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Learn about compute, storage, and roles in Windows Azure, how to enable your machine for development, and build and deploy your first Azure app.
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Get set.. Introduction to Windows Azure Development Brian McKeiver, Kentico MVP & Partner/Senior Developer, BizStream
Goals Understand Compute / Storage / Roles Enable your machine for Windows Azure development Build your first Windows Azure App Simple Deployment Example
Azure Compute Windows Azure Compute is one of the five parts of Microsoft's cloud computing service Runs various types of applications
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
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
Management Portal Portal == Developer Console to everything Windows Azure
Free Car !?! • Activate your account through MSDN • https://account.windowsazure.com/signup • Benefits include up to $150 in credits
Sign Up Create your Subscription Account
Ready to Go to Portal Click on Management Portal
Portal Create New Site 3 options for new Web site
Portal Create New Service Custom Create SQL Server Databases as one example of a Service or Import your own
Azure Storage Account Since we are here, let’s create one
Storage Account Creation URL: How you access your objects in Storage Location: Use an Affinity Group to be in same data center
Portal Networking This is where you can link the Cloud and On-Premise
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
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 ?
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
New Project Open up VS2012 and Create a new Project
Build Make sure it works
Publish Open the Publish Wizard
Import Profile from Subscription Account .publishsettings file
Publish Wizard Profile Click Validate Connection
Source Control Reminder I don’t care which one, just use one! …ok maybe not Visual Source Safe though
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
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