Transcript Deployment Options for Kentico CMS in Windows Azure

Deployment Options for Kentico CMS in Windows Azure
Azure Kentico Virtual Conference Agenda
Time
Session Information
7:00 –8:00 AM PST Are you ready? Introduction
10:00-11:00 AM EST
3:00-4:00 PM BST
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to Cloud Computing and Windows Azure
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Speaker: Vince Mayfield, CEO Bit-Wizards
8:30-9:30 AM PST
11:30–12:30 PM EST
4:30-5:30 PM BST
10:00–11:00 AM PST
1:00 –2:00 PM EST
6:00–7:00 PM BST
11:30–12:30 PM PST
2:30–3:30 PM EST
7:30 –8:30 PM BST
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Get set.. Introduction to Windows Azure Development
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Speaker: Brian McKeiver, Kentico MVP and Partner/Senior Developer at BizStream
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Go…Running Kentico CMS on Windows Azure
Speaker: Thom Robbins, Chief Evangelist Kentico CMS
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Deployment options for Kentico CMS on Windows Azure
Speaker: Bryan Soltis, Kentico MVP and Director of Technology and Research at Bit-Wizards
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1:00 PM–2:00 PM
PST
4:00–5:00 PM EST
9:00–10:00 PM BST
Best Practices for Kentico CMS and Windows Azure
2:30–3:30 PM PST
5:30–6:30 PM EST
10:30–11:30 PM BST
Advanced development with Windows Azure
Speaker: Dominik Pinter, Group Product Manager/SaaS and Cloud
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4:00–5:00 PM PST
7:00–8:00 PM EST
12:00–1:00 AM BST
Speaker: Bryan Soltis, Kentico MVP and Director of Technology and Research at Bit-Wizards
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Common questions for Windows Azure and Kentico CMS
Speaker: Kentico Cloud and SaaS Development Group
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Agenda
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Windows Azure Overview
PaaS – Cloud Services
IaaS – Virtual Machines
Windows Azure WebSites
SQL Database
SaaS – Kentico EMS+
Hybrid Solutions
Windows Azure Mobile Services
Windows Azure Overview
 PaaS
(Cloud Services)
 IaaS
(Virtual Machines)
 Windows
 SQL
Azure Web Sites
Database
 Kentico
EMS+
 Unique
URLs for everything
PaaS – Cloud Services
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Traditional model
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Windows Azure Project
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Web Role
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SmartSearch Worker Role
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Cloud Service
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Allows for ease of maintenance /
deployment
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Azure storage based for persistent
storage
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Leverages all aspects of Azure currently
supported out-of-the-box
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Scriptable IIS configurations
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Startup Tasks
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Architecture
Web Role
Web Role
Worker Role
Windows
Azure
Storage
SQL
Database
IaaS – Virtual Machines
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VM model
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More maintenance
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More control
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File system access
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Custom IIS configuration
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VPN Connectivity to internal systems
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Leverage any Azure component
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Architecture
VM
VM
Windows
Azure
Storage
SQL
Database
Built-in and custom functionality
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Traditional deployments (Website /
application)
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Can deploy own SQL Server
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Use own license
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Can pay higher monthly cost and include
licensing
Windows Azure Web Sites
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Emerging Azure platform
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More geared for "low-cost" options
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Can deploy directly from Gallery
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Site hosted in Microsoft pool of
servers (Free / Shared)
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Architecture
VM
VM
VM
VM
VM
VM
Does not leverage all of Azure
components
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Currently only the Azure project
leverages storage account / CDN
functionality
SQL
Database
SQL Database
Relational Database
hosted in Azure
 Supports nearly all SQL
Server functionality
 Redundant SQL cluster
 3 local copies
 3 copies to “sister”
data center
 Import / Export
functionality
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SQL Server 2012 / 2008 R2
Connectivity
 Security
 Deployment
 SQL Azure Migration
Wizard
 SQL Server 2012
 Red Gate Azure BackUp
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SaaS – Kentico EMS+
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Completely Kentico managed
solution
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No setup / deployment
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Upgrades / hotfixes applied
automatically
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Can still develop custom code
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License included in hosting fees
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http://www.kentico.com/plus
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Architecture
Kentico
EMS+
SQL Database
Windows Azure
Storage
Hybrid Solutions
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Local web server / SQL Azure
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Architecture
Open SQL Azure to IP (firewall rule)
Azure web server / Local SQL Server
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Not typical due to security of opening
SQL Server up
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Can secure via VPN to local SQL
server
Local Server
Local web/SQL, CDN
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All resources local except large files
stored in Windows Azure
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CDN paths leverage throughout
application to load resources from
storage
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Minimize DB size
SQL
Database
Windows
Azure
Storage
Windows Azure Mobile Services
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Fast, REST-based backend
for applications
Mobile-focused
Support for multiple
systems
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Windows 8
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Windows Phone 8
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iOS
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Android
Scheduler
 Identity / Authentication
 Scalability
 Push Notifications
 Logging
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Questions
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[email protected]
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@bryan_soltis
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www.bitwizards.com/blogs/bryansoltis
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www.linkedin.com/pub/bryansoltis/2/943/b3a/