Windows Azure Hybrid Cloud

This book is an essential resource for those responsible for strategizing, architecting, implementing or managing a cloud infrastructure. It helps readers understand what is hybrid IT and how it's applicable (and inevitable) in today's world of emerging cloud. The book will focus on the Microsoft concept of a private/public cloud, deploying a private cloud fabric, deploying services, and building a private cloud, as well as integrating it with Microsoft's public cloud to create a cross-premises or public cloud.

About the Authors

DANNY GARBER is a Latin America and Canada regional lead in the Worldwide Windows Azure Modern Apps Center of Excellence (Azure Modern Apps CoE) of Microsoft Worldwide Services. The Azure Modern Apps CoE's main objective is to drive Windows Azure adoption, knowledge, skills and implementation in the enterprise customers market space.

Danny is responsible for planning and execution of the services' sales and technical pre-sales Windows Azure platform adoption strategy for customers worldwide. He leads the Windows Azure discovery and Bring-Your-Own-PoC (BYOP) workshops, application assessments, architecture design sessions and oversees the implementation and quality of customer Proof-of-Concepts.

Danny often speaks at the external and internal customers' conferences, such as TechEd, DevConnections, TechReady, and Cloud Summits.

JAMAL MALIK is a Business Solution Architect with Microsoft's Modern Datacenter of Excellence based out of Microsoft Headquarters in Redmond, WA. As a board certified Architect (CITA-p - IASA Global) Mr. Malik envisions, designs, and oversees the deployment of cloud solutions, which help organizations execute against their strategic business goals and initiatives.

He has developed and published several thought leadership papers around migrating to Cloud Solutions and also delivers training of Cloud Solutions and Capabilities to both internal and external resources to Microsoft. He has a passion for public speaking and regularly presents at internal and external Microsoft events.

Mr. Malik is also very comfortable and experienced with analyzing an Organization's Business Drivers and Investment Objectives and translating them into solutions that help businesses realize benefits, such as Increased Revenue, Improving Efficiency and Productivity, Reducing OpEx\Capex, Winning Market Share, and Improved Decision Making.

ADAM FAZIO, Microsoft Corporation, is a Solution Architect in the Worldwide Modern Datacenter Center of Excellence organization with a passion for evolving customers' IT infrastructure from a cost-center to a key strategic asset. With focus on the broad Core Infrastructure Optimization model, his specialties include: Private & Hybrid Cloud, Datacenter, Virtualization, Management & Operations, Storage, Networking, Security, Directory Services, People & Process.

In his 14 years in IT, Adam has successfully led strategic projects for Government, Education Sector, and Fortune 100 organizations. Adam is a lead architect for the Microsoft's Private Cloud Fast Track and Datacenter Services programs. Adam is a course instructor, published writer, and regular conference speaker on Microsoft Cloud, Datacenter, and Infrastructure solutions. He can be reached at aka.ms/BuildingClouds and twitter.com/adamfazio.