This document discusses creating an MVC web application that consumes data from an Entity Framework Code First model exposed via an Azure data service and SQL Azure database. It recommends designing and testing locally first before publishing components individually to Windows Azure, and provides resources for learning Entity Framework, WCF Data Services, OData, Windows Azure, and SQL Azure.

1. Concocting an MVC,
Data Services and
Entity Framework
Solution for Azure
Your Julie Lerman
logo 4/19/2011

2. Julie Lerman
consultant/mentor
Microsoft MVP, INETA Speaker,
ASPInsider, MCP, VTdotNET Leader
contact
jlerman@theDataFarm.com
www.thedatafarm.com
blog
theDataFarm.com/blog
twitter
@julielerman
book web site
LearnEntityFramework.com

3. Techs Don’t Live in a Vacuum
Open Data Protocol

4. Application Building Blocks

5. Demo Plan
• Create EF 4.1 Code First Model & DbContext
– Local Database for Development & Testing
• Wrap in Azure Data Service to expose OData
• Consume OData with Azure MVC 3 Web Role
• Switch local database to SQL Azure
• Publish Service & Web Role to Windows Azure

6. Considerations
• On-site cloud latency
– Design and test everything locally
• Publish & test one piece at a time to cloud
– Database
– Service
– Web Role

7. Resources
• LearnEntityFramework.com
• Entity Framework: msdn.com/data/ef
• WCF Data Services: msdn.com/data/bb931106
• OData: OData.org
• Windows Azure: msdn.com/azure
• SQL Azure: msdn.com/windowsazure/sqlazure
• Jason Haley: How to Add MVC 3 Project Types to the Azure
Cloud Service Wizard: jasonhaley.com/blog, Mar 22, 2011