@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation Meet Windows Azure, Your Next Data Center nearing the tipping point VirtG Virtualization Deep Dive Day 12-March-2014 (3:00-4:00) Boston Azure User Group Bill Wilder Bill Wilder

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@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation Who is this guy???

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation The case 1.It just makes economic sense 2.Resistance is futile: barriers to adoption are increasingly non-technical 3.Nearing the tipping point 4.Come on in, the water’s fine!!

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation The term “cloud” is nebulous… What do you mean by “cloud”?

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation “The Cloud” – vendor viewpoint Copyright © 2013 Elizabeth B. O’Connor used with permission

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation Public Cloud in a Nutshell Your 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.

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation 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

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation NIST – Cloud Platform Taxonomy Essential Characteristics On-demand self-service Broad network access Resource Pooling Rapid Elasticity Measured service Infrastructure as a Service IaaS Platform as a Service PaaS Software as a Service SaaS Deployment Models Private Cloud Hybrid Cloud Community Cloud Public Cloud

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation “Bring Your Own” ____ as a Service NIST: App X $ App X $$ App X $$$ ABSTRACTION

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation Blurring lines

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation Blurring lines

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation Software as a Service (“SaaS”) BYO Users (or Test/Dev Team) And so many others… Key Concept

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation Platform as a Service (“PaaS”) BYO Apps And others… Key Concept

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation Infrastructure as a Service (“IaaS”) BYO VMs (and Admins & DBAs) And others… Key Concept

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation Automation vs. Portal Windows Azure Portal (show Gallery): Script Center, Scripting Doc: Simple XPLAT CLI to create Ubuntu VM: More complex PowerShell script example (CS VMs and DB):

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@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation The term “cloud” is nebulous… Inevitable you say?

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation Consider… What business are you in? Focus + Electrical power, fresh water delivery and return, telephone calls Economies of scale + 1:50 - 1:250 1: Investing heavily in efficiency & green(ness?) + Peaks and Load Patterns + PaaS for Programmers + Non-incidents _______________________________________________ = Business Value

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation Map of Azure Data Center Regions

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation The term “cloud” is nebulous… Why Windows Azure?

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation Evidence Total Economic Impact (Forrester) ROI and NPV and zzzzzz Azure Case Studies ure.com/en-us/case- studies/ (Microsoft) ure.com/en-us/case- studies/

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation IaaS According to Gartner Aug 2013

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation PaaS According to Gartner Jan 2014

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation 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

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation The term “cloud” is nebulous… What could go wrong?

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation Think About… Backups, DR, HA, BC Monitoring, Alerting, SLA Resource Options & Costs Dev-Test vs. Production Compliance Data Sovereignty Compatibility & Skills Politics

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation The term “cloud” is nebulous… What’s in it for me?

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation A full night of sleep An ongoing relationship with your career Higher value focus Leading rather than following

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation Join the Party!

@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation Learning About Windows Azure Follow Dan Stolts – 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)

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@codingoutloud © 2014 Development Partners Software Corporation The term “cloud” is nebulous… manage.windowsazure.com

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