Get set.. Introduction to Windows Azure Development

1. Get set.. Introduction to Windows Azure Development Brian McKeiver, Kentico MVP & Partner/Senior Developer, BizStream

2. Azure Kentico Virtual Conference Agenda

3. Goals Understand Compute / Storage / Roles Enable your machine for Windows Azure development Build your first Windows Azure App Simple Deployment Example

4. Azure Compute Windows Azure Compute is one of the five parts of Microsoft's cloud computing service Runs various types of applications

5. Azure Storage • Storage or Data Management • SQL Databases • Blobs • Tables • VMs Windows Azure Drive allows applications to mount a BLOB formatted as a single volume NTFS VM. • You can move your VMs between private and public clouds using Windows Azure Drive

6. Azure Roles Azure Roles can be thought of as background process runners, almost like your own thread in the azure cloud Web Role Worker Role The main difference between the two is that an instance of a web role runs IIS, while an instance of a worker role does not

7. Azure Roles in VS2012

8. Putting it all Together

9. Management Portal Portal == Developer Console to everything Windows Azure

10. Free Car !?! • Activate your account through MSDN • https://account.windowsazure.com/signup • Benefits include up to $150 in credits

11. Sign Up Create your Subscription Account

12. Ready to Go to Portal Click on Management Portal

13. Portal

14. Portal Create New Site 3 options for new Web site

15. Portal Create New Service Custom Create SQL Server Databases as one example of a Service or Import your own

16. Azure Storage Account Since we are here, let’s create one

17. Storage Account Creation URL: How you access your objects in Storage Location: Use an Affinity Group to be in same data center

18. Portal Networking This is where you can link the Cloud and On-Premise

19. Portal Settings • - Powerful Diagnostics info available • - Enterprise Library 5.0 Integration Pack for Windows Azure • (Good Add-on Library) • msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh680918%28v=pandp.50%29.aspx

20. Questions on Azure Portal ?

21. Configure Visual Studio2012 • Ensure the following first • Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 • microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38188 • You can use VS2010 …but it is 2013 right ?

22. Azure SDK • Windows Azure SDK 2.0 released May 2013 • 2 choices to get it • Windows Azure site • windowsazure.com/en-us/downloads/ or • Web Platform Installer • microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx

23. Web Platform Installer

24. NuGet Packages

25. New Project Open up VS2012 and Create a new Project

26. Build Make sure it works

27. Publish Open the Publish Wizard

28. Publish Wizard

29. Import Profile from Subscription Account .publishsettings file

30. Publish Wizard Profile Click Validate Connection

31. Publish Wizard Settings

32. Publish Wizard Preview

33. Push It!

34. Source Control Reminder I don’t care which one, just use one! …ok maybe not Visual Source Safe though

35. What We Learned • The different areas of Windows Azure • Compute / Storage / Roles • How to prep your machine for Windows Azure development • How to create a simple Azure web site • How to publish from dev to the cloud in just a few clicks

36. Questions ?

37. Thank You Email: bmckeiver@bizstream.com Web: http://www.bizstream.com Blog: http://www.mcbeev.com Twitter: @mcbeev LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmckeiver