Windows Azure Fundamentals

ServicesStorage

Table of contents• Overview• Cloud service basics• Managing cloud services• Cloud storage basics• Table storage• Blob storage• Azure Queues

Overview• Execution modes• Software development kits• What this course covers/does not cover

Execution modes3 types to run your codeVirtual Machines (managed by Azure)Cloud services (somewhere in between)Websites (full control)

Software development kits

What this course covers/does not cover

Cloud service basics• Overview• Cloud services architecture• Roles (Web & Worker)• Azure architecture• Service definition• Service configuration

Overview

Cloud services architecture

Roles (Web & Worker)

Azure architecture

Service definition

Service configuration with config files

Managing cloud services• Overview• Upgrade domains• Virtual IP (VIP) swap• Management

Overview

Upgrade domains• Each domain can be updated seperately• One domain down -> upgrading -> up• Other domain down -> upgrading -> up

Virtual IP (VIP) swap• Staging <-> Production • Switch of IP address

Management

Cloud storage basics• Windows Azure storage• Storage accounts• REST API

Windows Azure storage• 3 ways to store information

Storage accounts

REST API

Table storage• Principe• Azure table storage example• Constraints• Partitions• E-Tag & batch operations

Principe

Azure table storage example

Constraints

Partitions

E-Tag & batch operations

Blob storage• Principe• Concepts• Block vs. Page blobs• Accessing blobs• Container/Public level Blobs• CDN Endpoint

Principe

Concepts

Block vs. Page blobs

Accessing blobs

Container/Public level Blobs• Container level blob (can't list items in browser, 404)• Public level blob (can list items in browser)• All managable with Azure Storage Explorer tool

CDN Endpoint• It creates a CDN folder where you can put static data• Management portal• Accessible from anywhere in the world• Link how to use:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/cdn-how-to-use-cdn/

Azure Queues• Queue patterns• PopReceipt