Intro to Windows Azure in one slide
NOTE: Microsoft just changed the branding a bit so this slide needs to be updated - basically, the Azure Service Platform becomes the Windows Azure Platform, SQL Data Services becomes SQL Azure. Live Services leaves the platform (does not go away, but will emphasize affinity with Windows). -JCM July 14, 2009
Here’s an intro to Windows Azure and the Azure Services Platform in one slide that I put together for use at Cloud Camps or other forums where you need to get the basics across quickly. Depending on the speaker and time available, this slide could go from 5 minutes up to an hour or more. Feedback welcome and appreciated. Enjoy! :)
Note: I left the SharePoint Services and Dynamics CRM Services boxes off this slide as they are not available in the Community Technology Preview at this time. The “finished” software-as-a-service solutions SharePoint Online and Dynamics CRM Online continue to be available as supported production offerings, of course. :)
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About john.mullinax
John Mullinax is a Platform Strategy Advisor with Microsoft's DPE Team. Before joining Microsoft in 2006, John held a vartiety of positions at Ford Motor Company, most recently leading IT services strategy to support explosive business growth in China. Other positions included: Enterprise Architect, Application Portfolio Management, Technology Governance, and Product Manager. Prior to joining Ford, John earned his MBA at the University of Washington. Before that, he was Director of Elections for Douglas County, Washington, where he conducted the first Federal mail-ballot election in the USA. Subsequently, he joined the Secretary of State's office as a consultant working with county election officials in Washington state to improve operational effectiveness, integrity, and security (aka, to prevent the kind of debacle we saw in Florida in 2000).
