Integration of Windows Azure data into

SharePoint Server 2010

Adis Jugo managing consultant

Agenda

• Why SharePoint-Azure integration (use cases)?

• The concept of hybrid solutions

• Means of integration

Prerequisites

• SharePoint• C#• SOM, COM, BCS basics• Azure basics

Why

• Your data are stored in SharePoint portal– And they are there since quite a time

• Your data is now in Azure as well (think hybrid)• Your partner’s data is in Azure• Windows Azure Marketplace

Azure Transport SharePoint

Means of integration

• Transport Azure Data to SharePoint using BCS

• Direct access to the Azure data from the SharePoint

UseCase

• Organizing a SharePoint conference• Data in Windows Azure SQL database• Managing data in SharePoint• Analyzing data in SharePoint

DataStructure - Azure

Case 1

• Using BCS to transport the data to SharePoint• Using the data in SharePoint

SharePoint External lists

BCS

Case 1 – Demo (BCS)

Case 2

• Exposing Azure data through WCF services• Consuming the data from SharePoint webparts• Consuming the data from Silverlight and jQuery (sandbox, Office 365)

SharePointweb parts

WCF

Case 2 - Demo (WCF)

Recapitulation

• Using in the hybrid environments or for cooperation with partners

• Using BCS for integration with external lists

• Using WCF for directly accessing the data

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