azug feweb2010
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My talk about the Belgian Windows Azure User Group at Feweb10.TRANSCRIPT
Feweb2010
Who am I?
• Kris van der Mast• Microsoft MVP ASP.NET• Microsoft ASP Insider• .NET architect at Ordina (
www.ordina.be)• Azug board member• Blog: blog.krisvandermast.com• Twitter: @KvdM
Azug
AZUG.BE is a Belgian user group with focus on development and architecture of the Windows Azure Platform. Our goal is to share knowledge and experiences with the .NET community on Windows Azure, Windows Azure AppFabric and SQL Azure.
Azug: history + figures
• Started in 2009• Around 130 members• Several sessions already in 2010• Microsoft’s our main sponsor at the
moment
Azug: future
• Have more meetings– Dynamics– Office 365– ...– Next meeting 13/01/2011!
• Become a VZW• Find more sponsors (maybe you? )
Azug: Board members
Maarten Balliauwblog.maartenballiauw.be
Yves Goelevencloudshaper.wordpress.com
Kris van der Mastblog.krisvandermast.com
One address: [email protected]
Types of events
• Presentations• Discussions
Reaching out
• Community day• PDC10 keynote live stream event
Focus onScalable compute and storageAutomated service managementFamiliar tools, technologies, languages
Relational storage for the cloudConsistent development modelAutomated database management
Connect existing apps to the cloudConnect through network boundariesEasily control authorization to apps
Focus on
• Architecture• Cost model (
http://azureroi.cloudapp.net/)• How to migrate existing applications• How to build applications with the
building blocks that Azure offers
Opportunities
• Start to Azure– Program to help web agencies to start
working with Azure as a platform to build solutions/services/websites
– Assesment done by Microsoft + pilot/real case with the help of a Microsoft partner.
• http://www.windowsazurepass.com/, a 30 day pass to try it out!
Already used in the wild?
• Chronorace.be: autoscaling, only used during expected high peaks of traffic
• http://www.ipictu.com
Call to action
• Create an account on www.azug.be and keep up to date about events
• Want to give a presentation? Contact [email protected]
THANK YOU!