windows phone 7 and windows azure – a match made in the cloud
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Windows Phone 7 and Windows Azure –A Match Made in the Cloud
Day of Azure
Saturday, March 24th 2012
About Me
Michael S. Collier
National Architect,
Windows Azure
@MichaelCollier
www.MichaelSCollier.com
The Perfect Match?
Contestants• Windows Azure• Windows Phone 7
Dimensions of Compatibility
The Dating Game• Do I Know You?• Dinner (setting the Table)• Movie (featuring “The Blob!”)• Following Up
Speed Dating• Scalability Image courtesy of Steve Marx
Profile: Windows Phone 7
• Connectivity• Easy to develop for• Familiar development
environment• Growing marketplace
• Best Feature: Transparency
Profile: Windows Azure
• Cloud == Connectivity• Easy to develop for• Familiar development
environments (.NET, Ruby, PHP, Java, etc.)
• Scalability
• Best Feature – Levels the Playing Field
Dimensions of Compatibility
Windows Phone 7
• Connectivity• Easy/Familiar
Environment• Marketplace• Transparency
Windows Azure
• Cloud Connectivity• Easy/Familiar
Environment• Scalability• Levels the Field
Windows Azure: Behind the Scenes
Windows Server 2008 / R2
.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 & 4.0
Runs on Windows Server -> Runs on Windows Azure
Virtual Machine – image/instance replicated as needed
Automatic load balancing (web roles)
Fabric Controller• Resource allocation• Recovery
Windows Azure: Behind the Scenes
Web Role
• IIS7 (Automatic Setup)• Requires at least 1 input
endpoint• Ideal for web applications• ASP.NET• Fast CGI + PHP
Worker Role
• Executable – Windows Service
• Serve as a host– Web server, database, etc.
• Generalized development• Long running or intermittent
tasks
The Key to Any Good Relationship - Communication
Windows Phone
• WCF• OData• JSON• POX
Windows Azure
• HTTP• ASP.NET• WCF• WCF Data Services
(OData)• Node.js
response
direct
request
Data Storage Options
Windows Azure
• Automatic scalability• REST-based API• Tables, blobs, & queues• Automatic geo-replication
SQL Azure
• Turn key SQL database• Tabular Data Stream (TDS)• DataSync (CTP)• SQL Azure Reporting
Services (CTP)
Windows Azure Service Bus
Robust messaging and routing services
Ability to connect services across networks• Defeats NATs and firewalls• Great for hybrid application scenarios!
Uses ACS for security
Examples at http://servicebus.codeplex.com
Do I Know You? – Identity Management
No need to build your own identity management• Another component to maintain
Likely not a distinguishable part of your application
Deal with user management• User support• Password management (including resets)
Do I Know You? – Identity Management
Roll Your Own
ASP.NET Membership Providers• Table Storage• SQL Azure
Integrate with Facebook, Windows Live, etc. via Access Control Services• Leverage ACS to handle authentication• Claims-based approach
DEMOWindows Phone and Access Control Services
The First Date – Table Time
Phone provides limited storage
Windows Azure
Non-relational data storage
Massive scalability (100 TB per Storage Account)
WCF Data Services (OData)
Security• HTTPS• Account Name and Key
Accessibility• Direct – Secure you key?• Web service (proxy) TABLE
Second Date – A Movie
Blobs provide mechanism for storage & retrieval of unstructured data.
Private by default.
Public read for web/phone apps.
Web role -> Blob?
Extra stress on the role instance
A Better Option
Get a little closer with Shared Access Signatures• Secure, limited access direct to Blob storage.• Create/Get Blob Container• Create SAS• Return SAS to WP7• WP7 will PUT data to Blob using the SAS• WP7 will GET data from Blob storage
Second Date – A Movie: CDN Edition
Windows Azure CDN• 24+ edge cache servers worldwide• Better user experience• HTTP/HTTPS
CDN CDNCDN CDN CDN CDN
DEMOWindows Phone 7 and Windows Azure Storage Services
Don’t call me . . . I’ll Call You
Ability for app provider to indirectly push data to phone.
Application alerts
Exchanging Numbers
1. Cr
eate
the c
hann
el4.
MPN
S sen
ds
notice
to p
hone
3. App sends notice
to MPNS
2. Register channel with app
MicrosoftPushNotificationService
My Cloud App
Scalability Options
Decompose – scalable work units• Web role(s)• Worker role(s)
Plan for scale out and in• Smallest unit that gets the job
done.• Direct financial impact
Web Role
Worker Role
Web RoleWeb Role
Web Role
Worker RoleWorker
RoleWorker RoleWorker
RoleWorker Role
NuGet Packages
Windows Phone
– Phone.Identity.*– Phone.Notifications.*– Phone.Storage.*
Windows Azure
– WindowsAzure.Notifications.*– WindowsAzure.Storage.*
More at http://www.wadewegner.com/2011/11/nuget-packages-for-windows-azure-and-windows-phone-developers/
https://github.com/WindowsAzure-Toolkits/wa-toolkit-wp-nugets
Quickly build new apps with advanced features and update existing apps
Windows Azure Toolkit for WP
http://watoolkitwp7.codeplex.com
Windows Azure & Mobility
Scalable mobile apps for iOS, Android, and WP
Windows Azure platform• Compute allows the app to quickly scale• Storage with tables, blobs, and SQL Azure• Messaging via storage queues or Service Bus• CDN provides content worldwide with low latency• Traffic Manager deploy globally & optimal routing• Identity authenticate users via social & corporate
Windows Azure toolkits and NuGet packages
Get Started!
http://bit.ly/AzureTrialMC
http://bit.ly/WindowsPhoneSDKMC
http://bit.ly/AzureSDKMC
Resources
Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7http://watoolkitwp7.codeplex.com/
Windows Azure Training Kithttp://bit.ly/hRxBEC
Windows Phone 7 Training Kithttp://create.msdn.com/en-US/education/catalog/article/wp7_training_kit
Vittorio Bertoccihttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/vbertocci/
Steve Marxhttp://blog.smarx.com
Wade Wegnerhttp://www.WadeWegner.com
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