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Agenda Why Azure? New Features Azure for Research Case Studies Q&A
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Case Study: DNA Sequencing @ VT Resources t then deprovisioned IT not challenged with procurement, Config, test, support of another hardware solution
Why was Azure a Good Fit for this Case Study? Predictable Bursting Required spike in capacity did not require hardware provisioning Azure used to augment requirements in real time Massive capacity in Azure leveraged for specific duration (grant period) http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/case_study_detail.aspx?ca dyid=710000003381
Azure PaaS Case Study: App Development @ UC Davis Why was Azure a Good Fit for this Case Study? To get a higher availability level in Windows Azure, I paid no more than US$150 per month. Resources On and Off Workload Inactivity Period t DEV/TEST environments can be built ondemand and evaporated when testing complete - easily, with scripts On-demand computing when and where DEV/TEST needs it Simple processes to spin up entire environment without hardware costs IT is an enabler of greater flexibility thru Azure innovation
Case Study: Azure Storage Resources University Controls Costs, Streamlines IT, and Improves Education with Cloud Platform Why was Azure a Good Fit for this Growing Fast By moving Case the storage Study? and database behind iportfolio from local systems to a cloud-based platform, Curtin University has made its ongoing IT costs and storage requirements more manageable and predictable. The Unpredictable university has storage also increased costs / demands the agility no of IT project development, way for and IT to using accurately the robust estimate functionality needs of Windows Azure will Hardware enhance provisioning learning resources geometrically for students longer and staff. timeline than provisioning Storage in Azure Storage replication inherent in Azure http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/case_study_detail.aspx?casestud t solution (e.g. East Coast to West Coast) yid=4000009336 Option to complement with on-premises StorSimple iscsi SAN as needed
Resources Free trial https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/free-trial/ Azure for Research http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/azure/ Documentation https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/get-started/ Virtual Academy https://mva.microsoft.com/product-training/microsoft-azure Channel9 https://channel9.msdn.com/azure
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