微软一个为期4天的一个有关于Azure的介绍，主要总结了些Azure现有的技术以及将会推出东西

主题链接

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Microsoft-Azure/Level-Up-Azure-IaaS-for-IT-Pros

每日的节目单，可以下载或者在线观看

• Day 1:  Establish the Foundation: Core IaaS Infrastructure Technical Fundamentals

  • View from the CTO: Mark Russinovich, Chief Technology Officer - Azure
  • Azure IaaS Virtual Machines Inside Out
  • Optimize Your Windows Server Workloads on Azure
  • Inside IaaS Architecture Best Practices and Management

• Day 2:  Dive Deep into Networking, Storage and Disaster Recovery Scenarios

  • Designing Networking and Hybrid Connectivity Infrastructure
  • Deep Dive into Azure Storage Blobs, Disks, Files, Tables and Queues
  • Planning Disaster Recovery, Migration and More
  • Learn the Ins and Outs of Azure Automation, PowerShell and Desired State Configuration

• Day 3:  Embrace Open Source Technologies (Chef and Puppet Configurations, Containerization with Docker, and Linux) to Accelerate and Scale Solutions

  • How to Deploy Linux and OSS on Azure
  • Leverage Existing Chef / Puppet toolsets for management
  • How to Implement Containerization with Docker to Increase Density and Performance of Virtual Machines
  • Creating Large Scale Linux Deployments on Azure

• Day 4:  Optimize Windows Workload Architecture and Administration Capabilities Within Azure

  • Identity Solutions: Leveraging Azure Active Directory / Active Directory Premium
  • Azure Websites: Manage Your Websites not Your VMs
  • Leveraging SQL Azure for Your Solutions
  • Architecting SharePoint for the Cloud

将会推出的几个功能

更大纵向扩展

http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/10/20/azures-getting-bigger-faster-and-more-open/

更大的存储的以及的更高的IOPS，现在是一个VM可以挂在16T的存储（1T*16）。

第一天，大致是说现在提供先IaaS的东西，再次申明D盘为临时空间不要存储用户数据。

第二天，网络的设置变化比较大，包括地缘组方面，微软也在不断完善这方面。

第三天，Microsoft Love Liunx ，Azure Love Liunx。对于开源社区不断地支持。当然Chef / Puppet也可以用来管理大规模Windows主机（个人认为Azure New portal以资源的管理方式会降低很多的第三方插件的可能性http://www.cnblogs.com/SignalTips/p/4112379.html）

第四天，AD不是很熟悉，AAD所以只有一个概念。SharePoint不了解，SQL Server（就是以前叫做SQL Azure的那个）以及和SQL Server Database for Windows（IaaS）的对比和差异性比较（显然前面更强悍的主机就是奔着IaaS层去的）。WebSite的管理部分还是一如既往地通俗易懂。

Azure IaaS for IT Pros Online Event 总结