Microsoft Azure

The cloud platform

for Research
Institutions
Speaker Name
Title
Microsoft
Outline
1 Why Cloud Computing for Academia
2 Connecting Computing Resources
3 Partner Opportunity
4 Azure Overview
5 Importance of Research
6 Azure Services for IT and Researchers
7 Suggested Approach to Selling
8 Partner Resources
Why Cloud Computing for Academia

Enable Power and

Distributed Connect
Multidisciplinar Devices and IoT
y Collaboration

Faculty | Researchers | Graduate Students

Collect and Store Share Information

Massive Amount of on Websites and
Data Portals

Set Up and Optimize

Perform Security,
Computations Resources and
Support and Time
Leverage
Multiple Data Conduct
Services Research
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GANT IAAS Framework delivers data connections to
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Member Institutions:
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Beyond standard VPN connection limit of 256mb/s
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With unlimited circuits
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Without egress fees
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Enabling Researchers to focus on Research
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predicting
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decoding
genetic energy
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demands
information
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simulating
managing the
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spread of
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epidemics
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Azure Reseller Opportunity with
GANT
Special pricing is available through the GEANT
framework including:
Azure monetary commitment credit
Discounts for data flowing out of Azure (egress)
Discounts on a dedicated data pipe

GANT Framework transacted only through 11 Resellers in

Europe

Open to QEU and non-QEU customers:

Eligible Qualified Educational Users sign EES agreement
1-year and 3-year terms
Non-Eligible sign SCE agreement
3-year term

Simplified process initiated and managed through Azure

Enterprise Portal
GANT IaaS Framework
Concessions
15% Discount on all Metered SKUs
Data Egress Waiver = 15% of Monthly Consumption
69.2% Discount on ExpressRoute Unlimited SKUs

Access to Azure Compute Pre Purchase

Annual Consumption Credit Reward

Annual Consumption Azure Anniversary Credit

$60,000 5%
$150,000 7%
$500,000 10%

The combined consumption of Azure Monetary

Commitment, Azure StorSimple Monetary
Commitment, and Overage within a given year
(initial order to first anniversary order; anniversary
order to consecutive anniversary)
What is Azure?
Azure Global

Infrastructure-as-a-
Service (IaaS) Trusted Hybrid

Performance Security Cost

& Scale & Compliance Resiliency Flexibility Optimization
 Platform Services Hybrid
Security &
Manageme Cloud
nt Media & CDN Application Platform Data Azure AD
Security Center Media Content SQL Health Monitoring
Media SQL Data DocumentDB
Services Analytics Delivery Web Mobile Database Warehouse
Network Apps Apps
Portal AD Privileged
Identity
SQL Server Redis Storage Azure Management
Azure Active API Cloud Stretch Database Cache Tables Search
Directory Integration Apps Services
Domain Services
Azure AD API BizTalk
B2C Management Services Service Notification
Fabric Hubs Intelligence
Logic Backup
Multi-Factor Cognitive Services Bot Framework Cortana
Apps Service Bus Functions
Authentication

Automation Operational
Analytics & IoT Analytics
Developer Services
Scheduler Compute Services Machine
HDInsight Stream Analytics
Mobile Learning
Visual Studio Import/Export
Container VM Engagement
Service Scale Sets
Key Vault Data Data Lake
Analytics Service Data Lake Store
Catalog
VS Team Services Xamarin
Batch Azure Site
Store/ RemoteApp
Recovery
Marketplace
IoT Hub Event Data Power BI
Application HockeyApp Factory Embedded
Hubs
Dev/Test Lab Insights StorSimple
VM Image Gallery
& VM Depot

Infrastructure Services
Compute Storage Networking
Virtual Load Express Traffic VPN App
Virtual Machines Containers Blob Queues Files Disks DNS Gateway
Network Balancer Route Manager Gateway

Datacenter Infrastructure (32 Regions, 24 Online)

Azure
Services for
Researchers
Academic research is among one of the most
important endeavors in todays changing
world. Its at the core of every leading
learning institution.

Research today is advancing at a tremendous

rate in all disciplines, including computer
science, engineering, life sciences,
environment science, social sciences, and
more.
Applicability of Azure Services in
Research

Lets Researchers be Researchers (not IT

1
professionals) by enabling and maintaining
computing infrastructure

2
Provides computing services and tools that help
Researchers get more out of their research

Includes code to customize, combine and pre-configure

3
multiple Azure services to get the multiplier affect from
their tools
Azure Services for Education
Highlights

Identity and Website and WebApp

Access Management Virtual Machines Hosting Storage Data Sharing

Backup and Cortana

Disaster Recovery Intelligence Suite IoT Suite Security Privacy and Compliance
Identity &
Access
Management
Control access to
thousands of Microsoft and
non-Microsoft applications

Azure AD provides a comprehensive

identity and access management
cloud solution in the public cloud
Single Sign-on: enables streamlined
sign-in capabilities to all of
institutions domains and thousands
of partner applications with a single
ID and password
Self-service Password Reset saves a
LOT of time and costs
Multi-Factor Authentication increases
security for critical workloads
 Virtual
Machines
Access to powerful
computing environments,
fast

We make it easy to swap workloads

from on premise to the cloud
Avoid limitations or failure of older
hardware and connectivity
Dont worry about storage and
backup
Multiple varieties of Linux supported
Pay only for what you use
 Website and
WebApp
Hosting
Build, deploy and maintain
Websites and Apps

Webpages for
testing,
collaboration
and reporting
University websites
Web Apps Service

Save Money by Auto-Scaling up and

down
Ensure Website Availability and
maintain performance
Cross-Platform capabilities - support
favorite publishing tools and
 Storage
Durable, highly available and
Blob
massively scalable cloud
storage for your research data Disk
Table

Queue
File

Optimize storage for different data

types
Hyperscale repository for big data
analytics workloads
Premium Storage Disks option: SSD-
based, high IOPs, low latency
StorSimple hybrid cloud storage
reduces costs, optimizes access times
and improves data security
 Data Sharing
Across
Institutions
Collaborate, build
communities around
research results and
accelerate the speed of
discovery

Easy to set up
Post data publicly for external
consumption
Federated authorization
Massive amounts of data can be
processed
Comply with publicly posted data
requirements
 Backup and
Disaster
Recovery
Ensure work continuity
without the expense of Azure Backup Azure Disaster
secondary infrastructure
Recovery

Compressed to minimize impact on

bandwidth
Backed up in off-peak hours not to
take up bandwidth
No backup hardware or compute costs
Only backs up the difference for
 Cortana
Intelligence
Suite
Turn Research data
into Insights

Data Predictive Data Interactive Recommendation

Data Gathering Reports
Analysis Models Visualization Dashboards s & Automation

Utilize the latest in Machine

Learning platform
Leverage and Analyze Data with
SQL, HDInsight (Hadoop) and
Power BI
Leverage Cognitive Services
(Computer vision, speech
 IoT Suite
Fully realize benefits of a
connected world

Build on the infrastructure you

already have
Collect data from widely
separated devices and sensors
Get more from your data
with analysis, modeling and
sharing
Secure your devices and data
 Security
20 years of experience and
expertise
Azure Backup Azure Disaster Recovery
The confidentiality, integrity, and More certification than any other
availability of your data is secured cloud provider, backed by third-party
audits

Data in Data in transit

transit between data
between a centers
user and
the service
Azure Trust Center
(azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/trust-center)
End-to-end encryption of Data at rest
A lot of data centers, in particular in communications between
sensitive locations - largest global users
footprint in the industry
Security the server farms have 3
layers of physical security
Institutions get their encryption key
so Microsoft does not keep it
Privacy and
Compliance
The largest compliance portfolio
in the industry

Security goals set in context of

business and industry requirements
Security analytics & best practices
deployed to detect and respond to
threats
Benchmarked to a high bar of
certifications and accreditations to
ensure compliance
Continual monitoring, test and audit
Ongoing update of certifications for
new services
24 regions available and 8 announced
Opportunity for Reselling Partners to Add Value

Sell the Deal

+
Traditional
IT / Reseller Services
+
Advanced Workloads
such as Machine
Sell the Deal + Traditional IT
Learning and
Sell the Deal / Reseller Services
Cybersecurity
Suggested Approach to Selling
Set up a training session:
1 Arrange for an Azure trainer to make a presentation
Invite a researcher who used it successfully onto the expert panel

Emphasize that researchers get a discount when going through the GEANT
2 deal framework instead of paying full price if they buy direct from Azure
website thus saving money and getting more compute power

Avoid competitive focus on existing workloads with current providers, cloud

3
computing is growing exponentially and allows us to focus on white space

4 Utilize the research-specific materials from GitHub

Understanding Cloud Forests Thr
ough the Power of Cloud Computi
ng
Cloud computing changes the
way we practice public spe
aking
Major Jordanian University Uses
Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure for
Flexible IT
Academic partnership for research on
weather forecast in Azure
All that RaaS: saving lives and tr
ansforming healthcare economics
Azure in Research
Predicting ocean chemistry u
sing Microsoft Azure (and Education)
Case References
University Transforms Life Sciences Re
search with Big Data Solution in the C
loud
South African university transforms ed
ucation through move to cloud and tabl
et
Microsoft Azure helps researchers predict
traffic jams
Resources for Research

Public website www.azure4research.com

Azure for Research blog http://aka.ms/a4rblog

Cloud computing guide for https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/azure_4_research/tag/guide

researchers /

Azure for Research training http://aka.ms/a4rgithub

content
Azure for Research videos - http://aka.ms/a4ryoutube
YouTube playlist

Linked in group Microsoft Azure for Research

Twitter @azure4research

Data Science VM forum https://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=dsv

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