1. 0x - Lecture Title Andrew Connell, MVP
Out of the Sandbox and into the Cloud: Build your Next SharePoint App on Azure
Andrew Connell, MVP
Critical Path Training, LLC.
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Owner, Instructor, Author & Speaker
@andrewconnell
Numerous Articles on MSDN
Book: Pro SharePoint Server 2007 WCM Dev.
Book: Inside Microsoft SharePoint 2010
Book: Real World SharePoint Server 2010

4. Building Apps with SharePoint Solutions
Agenda
Sandbox Solutions
Overview
Advantages
Challenges
Addressing Limitations
Building Apps with SharePoint Solutions
Addressing SharePoint Challenges with Windows Azure
Integrating SharePoint & Windows Azure
Exploring a scenario: AC's Cichlids Inc.

5. Overview of SharePoint 2010 Sandboxed Solutions
Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2009
9/6/2018
Overview of SharePoint 2010 Sandboxed Solutions
Enables developers to deploy solutions without IT action
Enables IT to maintain health of SharePoint servers
Isolates custom code from running in SharePoint process
Quicker time-to-market solutions for site owners
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6. Advantages to Sandboxed vs. Farm Solutions: Added Flexibility
Work directly with the customer (site collection owner)
Predictable limitations defined by SharePoint [SharePoint Online]
Speed to market – no need to involve administrator in deployment
Errors won’t affect the hosting SharePoint site

7. Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2009
9/6/2018
Sandbox Solution Development Challenges Added Flexibility in Deployment Comes with Tradeoffs…
Can only access subset of SharePoint 2010 server API
Blocked from making remote calls
Web service requests
ATOM feed requests
Custom database calls
Blocked from connecting to on-premise LOB systems
Limited to working in current site collection only
Blocked from accessing the Page object
Subject to resource monitoring & automatic throttling
© 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

8. Addressing Sandbox Limitations
Resource libraries that register specific actions
Deployed as farm trust solution
Sandboxed solutions can call these deployed actions
Sandbox Solutions can Utilize “Full-Trust” Proxies
Client-side Web Part – JavaScript / jQuery / etc
Silverlight Web Part
Move Business Logic off Server

9. Building Apps with SharePoint Solutions
Both farm & sandbox solutions customize SharePoint
Map App Architecture to SharePoint Artifacts
Lists & libraries
Site columns & content types
Event receivers & workflows
Timer jobs
Security
Apps with Large Data Sets Tricky in SharePoint
High transactional system
Customer database
eCommerce

10. Addressing SharePoint Challenges w/ Windows Azure
Mitigate constraints imposed by sandbox
Achieve things not possible in the sandbox in Windows Azure
Break out of the Sandbox with Windows Azure
Move business logic to Windows Azure
Host long-running processes
Access On-Prem systems via Service Bus
Advanced authentication via ACS
Windows Azure can solve a different problem

11. Pillars of Integrating SharePoint & Windows Azure
Reach
Increasing the extensibility of applications & services
Incorporate MarketPlace DataMarket data feeds
Proxy to 3rd party system or cloud data
Resource
Storage & management of data
Cheaper storage costs in the cloud
SharePoint storage (SQL SAN + DR) can run as high as $5/GB!
Windows Azure blob storage = $0.15/GB!
Reusability
Use Windows Azure to connect to remote applications
Securely connect to enterprise on-prem CRM / ERP
Centralize & expose business logic to multiple devices (SharePoint / mobile / on-prem)

12. Integrating SharePoint 2010 & Windows Azure
Consume Windows Azure-based solution in SharePoint
Content Editor Web Part
Sandboxed Web Part
Business Connectivity Services / External Content Type
Search
Enable Windows Azure-based solution to interact with SharePoint
SharePoint Client Object Model (CSOM)
REST / OData feeds
SharePoint’s authentication configuration considerations
Classic Mode
Claims Based Authentication (ex: SharePoint Online)

13. SharePoint 2010 & Azure Integration Scenarios
Simple
SharePoint hosted IFRAME
Moderate
Client side solutions (CEWP) with JavaScript & jQuery
BCS with SharePoint Designer 2010
Complex
Programmatic BCS
Consuming custom Azure-hosted services
Securing custom Azure-hosted services with certificates
Azure Access Control Services
Pluggable workflow services
Azure calling SharePoint via CSOM / REST / Web Services

14. Scenario: AC’s Cichlids Inc.
Breeds & sells African Cichlids
Maintains a large database of various species
Enable reseller partners ability to use data on reseller sites
Use SharePoint 2010 to:
Manage inventory from Intranet
Add new fish to the master cichlid database
Add new pictures to fish in the database
Use Windows Azure to:
Increase reach via scale & distribution of data
Display online database to multiple devices
Allow hosted SharePoint to connect to distributors via Service Bus

15. Scenario: AC’s Cichlids Inc. – Architecture
AC’s Cichlids Inc. (Storefront Website)
CSOM
Lists.asmx
Cichlid Images (Azure Blob Storage)
Customers Anonymous Users
AC’s Cichlids Administrator
AfricanCichlids.svc
(OData)

16. SharePoint & Azure Integration: Simple Scenario
AC’s Cichlids Inc. (Storefront Website)
IFRAME
CichlidDatabaseMini.aspx
ProfileMini.aspx

17. SharePoint & Azure Simple Integration

18. SharePoint & Azure Integration: Moderate Scenario
AC’s Cichlids Inc. (Storefront Website)
Content Editor Web Part or Content Page
AfricanCichlids.svc
(OData)

19. SharePoint & Azure Moderate Integration

20. SharePoint & Azure Integration: Complex Scenario
AC’s Cichlids Inc. (Storefront Website)
Cichlid Images (Azure Blob Storage)
CSOM
Lists.asmx
AfricanCichlids.svc
(OData)

21. SharePoint & Azure Complex Integration

22. Building Apps with SharePoint Solutions
Summary
Sandbox Solutions
Overview
Challenges
Addressing Limitations
Building Apps with SharePoint Solutions
Addressing SharePoint Challenges with Windows Azure
Integrating SharePoint & Windows Azure
Exploring a scenario: AC's Cichlids Inc.