COLLABORATION & THE CLOUD

Windows Azure

Where are we?

SharePoint
Why Together?

Possibilities?

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By 2012, 80% of Fortune 1000 enterprises will be using some cloud computing services, 20% of businesses will own no IT assets.
Gartner

53% of IT Spending is on Infrastructure.

Cloud Computing Distinctions

On Premises
Applications Data Runtime Middleware O/S Virtualization Servers Storage Networking

IaaS
Applications Data Runtime Middleware O/S Virtualization Servers Storage Networking

PaaS
Applications Data Runtime Middleware O/S Virtualization Servers Storage Networking
Managed by you Managed by a vendor

SaaS
Applications Data Runtime Middleware O/S Virtualization Servers Storage Networking

Many workloads are ready for the cloud today

Compute

Storage

Management

CDN

App Fabric

Marketplace

Relational data

Management

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Windows Azure : First Look

Site Templates User Customizations Custom Lists

Rules-Based Workflows Data View Web Parts LOB Data Integration

Code Based Workflows Custom Web Parts Event Receivers

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John L . Scott Real Estate

Reach | Resource | Reusability

Integrate Windows Azure MarketPlace Data Deploy Web services to Windows Azure Improve performance with Content Delivery Network

Social intelligence dashboard Document tracking solution

Reach | Resource | Reusability

Build compelling BI solutions using SQL Azure Leverage BLOB storage for large binary files Mash up data and services

Training solutions Off-premises archival storage

Reach | Resource | Reusability

Windows Azure as a cross-device and platform service layer Service multiple customers through common cloud applications Extend on-premises code to Windows Azure

Business apps for PC, Phone and Web Financial forecast dashboards

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Examples of Partners Engaging SharePoint and Windows Azure

Partner Description
Nintex Live is a Windows Azure-based service that connects to and catalogs a wide variety of cloud-hosted services and data, making all of them easily available to SharePoint. It allows SharePoint customers with Nintex Workflow to create and share distributed solutions, process mashups, and reusable services quickly, easily, and securely. Catapults solutions incorporate SharePoint to visualize data stored in a SQL Azure database and integrate Windows Azure line-of-business applications to an on-premise SharePoint instance for collaboration. Point8020 has developed a Silverlight-based eBook reader for SharePoint 2010, where eBooks are stored in the Windows Azure cloud and consumed on-demand from SharePoint sites. Point8020 is currently developing Windows Azure-enabled versions for all their learning software to take advantage of the integration between Silverlight, SharePoint, and Windows Azure. iLinks SharePoint + Windows Azure based solutions and frameworks enable companies to implement solutions targeting various business roles including Sales and Marketing, HR, IT, Legal. iLink has aligned its framework based go-to market strategy with the power and agility of Windows Azure to bypass various bottlenecks typically associated with hardware procurement and setup.

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Get More Information
Visit our SharePoint & Windows Azure Information Page
http://microsoft.com/windowsazure/free-trial/sharepoint-integration

For Technical Ramp-Up

Ramp up on SharePoint 2010
http://channel9.msdn.com http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/default.aspx

As a MSDN member you can access Windows Azure for free

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsazure/default.aspx

As a Microsoft Partner you can enjoy Windows Azure benefits through Microsoft Cloud Essentials
http://www.microsoftcloudpartner.com/us/default.aspx

Download the SharePoint & Windows Azure Dev Modules

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9762346

Look out for Developing SharePoint Solutions

Thank You !