Windows Azure Services Platform Slides.

1. Introducing Microsoft's Azure Services Platform John Stame Platform Strategy Advisor [email_address] Blog: http://jcstame.wordpress.com/

3. Transformational Era

4. On premises vs. in the cloud Application runs on-premises Buy my own hardware, and manage my own data center Application runs at a hoster Co-location or Managed servers Application runs using cloud services “ cloud fabric” (elastic, infini-scale) Economy of Scale Low High Control High Low

5. On premises vs. in the cloud “ Packaged” Application An application that I buy “off the shelf” and run myself “ Home Built” Application An application that I develop and run myself Hosted “ Home Built” An application that I develop myself, but run at a hoster Hosted “ Packaged” An application that I buy “off the shelf” and run at a hoster Cloud Platform An application that I develop myself, but run in the cloud “ Software as a Service” A hosted application that I buy from a vendor Build Buy On premises Cloud

6. On premises vs. in the cloud Hosted “ Home Built” An application that I develop myself, but run at a hoster Cloud Platform An application that I develop myself, but run in the cloud “ Packaged” Application An application that I buy “off the shelf” and run myself Hosted “ Packaged” An application that I buy “off the shelf” and then run at a hoster “ Home Built” Application An application that I develop and run myself Maximum Economy of Scale Maximum Control “ Software as a Service” A hosted application that I buy from a vendor Build Buy On premises Cloud

9. Introducing Azure ™ An internet-scale cloud services platform hosted in Microsoft data centers, which provides an operating system and a set of developer services that can be used individually or together. Azure ™ Services Platform

15. Skills Reuse

17. OpenText Open Text Solutions and Frameworks for SharePoint Open Text Enterprise Library, Archive, and Storage Services

20. Resources