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Aidan Finn gave an overview of Microsoft Azure, including what it is, what capabilities it provides, and how it compares to competitors. Azure is a cloud computing platform that allows customers to run applications and store data across global data centers managed by Microsoft. It provides infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and data services. Azure offers consistent hybrid capabilities with on-premises environments, a global footprint, and continuous innovation through new features and services.
Microsoft Azure
- 1. www.mwh.ie An Overview of Azure Aidan Finn, MVP Technical Sales Lead, MicroWarehouse
- 2. www.mwh.ie I About Aidan Finn • MVP, Cloud & Datacenter Management (Hyper-V) • Azure, Hyper-V, Windows Server/Desktop, System Center, and IT infrastructure • http://www.aidanfinn.com • http://www.petri.com/author/aidan-finn • @joe_elway • aidanfinn.com Technical Sales Lead, MicroWarehouse
- 4. www.mwh.ie I Agenda • What is Azure? • What can Azure do? • Azure VS the competition • Buying Azure • Benefits of Azure to the business What we are covering today
- 6. www.mwh.ie What is Azure?
- 7. www.mwh.ie I Traditional Server Computing Think about your experience as a customer or service provider • Did you have to wait on someone else to enable some requirement? • How long does it take to order, install, and provision a new server? • How much connectivity is there to that server? • Are there constraints on growth? • How do you pay for that machine? Are you stuck with it?
- 8. www.mwh.ie I Azure What the heck is it? • Think of it as hosted/managed Windows Server • You don’t have to deploy the servers • Or upgrade them • You just use the bits • Active Directory • Hyper-V • Storage • Networking • Web hosting • Etc • You manage the bits you deploy
- 9. www.mwh.ie I Where is Azure? This slide is probably already out of date! • 32 regions (currently) • Multiple datacentres each • Over 100 data centres total • Millions of hosts • Locally: • Europe North (Dublin) • Europe West (Amsterdam) • UK South (London) • UK West (Cardiff) • Germany Central* • Germany Northeast* • Coming soon: • France Central • France South • And more * Operated by T-Systems, a Deutsche Telekom company
- 10. www.mwh.ie I Data Centres Multiple data centres per region • The size of an American football field • Thousands of servers • Software defined: • Storage • Networking • Incredible security & innovation • Heavy use of renewable energy
- 11. www.mwh.ie I Azure Compliance in the EU My barber’s bookie says that the NSA reads his brain waves https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trustcenter/Compliance • 47 different certifications • Each applying to multiple Azure services • Highlights include: • EU Model clauses • EU-US Privacy Chield • UK G-Cloud • PCI DSS • ISO 27001 • FACT • HIPAA/HITECH • HITRUST • ISO 22301 • ISO 27017 • ISO 27018 *MSFT was first to get this cloud certification
- 12. www.mwh.ie What can Azure do?
- 13. www.mwh.ie I Solutions How I break down Azure • PaaS • Functions, Azure SQL, IoT • IaaS • VM-based solutions, e.g. online application • Hybrid solutions, e.g. online backup or DR site • Data • Hadoop, Data Lakes
- 14. www.mwh.ie I PaaS Developer focused, scale, economy
- 15. www.mwh.ie I IaaS - Cloud Familiar VM deployments, networks, security, storage, machines Internet Subnet: sn-webfarm-02, 10.0.1.0/24 Subnet: sn-webfarm-01, 10.0.0.0/24 VirtualNetwork:vnet-webfarm,10.0.0.0/16 web-webfarm-01 10.0.0.4 web-webfarm-02 10.0.0.5 db-webfarm-01 10.0.1.4 db-webfarm-01 10.0.1.5 NetworkSecurityGroup nsg-webfarm-sn02 NetworkSecurityGroup nsg-webfarm-sn01 Azure Load Balancer lb-webfarm Static Public IP Address pip-webfarm-lb Availability Set as-webfarm-web Availability Set as-webfarm-db Probe NAT/Load Balancing
- 16. www.mwh.ie I Data Business insights, timely information, opportunity identification
- 17. www.mwh.ie I Built Today For Tomorrow Continuous innovation • Machine Learning • Containers • Cognitive services • Azure Bot • Internet of Things (IoT)
- 18. www.mwh.ie I More Than Microsoft Third party & Open Source • Azure Marketplace • MS partners sell their wares • ISVs and known vendors • Examples: business solutions and network virtualization appliances • Open Source • Linux VMs are equal citizens (and supported) • 30% of current VMs are Linux • More than 40% of new deployments are Linux • Components deeply integrated into Azure • Examples: Docker Swarm, Hadoop
- 19. www.mwh.ie I Constant Evolution You always have the latest version & newest features • Concepts of the past: • Release every 3 years • Feature requests take 2-3 versions • Typical Azure release cycle: 1. Private preview 2. Public preview 3. GA – typically just core features 4. Frequent improvement • Feedback shapes Azure • I have participated and shaped it • So have customers • https://feedback.azure.com
- 20. www.mwh.ie Why is Azure Unique?
- 21. www.mwh.ie I Azure-Consistent Cloud Hybrid is more than a network connection
- 22. www.mwh.ie I Stacking Up The Competition Microsoft is the only company in IaaS, PaaS, & storage Gartner magic quadrants
- 23. www.mwh.ie I Consistent Identity Finally achieving the big dream • On-premises: Active Directory • In Azure: Azure Active Directory • Connected, shared identity • Single sign-on: • Thousands of third-party cloud services • Custom developed applications • Trusted identity systems • Microsoft enterprise cloud services
- 24. www.mwh.ie I Consistent Deployment Infrastructure-as-code • Describe your desired deployment • Deploy the “cookie cutter” • Rapid • Easy • Repeatable • Consistent • Example: • Development • QA • Production • Troubleshooting • Upgrade testing
- 25. www.mwh.ie Demo
- 26. www.mwh.ie I What was deployed? A highly available web application with secure DMZ – in 10 minutes! Internet Subnet: sn-webfarm-02, 10.0.1.0/24 Subnet: sn-webfarm-01, 10.0.0.0/24 VirtualNetwork:vnet-webfarm,10.0.0.0/16 web-webfarm-01 10.0.0.4 web-webfarm-02 10.0.0.5 db-webfarm-01 10.0.1.4 db-webfarm-01 10.0.1.5 NetworkSecurityGroup nsg-webfarm-sn02 NetworkSecurityGroup nsg-webfarm-sn01 Azure Load Balancer lb-webfarm Static Public IP Address pip-webfarm-lb Availability Set as-webfarm-web Availability Set as-webfarm-db Probe NAT/Load Balancing
- 27. www.mwh.ie I Thank You! Aidan Finn aidanfinn@mwh.ie @joe_elway aidanfinn.com http://learn.mwh.ie @MWHDistribution Happy to answer questions afterwards