Summer Slam 2014Microsoft: Inside Hybrid CloudNetworking, Compute, Storage, Fabric, on-premises, private cloud, public cloud, hybrid cloud, management, and protection. What does it all really mean? Come to this session to get an inside look at understanding, building and effectively managing a hybrid cloud solution for your business. We will look at the individual components, how they work together and why it is all important to your business and your career. Most importantly, you will learn how you can become a cloud expert!

Dan Stolts @ITProGuru Chief Technology Strategist – Microsofthttp://ITProGuru.com Dan Stolts, MCT, MCSA, MCITP, MCSE…

Microsoft – Chief Technology Strategist

http://ITProGuru.com@itproguruEmal: itproguru@Microsoft.comCT, MA, ME, NH, VT, NY (upstate)http://blogs.technet.com/DanStolts

Slides: ITProGuru.com/Resources

Application Migration to Windows Azure IaaS

Customer pains: Limited datacenter capacitySlow response to changing business and capacity needsNeed to free-up expensive on-premises resources for Tier 1 apps

What we offer: Azure VMs to run Tier 2 and Tier 3 appsSeamless connectivity and managementLower TCO and greater agility

System Center, VS

VPN

ADApps Data

On Premises

Tier 2/3 Apps

Azure Storage

Windows Azure IaaS for Test and Development

Customer pains: Long set-up timesHigh infrastructure costsLimited datacenter capacityHard to replicate production

What we offer: Azure VMs to run test and dev workloadsSeamless connectivity and easier accessLower development costs and greater agility

Azure Storage

Saved VM State

Test/Dev VMs

Azure VPN

Apps Data

On Premises

Test Teams

Developer Teams

ADFS on Windows Azure for Office 365

Customer pains: Multiple authentication for end usersElongated sign-on timeExtensive and expensive IT management

What we offer: Single sign-on across multiple cloud applicationsSimple integration with on-premises ADEasily create and manage identities in the cloudFlexibility to leverage social tools and identities

On-PremisesActive

Directory

ADFS 2.0

Windows AzureActive Directory

Microsoft Apps

YourApps

3rd PartyApps

SQL / Business Intelligence on Windows Azure

Customer pains: High cost of business and data insightComplex environment to manageLimited number of users due to high costs

What we offer: Reduced cost and complexityIncreased flexibility and agilityAccommodate new business scenarios with familiar tools

Reporting Tools

Publish

Report

s

to SQL A

zure

Report

ing

Report Developers

URL access to reports

or LOB applicationSQL Reporting SQL

Database

End User

Windows Azure LOB Application

End User

SharePoint on Windows Azure IaaS

Customer pains: Content overload with no organizationNo coordinated way to manage socialLabor intensive, custom web sites

What we offer: Easily organize content with libraries and sitesSocial features and new ways to manage mediaSecurity, site management and eDiscoveryContent authoring, publishing and workflows

WFE

INDXR APP SVR SQL SVRSQL DatabaseBLOB Storage

Web RoleWorkerRoleVirtual Machine

WFE LOB?

DATA SYNC

Cloud Integrated Storage on Windows Azure

Customer pains: Equipment sprawl and expanding footprintData growth and data management complexityBack-up issues and untested Disaster Recovery

What we offer: Consolidate primary, archive, back-up and DR through seamless integration with AzureCloud snapshots=revolutionary speed, simplicity, and reliability for back-up and recoveryReduce enterprise TCO by 60-80%

Cloud Snapshotsto nearby cloud storage service

region

Cloud Clonesto remote cloud storage

region for DR

Snapshot

Primary Volume

Servers

StorSimple Cloud-Integrated Storage (CIS)

Slides and Lab Guides: http://ITProGuru.com/Resourses Hybrid Cloud

“Because management time and cost is so low with Windows Azure, we focus on growing the business, not on managing red tape. It’s important for us to be able to say that VAS is supported by Windows Azure, prospective customers don’t have to worry that their service is running on some anonymous group of servers or at a hoster. “

 William K. Smyth - Global Business Manager, 3M VAS

3M is one of the largest manufacturers in the world but, when it comes to launching new businesses, it scrutinizes startup costs as closely as any entrepreneur.

Maximize IT agility and cost effectiveness of new ventures

Needed platform that would provide fast application response time

Minimizes Internal Management Time, Cost., and hardware acquisition

Revenue boosted by 50%

Accelerated application response time by 2-3 seconds

Familiar development environment allows for easy ramp to the cloud

Microsoft manages the platform, 3m grows their business

Challenges Benefits

“We have customers in 60 countries around the world that need access to our business operations applications. They need to be trained and have immediate access. Windows Azure allows us to do offer that at instant scale.”

– Don Noonan, Blackbaud

Nonprofits in 60 countries

Schools and churches to hospitals and charities, rely on Blackbaud's nonprofit software to help them achieve their missions.

With Windows Azure IaaS they run their business operations software AND train customers at non-profits on how to use it.

An instant training environment for customers

Affordable solution that scales

up and down with needs

SQL Server backend that supports application data

Challenges Benefits

“We specifically chose Windows Azure over other cloud providers. The tools to be able to quickly build and deploy are a huge benefit. We are extensively using Infrastructure Services and Platform Services with Windows Azure and the combination fits our needs perfectly. It allows us to focus on serving our customers.

Jagdash Rajan SVP, Technology, Digital Air Strike

GM wanted an integrated social and email feedback system for their dealers collecting information to and from multiple social and dealer sites and on premise data systems. A fully transparent process that allows instant communication and feedback for dealers from their customers.

Digital Air Strike built them a system that allows for integration of social feeds, an email feedback responses system and immediate information for dealers and consumers..

• PaaS + IaaS allows for managing where you want to, and allowing Windows Azure to manage the rest

• Familiar tools like PowerShell, and Visual Studio

• Ability to instantly scale storage from large data sources at a significantly lower cost

• Ease of development with shorter time to market

Challenges Benefits

RadioShack wanted to enhance its capacity to deliver product-availability information and promotional coupons to its customers and sales partners. The retailer worked with Pariveda Solutions to develop store locator, inventory, and coupon management solutions based on Windows Azure.

As a result, RadioShack upgraded its marketing infrastructure, reduced costs, built better partnerships, enhanced customer satisfaction, and increased their revenue.

“We specifically chose Windows Azure over other cloud providers. The tools to be able to quickly build and deploy are a huge benefit. We are extensively using Infrastructure Services (IaaS) and Platform Services (PaaS) with Windows Azure and the combination fits our needs perfectly. It allows us to focus on serving our customers.”

- Jagdash Rajan SVP, Technology, Digital Air Strike

GM wanted an integrated social and email feedback system for their dealers collecting information to and from multiple social and dealer sites and on- premises data systems. A fully transparent process that allows instant communication and feedback for dealers from their customers.

Digital AirStrike built them a system that allows for integration of social feeds, an email feedback response system and immediate information for dealers and consumers..

• PaaS + IaaS allows for managing where you want to, and allowing Windows Azure to manage the rest

• Familiar tools like PowerShell, and Visual Studio

• Ability to instantly scale storage for large data sources at a significantly lower cost

• Ease of development with shorter time to market

Challenges Benefits

Move from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2013 across 18 different business units, spread across 12 countries.

Quickly create a large SharePoint farm for Dev and Test within time and cost limits.

Challenges

Portability to on-premises or to hosters as needed

Limitless resources for Dev and Test

Speed: Build a SharePoint farm in days not weeks

Low cost, scale up & down as needed

Familiar tools & automation via PowerShell

Connected to back-end SQL Server and Active Directory

Benefits

“We needed to take a new approach and Windows Azure Virtual Machines provided the right solution for our business.”– Andreas Hogberg

Telenor