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Content Management in Windows Azure. Thom Robbins, Chief Evangelist, Kentico CMS . Kentico CMS Today. For Developers.. Delivered as a Visual Studio project 826,152 lines of code 2,000 specifically for Azure.
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Content Management in Windows Azure Thom Robbins, Chief Evangelist, Kentico CMS
Kentico CMS Today.. For Developers.. Delivered as a Visual Studio project 826,152 lines of code 2,000 specifically for Azure Kentico CMS is one of the most comprehensive content management systems on the planet. With over 12,000 active web sites in 84 countries, 34 modules, and a partner network of over 1,200 it is used for everything from simple web sites to complex applications. Kentico CMS is easy to install, simple to manage, scalable and reliable.
What is a Content Management System (CMS)? CMS is Your Website Expectations • Overloaded terms? • CMS • WCM • DM • ??
What does the cloud mean for your CMS? An industry perspective.. As content consumption patterns shift from traditional web pages to a more multi-channel content ecosystem (mobile, website, tablets, widgets, game consoles, kiosks, etc), the demand for highly scalable and near real-time CMS will be needed. The movement to a real-time web will exponential increase resource requirements of CMS solutions as they try to manage more content in a shorter time frame. Moving an application to the cloud simply means running the app “somewhere” on the internet other than your own servers. Source: www.cmsoutlook.com
Why move CMS to the cloud? It’s a business choice….
Common CMS/Cloud questions The cloud has no file system? Isn’t developer debugging difficult? Isn’t performance poor?
Scenario – Pure Cloud Site visitors • What is it? • Complete application in the cloud • Advantages • Quickest for new CMS • Consistent platform • Infrastructure reduction (not people!) • Disadvantages • Existing CMS migration • It’s scary! Content Editors
Scenario - Expansion • What is it? • Leveraging cloud for Front end/Back end services • Advantages • Maintain asset security • Leverage existing assets • Disadvantages • Infrastructure change Corporate Firewall Content Editors Site visitors
Scenario – On-Demand Marketing Site visitors • What is it? • Leveraging cloud for short duration activities • Advantages • Reduce on-site IT resources (not people!) • Brand expansion • Disadvantages • Provisioning required Corporate Firewall Content Editors Content Editors
Customer lessons • Don’t Hurry • Think about things • Understand how it works • Little details matter – especially with Azure • Be careful with 3rd party components • Learn Azure • Keep up with news • Azure is stateless • Complex Web applications aren’t stateless • Azure goes against current web architecture
Q&A ?
Thank you! E-mail: thomasr@kentico.com Twitter: trobbins Blog: http://devnet.kentico.com/Blogs/thomas-robbins.aspx
Business Perspective • 30+ total sites running in Windows Azure, using SQL Azure • Stacked instances (3, each hosting 5+ sites) • Over 3/4 of production sites currently migrated to Windows Azure • Review of key applications • Mydentity Custom Drum Kit • Postage Ink • Emerald Coast Autism Center • RDF Associates • CED Technical