This document discusses deploying and configuring SharePoint farms in Microsoft Azure. It provides an overview of the benefits of cloud adoption like agility and cost savings. It then describes options for implementing SharePoint in Azure from single virtual machines to highly available multi-server farms. Specific configurations for web, app and database tiers are outlined along with SQL AlwaysOn and automation script resources. Tips for optimizing SQL performance in Azure are also provided.

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SharePoint and Azure:
The Best of Friends
Naomi Moneypenny
CT0, ManyWorlds
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Chief Technology Officer
at ManyWorlds, Inc.
Run the research &
engineering team for Synxi
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for personalized knowledge
and expertise discovery in
SharePoint and other
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Passionate about deriving value
from information; enterprise
collaboration & innovation
geek
Technology forecasting and
strategy manager at Shell,
consulted at many Fortune 100
companies since
Astrophysicist
(yes, rocket scientist)
Over 30 patents in
machine learning &
adaptive systems
Advises on business value
of Enterprise Social and
how to derive top line
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Overview
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5. Drivers for Cloud Adoption
IT Agility
The ability to instantly provision new hardware for new opportunities or
respond quickly to business demand can be a competitive advantage.
New role of IT
Focusing less on infrastructure leaves more time for improving the
success of the business through better IT.
More on Innovation and less on Infrastructure.
Economic Benefit
Cloud Computing lowers the cost of delivering IT and increases the
utilization and efficiency of your data center.
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Azure Principles
Managed
economics usage based automated elastic Hybrid
always up.
always on.

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The Continuum of Options
Control

8. How can I use Azure & SharePoint?
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Three-Tier SharePoint Farm
Web Tier
Application Tier
Database Tier
Load Balancer
Web Front End
Application Server
Central Admin
Database Server
Config and Content DB

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SharePoint Farm Configuration
AD/DC/DNS
On Prem
LB WFE AppSvr SQL
80/443
2012
VPN Tunnel
Cloud Svc
Cloud Svc
Virtual Network
Azure
AD/DC/DNS

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Hybrid Solutions
IaaS
PaaS
SaaS

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13. SharePoint 2013 Automation Scripts
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 https://github.com/windowsazure/azure-sdk-tools-samples

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Single Virtual Machine Template
LB WEB/APP SQL AD/DC/DNS
80
20000
Cloud Service
Virtual Network
Windows Azure
Web/App Tier
1 x Large
(4 Cores & 7 GB)
Data Tier
1 x A6
(4 Cores & 28 GB)
Identity Tier
1 Small
(1 Core & 1.75 GB)

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Highly Available Template
LB WEB APP SQL AD/DC/DNS
80
20000
Cloud Service
Virtual Network
Windows Azure
AVSET
SPWEB
AVSET
SPAPP
AVSET
SQLHA
AVSET
DCSET
Web Tier
2 x Large
(4 Cores & 7 GB)
App Tier
2 x Large
(4 Cores & 7 GB)
Data Tier
2 x A6
(4 Cores & 28 GB)
1 x Small (Quorum)
(1 Core & 1.75 GB)
Identity Tier
2 Small
(1 Core & 1.75 GB)

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SQL AlwaysOn Configuration

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AlwaysOn Configuration
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AlwaysOn Configuration II
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Running Your Farm
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 Similar challenge as running an on prem farm. You still need to manage all the dependencies. Use System
Center for cross premises virtual network.
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 Must do OS patching and great way to test new updates.
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 Similar to traditional on-prem farm but little risk from hardware failure. Azure will automatically repair and
redeploy your VMs. Make sure any customizations can handle this scenario
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 Don’t have to use the Azure SharePoint template – can create your own for labs or mirror your production
environments
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 99.95% for VMs in Availability Set

21. SQL Tips (but there’s a lot more)
 With A type servers, it’s all about IOPS
 Move blobs to separate disks
 Spread the load out
 Use Storage Spaces in HA scenarios & blobs create better
performing local storage on cluster nodes by managing storage
pools and virtual disks manually instead of letting the cluster do
that
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dfurman/archive/2014/04/27/using-storage-spaces-on-
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Resources
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/dn275959.aspx
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 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/jj870962.aspx
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 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/dn275958.aspx

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