Windows-Azure-AppFabric-PDC10-Overview.docx

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1、OverviewBusinessesofallsizesexperiencetremendouscostandcomplexitywhenextendingandcustomizingtheirapplicationstoday.Giventheconstraintsoftheeconomy,ITmustincreasinglyfindnewwaystodomorewithlessbutatthesametimesimultaneouslyfindnewinnovativewaystokeepupwiththechangingneedsofthebusiness.Developer

2、sarenowstartingtoevaluatenewercloud-basedplatformsasawaytogaingreaterefficiencyandagility;thepromisedbenefitsofclouddevelopmentareimpressive,byenablinggreaterfocusonthebusinessandnotintherunningofinfrastructure.However,customersalreadyhaveaverylargebaseofexistingheterogeneousanddistributedbusi

3、nessapplicationsspanningdifferentplatforms,vendorsandtechnologies.Theuseofcloudaddscomplexitytothisenvironment,sincetheservicesandcomponentsusedincloudapplicationsareinherentlydistributedacrossorganizationalboundaries.Understandingallofthecomponentsofyourapplication–andmanagingthemacrosstheful

4、lapplicationlifecycle–istremendouslychallenging.Finally,buildingcloudapplicationsoftenintroducesnewprogrammingmodels,toolsandruntimesmakingitdifficultforcustomerstotransitionfromtheirexistingserver-basedapplications.Toaddressthesechallenges,MicrosofthasdeliveredWindowsAzureAppFabric.WindowsAzu

5、reAppFabric:ComprehensiveCloudMiddlewareWindowsAzureAppFabricprovidesacomprehensivecloudmiddlewareplatformfordeveloping,deployingandmanagingapplicationsontheWindowsAzurePlatform.Itdeliversadditionaldeveloperproductivity,addinginhigher-levelPlatform-as-a-Service(PaaS)capabilitiesontopofthefamil

6、iarWindowsAzureapplicationmodel.Italsoenablesbridgingyourexistingapplicationstothecloudthroughsecureconnectivityacrossnetworkandgeographicboundaries,andbyprovidingaconsistentdevelopmentmodelforbothWindowsAzureandWindowsServer.Finally,itmakesdevelopmentmoreproductivebyprovidingahigherabstractio

7、nforbuildingend-to-endapplications,andsimplifiesmanagementandmaintenanceoftheapplicationasittakesadvantageofadvancesintheunderlyinghardwareandsoftwareinfrastructure.TherearethreekeycomponentsofWindowsAzureAppFabric:MiddlewareServices:pl