This document summarizes an agenda for a virtual conference on deploying Kentico CMS in Windows Azure. It outlines the sessions which will cover introductions to cloud computing and Windows Azure, running and deploying Kentico on Azure using PaaS cloud services or IaaS virtual machines, best practices, advanced development, and answering common questions.

1. Deployment Options for Kentico CMS in Windows Azure

2. Azure Kentico Virtual Conference Agenda
Time Session Information Register
7:00 –8:00 AM PST
10:00-11:00 AM EST
3:00-4:00 PM BST
Are you ready? Introduction to Cloud Computing and Windows Azure
Speaker: Vince Mayfield, CEO Bit-Wizards
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Break
8:30-9:30 AM PST
11:30–12:30 PM EST
4:30-5:30 PM BST
Get set.. Introduction to Windows Azure Development
Speaker: Brian McKeiver, Kentico MVP and Partner/Senior Developer at BizStream
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Break
10:00–11:00 AM PST
1:00 –2:00 PM EST
6:00–7:00 PM BST
Go…Running Kentico CMS on Windows Azure
Speaker: Thom Robbins, Chief Evangelist Kentico CMS
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Break
11:30–12:30 PM PST
2:30–3:30 PM EST
7:30 –8:30 PM BST
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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Break
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
Speaker: Dominik Pinter, Group Product Manager/SaaS and Cloud
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Break
2:30–3:30 PM PST
5:30–6:30 PM EST
10:30–11:30 PM BST
Advanced development with Windows Azure
Speaker: Bryan Soltis, Kentico MVP and Director of Technology and Research at Bit-Wizards
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Break
4:00–5:00 PM PST
7:00–8:00 PM EST
12:00–1:00 AM BST
Common questions for Windows Azure and Kentico CMS
Speaker: Kentico Cloud and SaaS Development Group
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3. Agenda
 Windows Azure Overview
 PaaS – Cloud Services
 IaaS – Virtual Machines
 Windows Azure WebSites
 SQL Database
 SaaS – Kentico EMS+
 Hybrid Solutions
 Windows Azure Mobile Services

4. Windows Azure Overview
 PaaS (Cloud Services)
 IaaS (Virtual Machines)
 Windows Azure Web Sites
 SQL Database
 Kentico EMS+
 Unique URLs for everything

5. PaaS – Cloud Services
 Traditional model
 Windows Azure Project
 Web Role
 SmartSearch Worker Role
 Cloud Service
 Allows for ease of maintenance /
deployment
 Azure storage based for persistent
storage
 Leverages all aspects of Azure currently
supported out-of-the-box
 Scriptable IIS configurations
 Startup Tasks
 Architecture
Web Role Web Role
Worker Role
Windows
Azure
Storage
SQL
Database

6. IaaS – Virtual Machines
 VM model
 More maintenance
 More control
 File system access
 Custom IIS configuration
 VPN Connectivity to internal systems
 Leverage any Azure component
 Built-in and custom functionality
 Traditional deployments (Website /
application)
 Can deploy own SQL Server
 Use own license
 Can pay higher monthly cost and include
licensing
 Architecture
VM VM
Windows
Azure
Storage
SQL
Database

7. Windows Azure Web Sites
 Emerging Azure platform
 More geared for "low-cost" options
 Can deploy directly from Gallery
 Site hosted in Microsoft pool of
servers (Free / Shared)
 Does not leverage all of Azure
components
 Currently only the Azure project
leverages storage account / CDN
functionality
 Architecture
SQL
Database
VM VM VM
VM VM VM

8. 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
 SQL Server 2012 / 2008 R2
Connectivity
 Security
 Deployment
 SQL Azure Migration
Wizard
 SQL Server 2012
 Red Gate Azure BackUp

9. SaaS – Kentico EMS+
 Completely Kentico managed
solution
 No setup / deployment
 Upgrades / hotfixes applied
automatically
 Can still develop custom code
 License included in hosting fees
 http://www.kentico.com/plus
 Architecture
Kentico
EMS+
SQL Database
Windows Azure
Storage

10. Hybrid Solutions
 Local web server / SQL Azure
 Open SQL Azure to IP (firewall rule)
 Azure web server / Local SQL Server
 Not typical due to security of opening
SQL Server up
 Can secure via VPN to local SQL
server
 Local web/SQL, CDN
 All resources local except large files
stored in Windows Azure
 CDN paths leverage throughout
application to load resources from
storage
 Minimize DB size
 Architecture
Local Server
SQL
Database
Windows
Azure
Storage

11. Windows Azure Mobile Services
 Fast, REST-based backend
for applications
 Mobile-focused
 Support for multiple
systems
 Windows 8
 Windows Phone 8
 iOS
 Android
 Scheduler
 Identity / Authentication
 Scalability
 Push Notifications
 Logging

12. Questions
 bryan@bit-wizards.com
 @bryan_soltis
 www.bitwizards.com/blogs/bryan-
soltis
 www.linkedin.com/pub/bryan-
soltis/2/943/b3a/