1. Why? (or … am I really in the right track?)
Mark Quirk
Azure Product Manager
Developer & Platform Group, Microsoft
@markqu

2. Identity ▪ Virtualization ▪ Management ▪ Development
PUBLIC
Identity ▪ Virtualization ▪ Management ▪ Development
COMMON
SAS 70 & ISO compliant ▪ 30,000 engineers ▪ $2B+ in cloud infrastructure
PRIVATE
MICROSOFT CLOUD

3. Why Cloud…? More specifically…
Why move from (or combine) regular hosting to Azure?
Why move from (or combine) on-premise to Azure?
Will my users benefit from SaaS?

4. Security & Integration
PaaS
Platform as a Service
Application, Data
App Services / middleware - cdn, cache, service bus, q’s, traffic routing
Runtimes
Security & Integration
Database Mgmt System
Auto restart
Operating System
Redundancy
Virtualization
Load balancing
Server HW
Live upgrade
Storage
SLA
Load balancing
Networking

5. Types of Cloud Services
PRISM FY11
11/18/2018
Types of Cloud Services
AaaH (On-Premise / Private)
IaaS
(Infrastructure as a Service)
Storage
Servers
Networking
O/S
Middleware
Virtualization
Data
Applications
Runtime
Others Manage
You manage
PaaS
(Platform as a Service)
Others Manage
You manage
Storage
Servers
Networking
O/S
Middleware
Virtualization
Applications
Runtime
Data
SaaS
(Software as a Service)
Others Manage
Storage
Servers
Networking
O/S
Middleware
Virtualization
Applications
Runtime
Data
Storage
Servers
Networking
O/S
Middleware
Virtualization
Data
Applications
Runtime
You manage

6. Usage View “On and Off “ “Growing Fast“ On and off workloads
Compute
Time
Average
Inactivity
Period
“On and Off “
Average Usage
Compute
Time
“Growing Fast“
On and off workloads
Disaster Recovery scenarios
Testing, marketing campaigns, batch jobs
Successful services needs to grow/scale
Keeping up with growth is big IT challenge
Complex lead time for deployment

8. “Unpredictable Bursting“ “Predictable Bursting“
Usage View
Usage
Compute
Time
Average
Inactivity
Period
“On and Off “
Average Usage
Compute
Time
“Growing Fast“
On and off workloads (e.g. batch job)
Disaster Recovery scenarios
Time to market can be cumbersome
Successful services needs to grow/scale
Keeping up with growth is big IT challenge
Complex lead time for deployment
Compute
Time
“Unpredictable Bursting“
Average Usage
Compute
Time
Average Usage
“Predictable Bursting“
Unexpected/unplanned peak in demand
Sudden spike impacts performance
Can’t over provision for extreme cases
Services with micro seasonality trends
Peaks due to periodic increased demand
IT complexity and wasted capacity

9. Or is it also about this? “Just store data (or code) in the Cloud“
“I want to try something now!“
Machines
Time
“Departmental“
Machines
Time
Need to quickly provision new machines for a temporary period of time
Need to quickly provision new machines for a departmental solution
“Just store data (or code) in the Cloud“
“Extend to
the Cloud“
With all processing elsewhere
Extend existing applications
“Migrate existing applications“
“New hybrid services“
Benefits of reduced operational costs
On-premise and Cloud aka S+S

10. Above the Cloud(s)

11. Apps, apps, everywhere

12. Where isn’t Azure applicable?
Very large relational datasets (for now)
Already paid for what we’re using!
You’re data MUST remain in UK
Need Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance

13. Benefits Super-Summary
Agility
My IT infrastructure must respond quickly to business needs
Focus
I want to focus on delivering value – not on managing technology infrastructure
Efficiency
I’m seeking a cost effective solution to manage my IT resources
Simplicity
I need to better leverage my existing infrastructure and the staff I already have

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