Deploying SharePoint on Microsoft Azure #spsnairobi2014
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This document discusses deploying SharePoint 2013 on Microsoft Azure. It provides an overview of cloud computing models like SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS. Microsoft Azure is introduced as a cloud platform offering IaaS and PaaS. SharePoint 2013 can be deployed on Azure virtual machines within a virtual network. Key aspects covered are Azure virtual networks, virtual machines, and additional components needed for a successful SharePoint deployment on Azure like domain controllers and SQL servers.
Deploying SharePoint on Microsoft Azure #spsnairobi2014
- 1. SharePoint On Microsoft Azure Martin Njalale
- 2. About Me Martin Njalale Twitter: @martinnjalale Email: mnjalale@gmail.com Skype: martin.njalale • Senior Software Engineer at Caytree Partners • Software Architect Consultant at Ideahutch Ltd. • Well versed with Microsoft’s stack of technologies: Web API, ASP.Net MVC, C#, Microsoft Azure, e.t.c.
- 3. Agenda • What is Cloud computing. • Introduction to Microsoft Azure. • SharePoint 2013 on Microsoft Azure.
- 4. What is cloud computing? This is the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server on a personal computer.
- 5. What is cloud computing? SaaS (Software as a Service) • Software is licensed on a subscription basis. • Accessed by users using a thing client via a web browser. • Minimal customization involved if any. • Both software and hardware infrastructure provided with the service. Examples: • Office 365 • Quickbooks
- 6. What is cloud computing? PaaS (Platform as a Service) • Computing platforms and a solution stack are provided as a service. • A consumer creates an application or service using tools and/or libraries from the provider, and also controls software deployment and configuration settings. • The provider provides the networks, servers, storage and other services required to host the consumers application. Examples: • Microsoft azure websites and cloud services.
- 7. What is cloud computing? IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) • Architectural and development access to application services, storage and application runtime.. • Customizations are allowed within a framework. Examples: • Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines.
- 8. Microsoft Azure What is Microsoft Azure? Microsoft Azure is Microsoft’s cloud platform that enables you to quickly build, deploy and manage applications across a global network of Microsoft-managed datacenters. It offers Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- 9. Microsoft Azure Why Azure? How do I benefit? Benefits: • Elastic - It can quickly scale up or down to match demand so that your deployments are efficient. • Usage Based- Metered service, allowing you to pay only for the resources you use to eliminate investment in underutilized capacity to meet peaks in demand. • Evergreen Service - Microsoft handle all maintenance and upgrades, ensuring your organization is using the most up to date resources. • Self-Service - Provide self-service IT infrastructure to business units and departments quickly and simply, without involving the IT department • Availability- it’s always up. Azure offers 99.95% financially backed SLA, 24x7 tech support and round-the-clock.
- 10. Microsoft Azure Services Computer Services • Virtual Machines • Web sites • Mobile services • Cloud services Data Services • Storage services • Databases • Backup/Recovery • Cache Network Services • Express Route • Virtual Network • Traffic Manager • CDN Apps • Media services • Service Bus • Notification hubs • Scheduler • Automation • BizTalk • Visual Studio Online • Active Directory Store • Add ons
- 11. SharePoint 2013 on Azure So how is this important to SharePoint?
- 12. SharePoint 2013 on Azure Microsoft Azure supports the deployment of SharePoint 2013 farms with virtual machines and virtual networks. Cross-Premises virtual network
- 13. SharePoint 2013 on Azure Azure Virtual Networks An Azure Virtual Network is a logical container that can host virtual machines grouped on subnets. Virtual machines on subnets in a virtual network can communicate directly with each other without that traffic traversing the Internet. You define the IP address ranges your virtual machines will use. NB: Azure Virtual Machines that are not in a virtual network cannot communicate with each other without that traffic traversing the internet Always create a virtual network within Azure before deploying any new virtual machines. This allows you to group your virtual machines together and allow you to divide and determine the ranges of IP addresses assigned to your virtual machines.
- 14. SharePoint 2013 on Azure Types of Azure Virtual Networks There are two types of Azure Virtual Networks: • Cross-premises virtual network: A virtual network that is connected to your organization network across the Internet through a site-to-site VPN connection. Virtual Machines in a cross-premises virtual network act as an extension of your organization network, providing applications and services to intranet users, internet users, or both. • Cloud-only virtual network: A virtual network that is not connected to your organization network. Virtual machines in a cloud-only virtual network typically provide applications and services to internet users.
- 15. SharePoint 2013 on Azure Azure Virtual Machines Azure allows you to create a virtual machine running on Windows Server or any other operating system. You can access a virtual machine in Azure like any other server, delete and recreate it whenever you want. Azure VMs are built from virtual hard disks (VHDs) which are the same as those used by Hyper-V and can be transferred to and from your existing environment. You can create multiple virtual machines and then load balance traffic from the internet between them.
- 16. SharePoint 2013 on Azure Other Relevant Azure Components There are additional components that are necessary for a successful deployment of SharePoint 2013 on Azure: • Affinity Groups: these are specified when creating Azure resources such as Virtual Networks. They let Microsoft Azure know that you wish to keep resources located within the same Azure regional datacenter. • Site to site VPN connections: To connect the cross-premises virtual network in Azure to your on-premises network, you create a site-to-site VPN connection. • Domain Controllers: To minimize the latency of performing authentication of intranet user credentials for access to and administration of SharePoint farm sites and resources, you should deploy Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain controllers in the virtual network. For redundancy, you should deploy at least two.
- 17. SharePoint 2013 on Azure So how do I build SharePoint on Azure? • Create a virtual network • Create affinity group • Create storage account • Provision domain controller(s) • Provision SQL server(s) • Provision SharePoint Servers • Setup accounts • Configure SharePoint
- 18. SharePoint 2013 on Azure DEMO
- 19. Planning Plan your farm the same as if it was on premises • Size your servers using the Azure server sizing chart (A1 – A8) Plan for directory synchronization • DirSync allows SSO for your local AD user accounts Plan for on premises integration • Configure VPN to internal network • Expose LOB as services Plan for Migration • SharePoint content, other content?
- 20. Considerations So what is the right choice for me? On Premises On Azure (IAAS) SharePoint Online Control Total control Almost total control Restricted LOB Integration Easy Complex Restricted Entry Cost High (up-front) Low Low Maintenance and support High Low Low Functionality High High Limited
- 21. Thank You!