Windows Azure FAQ Jiri Slapak, Jiri Kusak, Dominik Pinter

Azure Kentico Virtual Conference Agenda TimeSession InformationRegister 7:00 –8:00 AM PST 10:00-11:00 AM EST 3:00-4:00 PM BST Are you ready? Introduction to Cloud Computing and Windows Azure Speaker: Vince Mayfield, CEO Bit-WizardsVince MayfieldBit-Wizards Register me Break 8:30-9:30 AM PST 11:30–12:30 PM EST 4:30-5:30 PM BST Get set.. Introduction to Windows Azure Development Speaker: Brian McKeiver, Kentico MVP and Partner/Senior Developer at BizStreamBrian McKeiverBizStream Register me Break 10:00–11:00 AM PST 1:00 –2:00 PM EST 6:00–7:00 PM BST Go…Running Kentico CMS on Windows Azure Speaker: Thom Robbins, Chief Evangelist Kentico CMSThom Robbins Register me Break 11:30–12:30 PM PST 2:30–3:30 PM EST 7:30 –8:30 PM BST Deployment options for Kentico CMS on Windows Azure Speaker: Bryan Soltis, Kentico MVP and Director of Technology and Research at Bit-WizardsBryan SoltisBit-Wizards Register me Break 1:00 PM–2:00 PM PST 4:00–5:00 PM EST 9:00–10:00 PM BST Best Practices for Kentico CMS and Windows Azure Speaker: Dominik Pinter, Group Product Manager/SaaS and CloudDominik Pinter Register me Break 2:30–3:30 PM PST 5:30–6:30 PM EST 10:30–11:30 PM BST Advanced development with Windows Azure Speaker: Bryan Soltis, Kentico MVP and Director of Technology and Research at Bit-WizardsBryan Soltis Register me Break 4:00–5:00 PM PST 7:00–8:00 PM EST 12:00–1:00 AM BST Common questions for Windows Azure and Kentico CMS Speaker: Kentico Cloud and SaaS Development Group Register me

GENERAL QUESTIONS Jiri Slapak

How to start? How do I want to use Windows Azure? Kentico CMS Azure Guide 5 Things When Deploying Kentico CMS to Windows Azure Kentico CMS on Windows Azure WebSites Kentico+ documentation

Which license is required for Kentico on cloud? Perpetual licensing Pay as you go

Kentico on Windows Azure vs. Kentico + Azure WebRoles Azure WebSites Kentico + Remote desktop Network isolation Startup tasks Staging environment Instant deployment Deployment from Git, FTP, WebMatrix … Pay as you go licensing Automated backups Hotfix from web Automated licensing

Windows Azure vs. Amazon cloud

SCALING Jiri Kusak

I want to scale my Azure application. Should I use vertical or horizontal scaling?

What is the optimal size of an instance?

How many instances should I use for my application?

TROUBLESHOOTING Dominik Pinter

Files are not accessible directly from blob storage / content delivery network. What‘s wrong?

Files just are not there – Files storage Error message says: “Resource not found” – Container permissions Files are not served through blob/CDN: – Media files – Redirect files to disk

I‘m running on multiple instances on Windows Azure. My webfarm tasks are not synchronized. What‘s wrong?

License limitations – Number of instances – License edition Tasks are not generated – Webfarms configuration Tasks are not synchronized – Webfarm update mechanism – Windows Azure load balancer

SmartSearch module doesn‘t work. What‘s wrong?

It just doesn’t work – SmartSearch worker configuration Event log says: “Lock obtain timeout” – SmartSearch timeout configuration Event log says:”Stream doesn’t support writing” – Package inspection

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