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2. The Azure Services Platform: A Perspective
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The Azure Services Platform: A Perspective
David Chappell
Chappell & Associates
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3. The Azure Services Plaform An illustration
.NET Services
Windows Azure
Applications
SQL Services
Live Services
Applications
Others
Windows
Mobile
Vista/XP
Server

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Windows Azure
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5. Windows Azure Windows in the cloud
Compute
Application
Storage
Config
Fabric
.NET Services
Applications
SQL Services
Windows Azure
Live Services
Applications
Windows
Server
Windows
Vista/XP
Windows
Mobile
Others

6. Windows Azure Basics
Windows Azure can potentially provide various kinds of Windows-based environments
The current Community Technology Preview (CTP) release supports both .NET and unmanaged applications
More might appear before general availability

7. Windows Azure Compute Service A closer look
VMs
Load Balancer
HTTP
IIS
Web
Role Instance
Worker
Role Instance
Agent
Windows Azure Fabric
Application
Compute
Storage
Fabric …

8. Windows Azure Compute Service Points of interest
The VMs are provided by a cloud-optimized hypervisor
They run 64-bit Windows Server 2008
Each VM has a one-to-one relationship with a processor core
For developers:
It’s mostly standard Windows and .NET
A few things require accessing the Windows Azure Agent, e.g., logging
A desktop facsimile of Windows Azure in the cloud is provided for development

9. Windows Azure Storage Service A closer look
HTTP/ HTTPS
Blobs
Tables
Queues
Application
Compute
Storage
Fabric …

10. Windows Azure Storage Points of interest
Storage types:
Blobs: a simple hierarchy of binary data
Tables: entity storage (not relational tables)
Queues: allow communication among web and worker role instances
Access:
Data is exposed via a RESTful interface
Data can be accessed by:
Windows Azure applications
Other on-premises or cloud applications

11. Windows Azure Storage A closer look at tables
. . .
Entity
. . .
Property
. . .
Name
Type
Value

12. Windows Azure Storage Tables: Challenges
Access via REST
You can’t use ordinary ADO.NET
No SQL
No real joins, aggregates, etc.
An unfamiliar hierarchical structure
You can’t easily move relational data to it
Supporting services are scarce, e.g., reporting
No schema

13. Windows Azure Storage Tables: Strengths
Massive scalability
By effectively allowing scale-out data
Applied to the right problem, Windows Azure Tables are a beautiful thing
Amazon, Google, and others provide quite similar technologies
This appears to be the state of the art for scale-out data

14. Windows Azure Storage: Queues The suggested application model
1) Receive work
4) Do work
Web Role
Instance
Worker Role
Instance
3) Dequeue message
2) Enqueue message
5) Delete message
Queue

15. The Windows Azure Fabric An illustration
Fabric Agent
Storage
Fabric Agent
Web Role
Instance
Worker Role
Fabric Controller

16. Using Windows Azure Some examples
A start-up might create a new Web application on Windows Azure
They can fail fast or scale fast
An ISV might create a SaaS version of an existing .NET application on Windows Azure
It’s .NET, so porting the code is doable
An enterprise might build a new application on Windows Azure
It’s .NET, so developers are plentiful

17. Alternative Cloud Platforms Amazon Web Services
Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) provides VMs that can run Linux or Windows VM
EC2
Windows Azure Fabric VM
Windows Server 2008
Windows Azure Storage
Windows Azure CTP
Your Application
Your Storage
Your Application
Linux or
Windows

18. Alternative Platforms Other Amazon Web Services technologies
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Alternative Platforms Other Amazon Web Services technologies
Amazon Web Services
Windows Azure
Blob storage
Simple Storage Service (S3)
Windows Azure Storage Blobs
Scale-out storage
SimpleDB
Windows Azure Storage Tables
Queues
Simple Queue Service (SQS)
Windows Azure Storage Queues
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19. Alternative Platforms Google AppEngine
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Alternative Platforms Google AppEngine
Supports Java and Python Web applications
Provides non-relational, scale-out storage
Google AppEngine
Windows Azure Fabric
Windows Server 2008
Windows Azure Storage
Windows Azure CTP
Worker Role
Web Role
Python/Java Runtime
Web Application
Datastore
GQL
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20. Alternative Platforms Salesforce.com Force Platform
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Alternative Platforms Salesforce.com Force Platform
A platform for data-driven enterprise applications
Uses Apex, a Salesforce.com-defined language
Provides non-relational, scale-out storage
Force Database
Force Runtime
SOQL
Enterprise Application
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SQL Services
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22. SQL Services Data services in the cloud
SQL Data Services
Others (Future)
“Huron” Data Hub
.NET Services
Applications
SQL Services
Windows Azure
Live Services
Applications
Windows
Server
Windows
Vista/XP
Windows
Mobile
Others

23. SQL Services Today: In the future: SQL Data Services “Huron” Data Hub
Formerly known as SQL Server Data Services (SSDS)
“Huron” Data Hub
Built on the Microsoft Sync Framework
In the future:
Reporting
Analysis
Extract/Transform/Load (ETL) services
More

24. SQL Data Services An illustration
TDS
Database
SQL Data Services
“Huron” Data Hub
Others (Future)

25. SQL Data Services Using one or multiple databases
Application
Database
Database
Application

26. "Huron" Data Hub An illustration
SQL Data Services
“Huron” Data Hub
Data Sync
SQL Server
Compact Edition
SQL Server
Other Databases

27. Using SQL Services Some examples
A Windows Azure application might use SQL Data Services for its data
A departmental app could use SQL Data Services rather than a local database
For better reliability and availability
An organization might make data available to both in-house and partner apps through SQL Data Services
Such as a company with a far-flung dealer network
An enterprise might sync distributed data with the “Huron” Data Hub

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.NET Services
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29. .NET Services Infrastructure in the cloud
Access Control ?
Service Bus
Workflow
.NET Services
Applications
SQL Services
Windows Azure
Live Services
Applications
Windows
Server
Windows
Vista/XP
Windows
Mobile
Others

30. The Access Control Service
The problem:
Different organizations identify users with tokens containing different claims
Applications can be faced with a confusing mess
The solution:
The Access Control Service implements a security token service (STS) in the cloud
It accepts one token and issues another
The claims in the outgoing token can differ from those in the incoming token
An administrator can define rules for how this claims transformation is done

31. Service Bus
The problem: Exposing internal applications on the Internet isn’t easy
Network address translation (NAT) and firewalls get in the way
The solution:
Service Bus provides a cloud-based intermediary between clients and internal applications
It also provides a service registry that clients can use to find the services they need

32. Service Bus Service Bus Application Organization X Organization Y
Registry
Endpoints
2) Discover endpoints
1) Register endpoints
3) Access application
Organization Y
Organization X
Application
Access Control
Service Bus
Workflow

33. The Workflow Service The problem: The solution:
Where should workflow logic that coordinates cross-organizational composite apps run?
The solution:
The Workflow Service runs WF-based workflows in the cloud
There are some limits on what WF activities can be used
No Code activities, for example

34. Using .NET Services Some examples
An app that’s accessed over the Internet from different organizations might rely on Access Control to rationalize the identity information it receives
And to do access control
An enterprise might expose an internal application to its trading partners via Service Bus
A group of trading partners might use Workflow to automate their cross-organizational business process

35. Conclusions Cloud platforms are here A new world is unfolding
Microsoft is placing a big bet with the Azure Services Platform
A new world is unfolding
Prepare to be part of it

36. About the Speaker
David Chappell is Principal of Chappell & Associates ( in San Francisco, California. Through his speaking, writing, and consulting, he helps people around the world understand, use, and make better decisions about new technology. David has been the keynote speaker for many events and conferences on five continents, and his seminars have been attended by tens of thousands of IT decision makers, architects, and developers in forty countries. His books have been published in a dozen languages and used regularly in courses at MIT, ETH Zurich, and other universities. In his consulting practice, he has helped clients such as Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, Stanford University, and Target Corporation adopt new technologies, market new products, train their sales staffs, and create business plans. Earlier in his career, David wrote networking software, chaired a U.S. national standards working group, and played keyboards with the Peabody-award-winning Children’s Radio Theater. He holds a B.S. in Economics and an M.S. in Computer Science, both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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