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Microsoft Cloud Services Windows Azure for G Cloud G-Cloud Service Definition Document in response to G-Cloud ITT tender – RM1557iii G-Cloud RFx The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. The information contained in this document represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation on the issues discussed as of the date of publication and is subject to change at any time without notice to you. This document is provided “as-is.” Information and views expressed in this document, including URL and other Internet Web site references, may change without notice. You bear the risk of using it. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN THIS DOCUMENT. This document does not provide you with any legal rights to any intellectual property in any Microsoft product. You may copy and use this document for your internal, reference purposes. This document is confidential and proprietary to Microsoft. 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G-Cloud Service Definition for Microsoft Azure ................................................................. 5 1.1 Pricing and Ordering .................................................................................................................. 6 Key Benefits ............................................................................................................................................. 6 Who’s Eligible to Purchase in EA? .......................................................................................................... 7 Usage Reporting ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Free Trials ................................................................................................................................................ 8 Windows Azure Pricing ........................................................................................................................... 8 1.2 An overview of the Windows Azure Service .......................................................................... 12 1.3 Windows Azure - Virtual Machines ........................................................................................ 14 1.4 Windows Azure - Virtual Network .......................................................................................... 17 Pricing and Metering for Virtual Network ......................................................................................... 17 1.5 Windows Azure - Cloud Services ............................................................................................ 18 Benefits of Windows Azure Cloud Services ....................................................................................... 18 Pricing and Metering for Azure Cloud Service ................................................................................... 19 Local Development Environment ...................................................................................................... 20 1.6 Windows Azure - Storage ........................................................................................................ 21 Blobs ................................................................................................................................................... 21 Queues ................................................................................................................................................ 22 Tables .................................................................................................................................................. 22 Pricing and Metering for Windows Azure Storage ............................................................................ 23 1.7 Windows Azure - Traffic Manager and Connect .................................................................. 24 Windows Azure Traffic Manager ....................................................................................................... 24 Windows Azure Connect .................................................................................................................... 24 1.8 Windows Azure – Active Directory ......................................................................................... 26 1.9 Additional Windows Azure Features ...................................................................................... 28 1.10 Windows Azure Resource Model ........................................................................................ 29 1.11 Guaranteed Resources ......................................................................................................... 29 1.12 Managed Application Platform ........................................................................................... 29 Windows Azure API ............................................................................................................................ 29 1.13 Windows Azure Platform: An Open and Interoperable Approach ................................. 30 Commercial in Confidence Page 2 Microsoft Cloud Services Standards and Developer Choice ....................................................................................................... 30 REST-Based APIs ................................................................................................................................. 31 Open Data Protocol OData ................................................................................................................ 31 Execute Native Code .......................................................................................................................... 31 FastCGI ................................................................................................................................................ 32 VHD Image Format Specification ....................................................................................................... 32 1.14 Windows Azure Platform: Open Source Usage ............................................................... 32 1.15 Information Assurance ......................................................................................................... 34 ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Audit and Certification ........................................................................................ 34 SSAE 16/ISAE 3402 Attestation ............................................................................................................. 34 Safe Harbour Framework ...................................................................................................................... 35 1.16 Data Centre Locations .......................................................................................................... 36 1.17 Windows Azure Trust Centre............................................................................................... 36 1.18 Environmental Focus ............................................................................................................ 36 1.19 Disaster Recovery ................................................................................................................. 37 1.20 On-boarding and Off-boarding Processes ........................................................................ 39 Microsoft Online Subscription Program (MOSP) ................................................................................. 39 Enterprise Enrolment On-boarding ...................................................................................................... 39 1.21 Deploying Virtual Machines ................................................................................................ 41 1.22 Deploying Cloud Services (Applications) ........................................................................... 42 1.23 Off Boarding Applications ................................................................................................... 43 Data extraction/removal .....................................................................................................................