Windows Azure Solutions with Visual Studio 2010 [CW 50466]

Få en introduktion til Cloud Computing og specifikt til Microsofts public cloud tilbud i Windows Azure. Windows Azure er Microsofts bud på et operativ system til The Cloud. På dette kursus lærer du, at skrive, udrulle og overvåge .NET applikationer i Azure.


Indhold:
Cloud Computing

• Define cloud computing
• Learn the benefits of cloud computing
• Understand the different types of cloud computing services
• Explore where computing clouds might exist
• Hear about potential concerns with cloud computing
• Learn where cloud computing can and cannot be applied
• Place Windows Azure in light of general cloud computing
• Know how Windows Azure compares to other cloud environments

Windows Azure Architecture

• See a simple Windows Azure application
• Learn about the Microsoft data centers
• Explore the hardware, servers and virtualization (the Fabric) that host cloud applications and data
• Understand the role of the Fabric Controller in managing the Windows Azure cloud
• Know the general architecture and components of the Windows Azure Platform
• Understand the tools used to create and deploy Windows Azure services and data stores

Windows Azure Web Roles

• Explore the purpose of Windows Azure Web roles
• Understand how to create Web roles in a cloud service project
• See how to configure a Web role
• Learn how to test Web roles run in the Dev Fabric
• Start exploring the Windows Azure API

Local Storage

• Examine Windows Azure local storage
• See how local storage differs from normal server file systems
• Learn how to configure local storage
• Understand the limitations of local storage and where/when to use it
• Explore the API to access local storage
• Learn about Windows Azure Drive (formerly X-Drive)

Windows Azure Storage and Queues

• Understand the purpose of Windows Azure Storage
• Learn how to create a Windows Azure Storage account
• Explore Windows Azure Storage costs
• Understand Dev Storage, how to use it, and how it is different from Windows Azure Storage
• See how to access Windows Azure Storage using both the REST API and the Storage Client Library
• Examine Windows Azure Storage Queues
• Learn how to get messages in and out of Windows Azure Queues

Blob Storage

• Understand the rationale for using blob storage
• Explore how to access blob storage with both the Storage Client and REST API
• Examine blob storage containers and how they are used to organize and control access to blobs
• Learn about the different types of blobs: block and page blobs

Table Storage

• Explore Windows Azure Storage's structural data service
• Understand the reason for table storage
• Examine the differences between table storage and traditional relational databases (as exhibited by SQL Azure)
• Learn how to access table storage with both the Storage Client and REST API
• Understand entities as they relate to table storage
• Examine how to save and retrieve entities in table storage
• See how to use table storage for session management in Windows Azure Web applications

Worker Roles

• Explore the purpose of Windows Azure worker roles
• Understand how to create worker roles in a cloud service project
• See how to configure a worker role
• Learn how to test worker roles run in the Dev Fabric
• Learn how to use Windows Azure Storage queues and messages to communicate with worker roles
• Explore how to setup worker role endpoints
• Learn how to communicate with worker role internal and input endpoints

SQL Azure

• Learn what SQL Azure is and why you want to use it
• Understand SQL Azure in comparison to SQL Server and Windows Azure table storage
• Learn how to provision a SQL Azure server and databases
• Examine costs associated with SQL Azure
• See how to use familiar tools and APIs to work in SQL Azure
• Explore how to create and manage database objects in SQL Azure
• Know how to limit SQL Azure access
• Understand options for performing database backups
• See how to migrate data to SQL Azure

Diagnostics and Logging

• Learn how to accomplish debugging and logging in Windows Azure
• Examine Windows Azure Diagnostic Service
• Understand the role of the MonAgentHost process in the diagnostic service
• Learn how to configure the diagnostic service
• See how to transfer diagnostic data to Windows Azure Storage

Forudsætninger

Der forudsættes erfaring med Visual Studio 2008/2010, C# eller Visual Basic .NET og kendskab til ASP.NET.

Kurset henvender sig til

Dette kursus henvender sig til erfarne .NET udviklere inden for web applikationer, som skal udvikle nye applikationer eller overføre eksisterende applikationer til Windows Azure.