TechStart Program Intro

1. A part of the TechStart Program for 2009 Graduates Cloud Computing on Windows Azure

2. Objectives Provide you with an in-depth insight into Cloud Computing Encourage and provide direction in learning a cutting edge technology where you can show your creativity, and show some interesting things on your resume It is always good to know a little more than the interviewer  Perhaps this will help a few of you to build your own products Remember, Bill Gates was 20 when he founded Microsoft 

3. What is Windows Azure? Internet scale cloud computing platform hosted in Microsoft data centers Cloud computing is considered by some to be the future of computing as we know it It can host applications developed using Microsoft Visual Studio and the .NET framework Azure provides an open, standards based environment with support for Internet protocols including http, SOAP, REST and XML Other cloud apps are available for integration on Azure like Windows Live, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online and MS Dynamics

4. Why Azure for you? Azure is in the process of being launched, so it has all the excitement and the bleeding edge of a brand new enterprise product It is a good environment to get familiar with cloud computing with a decent amount of detail Microsoft is helping by providing free software and resources You will also get Azure “tokens”; which allows you to host your application on the Azure platform in the Microsoft Data Centers for a limited time for free consultancy on conducting the program An exciting application development contest Possible certificate of participation (?)

5. How will it work? We will run the program for six weeks Gurus - Subject matter experts and people who have experience on the Microsoft platforms will conduct lectures and working sessions for you We will help you get started with software, installation and technical help What should you do? Be very motivated to take this up, and have the discipline necessary to cooperate with the gurus and complete this successfully Preferably have a laptop so that it is easier for you to follow the lab sessions Help each other to learn and create Discussion Forum will be set up with the help of the Pune Users Group, for you to connect with the gurus

6. The Atom Format and Protocol IETF AtomPub A feed format for representing (Atom Syndication Format) and a protocol for editing web resources (Atom publishing protocol)

7. The Atom Syndication Format

8. Example An Atom Entry Document Representing an Editable Resource

9. REST An architectural style – Representational State Transfer

10. Understanding the Service Architecture

11. Service Configuration