The Cloud” – vendor viewpoint

Copyright © 2013 Elizabeth B. O’Connor • used with permission • www.elizabethboconnor.com


http://www.elizabethboconnor.com/




Public Cloud in a NutshellYour apps running in someone else’s data center on rented commodity hardware relying on multitenant services.

Resource allocation is typically automated.

Scaling unlimited if horizontal, somewhat limited if vertical, and is bi-directional.



Using the public cloud (for anything) means:• Taking a dependency on the public Internet• Taking a dependency on a Cloud Vendor• Replaces or augments resources we’d otherwise own• Some loss of control

But many practical uses that work (stay tuned )

As professionals:• New concepts & skills to be learned & applied

“The Cloud” – practitioner viewpoint



NIST – Cloud Platform Taxonomy

Essential Characteristics

On-demand self-service

Broad network access

Resource Pooling

Rapid Elasticity

Measured serviceService Models

Infrastructure as a ServiceIaaS

Platform as a ServicePaaS

Software as a ServiceSaaS

Deployment ModelsPrivate Cloud

Hybrid Cloud

Community Cloud

Public Cloud

http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-145/SP800-145.pdf



“Bring Your Own” ____ as a Service

BYO

Users

BYO

Applications

BYO

Virtual Machines

PaaS

IaaS

SaaS

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Expertise&

Flexibility

NIST: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-145/SP800-145.pdf

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Blurring lines

SaaSP

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Software as a Service (“SaaS”)BYO Users (or Test/Dev Team)

And so many others…

Key Concept

Automation

(API) Power!



Platform as a Service (“PaaS”)BYO Apps

And others…

Key Concept

Databases (e.g., MySQL),Identity Services (e.g, AD),

Web Sites (e.g., PHP),Storage (e.g., files, VHD),Messaging (e.g., queue),

and on and on …

Automation

Power!



Infrastructure as a Service (“IaaS”)BYO VMs (and Admins & DBAs)

And others…

Key Concept

Virtual Machines (Linux, Windows)

&

Networking

AutomationPower!



Automation vs. Portal• Windows Azure Portal (show Gallery): https://

manage.windowsazure.com

• Script Center, Scripting Doc: http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/documentation/

• Simple XPLAT CLI to create Ubuntu VM: https://gist.github.com/codingoutloud/27fba9ffc35678774c9a

• More complex PowerShell script example (CS VMs and DB): https://gist.github.com/codingoutloud/e1a904253b94404430a6


https://manage.windowsazure.com/



http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/documentation/



https://gist.github.com/codingoutloud/27fba9ffc35678774c9a



https://gist.github.com/codingoutloud/e1a904253b94404430a6

https://gist.github.com/codingoutloud/e1a904253b94404430a6


any questions?




Inevitable you say?



Consider…

• What business are you in? Focus

+• Electrical power, fresh

water delivery and return, telephone calls Economies of scale

+• 1:50 - 1:250• 1:25000

+• Investing heavily in

efficiency & green(ness?)+

• Peaks and Load Patterns+

• PaaS for Programmers+

• Non-incidents_______________________________________________

= Business Value



Map of Azure Data Center Regions

http://azuremap.blob.core.windows.net/apps/bingmap-geojson-display.html






Why Windows Azure?



Evidence

• Total Economic Impact http://bit.ly/wazimpact (Forrester)

• ROI and NPV and zzzzzz

• Azure Case Studies http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/case-studies/ (Microsoft)


http://bit.ly/wazimpact

http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/case-studies/





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PaaS

IaaSSaaS

Traffic Manager

Autoscaling

Alerting

Blob Storage

NoSQL Table Storage

Reliable Queue

WA SQL Database

Marketplace

Caching

Windows Azure Active Directory

Service Bus

MySQL Software + Services




What could go wrong?



Think About…

• Backups, DR, HA, BC

• Monitoring, Alerting, SLA

• Resource Options & Costs

• Dev-Test vs. Production

• Compliance

• Data Sovereignty

• Compatibility & Skills

• Politics




What’s in it for me?



• A full night of sleep

• An ongoing relationship with your career

• Higher value focus

• Leading rather than following



Join the Party!



Learning About Windows Azure

• Follow Dan Stolts– @ITProGuru– itproguru.com

• Come to Boston Azure bostonazure.org

• Check out windowsazure.com– Compliance– Scripts– So. Much. More.

• Create a free Azure trial account and play ($200) http://aka.ms/IaaS



any questions?




manage.windowsazure.com


http://manage.windowsazure.com/


Looking for …• Expert consulting help with Windows Azure Platform? • Someone to bounce Azure or cloud questions off?• A trainer or speaker for your user group or

company technology event?

Bill Wilder@codingoutloudhttp://blog.codingoutloud.comcommunity inquiries: [email protected] inquiries: [email protected] user group: www.bostonazure.org

How to Contact Bill

Find slide deck here


http://blog.codingoutloud.com/

http://www.bostonazure.org/

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