Microsoft's Windows Azure platform is a virtualized and abstracted application platform that can be used to build highly scalable and reliable applications, with Java. The environment consists of a set of services such as NoSQL table storage, blob storage, queues, relational database service, internet service bus, access control, and more. Java applications can be built using these services via Web services APIs, and your own Java Virtual Machine, without worrying about the underlying server OS and infrastructure. Highlights of this session will include: • An overview of the Windows Azure environment • How to develop and deploy Java applications in Windows Azure • How to architect horizontally scalable applications in Windows Azure
To build for big scale – use more of the same pieces, not bigger pieces; though a different approach may be needed