An overview of Windows Azure for Web applications, Cloud Storage, Big Data, Rich Media and Mobile. Get a free Windows Azure trial: http://aka.ms/vs4rdw

1. Windows Azure is an open and flexible cloud platform that enables you
to quickly build, deploy, scale and manage applications across a global
network of Microsoft datacenters. You can build applications using mul-
tiple languages, tools and frameworks.
KEY USE CASES
FLEXIBLE APPLICATION MODEL
WEB APPLICATIONS Windows Azure provides a rich set of application services,
Build anything from lightweight including SDKs, caching, messaging and identity. You can
web sites to multi-tier cloud write applications in .NET, PHP, Java, node.js, Python, Ruby, or
services that scale up as your using open REST protocols. This is all part of our promise to
traffic grows. let you build using any language, tool or framework.
CLOUD STORAGE
Rely on geo-redundant cloud ALWAYS ON, ALWAYS HERE
storage for back up, archiving, and Build resilient applications with automatic OS and service
disaster recovery. patching, built in network load balancing and geo-redun-
dant storage. We also proudly deliver a 99.95% monthly SLA.
You can rely on our decades of experience in datacenter
BIG DATA & HPC operations and trust that everything we offer is backed by
Get actionable insights from your industry certifications for security and compliance.
data by taking advantage of a fully
compatible enterprise-ready
Hadoop service. DATACENTER WITHOUT BOUNDARIES
We make it easy for you to integrate your on-premises IT
MOBILE environment with the public cloud. Migrate your virtual
Accelerate your mobile app devel- machines to Windows Azure without the need to convert
opment by using a backend hosted them to a different format. Use the robust messaging and
networking capabilities in Windows Azure to deliver hybrid
in Windows Azure. Scale instantly solutions, and then manage your hybrid applications from a
as your install base grows. single console with System Center.
GLOBAL REACH
MEDIA
Create, manage and distribute With datacenters around the globe, a massive investment in
datacenter innovation and a worldwide Content Delivery
media in the cloud - everything Network, you can build applications that provide the best
from encoding to content protec- experience for your users wherever they are.
tion to streaming and analytics
support.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Like it? Try it.
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Pricing & purchase options: http://www.windowsazure.com/pricing
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2. COMPUTE CLOUD SERVICES VIRTUAL MACHINES
CLOUD SERVICES INTERNET ENTERPRISE
LOAD BALANCER VPN VM GALLERY
Use Cloud Services to quickly
deploy and manage multi-tier WINDOWS
applications and let Windows Azure VIRTUAL
MACHINES
handle details like provisioning, VM 1 VM 2 VM 3
LINUX
load balancing, and health
monitoring for continuous LOAD BALANCER
HYPERVISOR
availability. SQL
VIRTUAL MACHINES WEB ROLE ...
INSTANCES
Deploy and manage your own STORAGE
virtual servers in the cloud. You can VHD 1 VHD 2 VHD 3
choose Windows or Linux as the OS,
pick an image from the gallery to
start a VM or bring your own VM QUEUE
MOBILE SERVICES
and run it on Windows Azure.
MOBILE SERVICES WORKER ROLE WORKER ROLE WORKER ROLE
MOBILE BACKEND SERVICES
Accelerate mobile app development WORKER ROLES
by letting Windows Azure handle
TYPE: X TYPE: Y TYPE: CACHE
DATA
backend tasks like authenticating
users and sending push notifica- WINDOWS 8
tions. Supports popular platforms SCRIPTS
like iOS and Windows Phone 8.
:-)
USER AUTH
WEB SITES DATA
Get started with Web Sites for free, PUSH
WINDOWS
PHONE 8
then scale as you go. Launch a SQL DATABASE TABLE STORAGE BLOB STORAGE
NOTIFICATIONS iOS
simple site based on frameworks ANDROID
like WordPress, Joomla and Drupal
with just a few clicks.
DATA SERVICES APP SERVICES NETWORKING
STORAGE CACHING VIRTUAL NETWORK
Storage services provide multiple options for Caching helps applications scale and be more Provision and manage virtual private networks
securely managing data and are accessible via responsive under load by keeping data closer to (VPNs) in Windows Azure and securely link these
REST APIs. Use Blobs to store up to 100 TB of application logic. with your on-premises IT infrastructure.
unstructured text or binary data (video, audio
and images). Use Tables for NoSQL unstruc- CONNECT
tured data, and Queues for reliable, persistent SERVICE BUS Quickly and easily create a secure IP-level
messaging between applications. Enables loosely-coupled communication between connection between Windows Azure services and
any applications--whether on-premises or your on-premises resources such as database
SQL DATABASE cloud--for improved scale and resiliency. servers.
A full featured relational database-as-a-service
based on SQL Server technologies that offers WINDOWS AZURE ACTIVE DIRECTORY TRAFFIC MANAGER
high-level of interoperability and availability.
Windows Azure Active Directory is a modern, Load balance incoming traffic across multiple
REST-based cloud service that provides identity services running in the same or different
SQL REPORTING management and access control capabilities for datacenters to ensure high performance,
Build reporting capabilities into your Windows applications. availability and resiliency.
Azure applications without the need to
maintain your own reporting infrastructure.
MEDIA SERVICES CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK
HDINSIGHT Allows you to build end-to-end workflows for the Improve your application’s performance by
Based on Apache Hadoop, HDInsight reduces creation, management, and distribution of media caching content at the location closest to your
the complexity of working with big data in Windows Azure that have the flexibility, customers so that you can provide them with the
through integration with familiar tools like scalability, and reliability necessary to serve a best possible experience.
Microsoft Office and System Center. global audience.
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