1. Microsoft Online and Cloud Services

2. Software Services Benefits from your on premise investments Ease and convenience of online access to services Power of Choice Hybrid model combining best of both worlds

3. Attributes of a Cloud Platform Transforming the Economics of Software Comprehensive Software + Services Flexible, on-demand infrastructure Comprehensive development services Reduce capital and operations costs Cost effectively handling usage spikes Geo-scale and reliability Deployment and management Consistent experience across all devices Programming model symmetry Familiar development environment Designed for security & privacy Control & customizability

4. AZURE SERVICES PLATFORM

5. Why "Azure"? An English word meaning “sky blue” or “cloudless sky”, “azure” is similar to its counterparts in several languages: azuur in Dutch, azur in French, azzurro in Italian, lazury in Russian, and azul in Portuguese and Spanish. In qualitative research, “azure” was seen as sophisticated, pleasant, and desirable. Associations with luxury gave “azure” the sense of being premium quality and reliable. In the specific context of software or cloud computing, “azure” was seen as innovative and reliable.

6. Azure for Developer Audiences WebCorporateISV  Develop applications at Internet scale  Focus on business logic and not operational constraints  Use one platform for expansive user experience and device support  Get started quickly using your existing skills  Reach broad market with Microsoft Live properties  Extend existing and build new applications  Accelerate Innovation with new IT flexibility  Use consistent, familiar programming models & tools  Maintain enterprise architecture & process governance  Integrate applications with partners across networks  Accelerate SaaS solutions development  Deepen customer relationships and continuously provide new value  Capture built-in multi- tenancy  Inherent extensibility & integration features Flexibility Reliability Scalability Security Interoperability

7. Windows Azure An Internet-scale cloud services platform hosted in Microsoft data centers, which provides an operating system and a set of developer services that can be used individually or together. Hosting Provider Opportunity

8. Opportunities for Service Providers Meet Existing Market Need Build Value-Add Services Channel Programs  Many applications can be moved to the cloud via Hyper-V  Some customers will require level of access to OS and customization that are only available in Windows Server  Build value add services such as configuration management, billing, security, customer support, etc  Use Azure as middleware to integrate your hosted customers together or with other Azure customers.  Microsoft plans to introduce a channel plan for Azure, and this will include both a referral and a resale program. Details early 2009.

9. Opportunities for Service Providers Microsoft Continues to Invest with Hosters Available today: Growing the existing platform opportunity –Hyper-V / App-V S+S Incubation Center Program –Support ISVs to transition Over the course of the next months more to come … Partnering for cloud platform market offers –Azure as the middleware layer for integration Cloud-related certification programs

10. Takeaways 1.SaaS good start, but… 2.Power of choice with Software + Services 3.Cloud platform and online services evolution 4.Perfect opportunity! Call to Action Continue to address today's customer needs Capture the potential of Hyper-V / App-V, today Build and Sell your added value BE THE TRUSTED ADVISOR to your customers

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