Windows Azure Toolkit for iOS

Simon GuestDirector, Mobility Solutions

Neudesic, LLCsimon.guest@neudesic.com

iPhone and iPad Momentum

26% of the US Smartphone Market95% of the WW Tablet Market

Over 80% of the F500 testing and/or deploying iPad applications in the Enterprise

Over 350,000 iPhone AppsOver 100,000 iPad Apps

Apple will have sold another 54 iPhones and 11 iPads

Opportunity

Many mobile-cloud scenarios

Opportunity

iPhone/iPad device on the front endWindows Azure on the back end

Opportunity

Using Windows Azure services from iOS is complex

Objectives

Mobile Scenarios enabled by Windows Azure

Future Direction and Thoughts

Mobile – Cloud Scenarios

Mobile – Cloud Scenarios1. Storing and Accessing Photos, Videos, Music

Mobile – Cloud Scenarios2. Storing and Accessing Structured Data

Title: Frog on a twigAuthor: Simon GuestDate: 7/26/2011Time: 12.45pmNotes: <…>

Mobile – Cloud Scenarios3. Sharing with Others

Title: Frog on a twigAuthor: Simon GuestDate: 7/26/2011Time: 12.45pmNotes: <…>Message: “Check out my new photo!”

Blob Storage

Table Storage

• Most suitable for binary data (images, video, audio)

• Container-based approach• Streaming and multi-part

• Most suitable for structured data

• Dynamic schema• Partitioning to enable scale

• Most suitable for short messages

• First in, First out mechanism• Limited durability Queue Storage

Blob Storage

Table Storage

Queue Storage

• Most suitable for binary data (images, video, audio)

• Container-based approach• Streaming and multi-part

• Most suitable for structured data

• Dynamic schema• Partitioning to enable scale

• Most suitable for short messages

• First in, First out mechanism• Limited durability

Then, why so complex?

Blob Storage

REST Endpoint:http://[account].blob.core.windows.net

List, Create, and Delete ContainersList, Put, Get, Delete Blobs

Blob Storage

GET http://iostest.blob.core.windows.net/?comp=list&include=metadata

x-ms-date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:30:00 GMTx-ms-version: 2009-09-19x-ms-blob-type: BlockBlobAuthorization: SharedKey iostest:[ComputedHash]

How do I get that computed hash?

Blob Storage

List, Create, and Delete ContainersList, Put, Get, Delete BlobsAccountKey: /9seXadQ9HwOpXUO1jKxFN8q…

Request: GET\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nx-ms-blob-type:BlockBlob\nx-ms-date:Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:30:00 GMT\nx-ms-version:2009-09-19\n/iostest/\ncomp:list\ninclude:metadata

Hash = HMACSHA256(UTF8Encode(Request), Base64Decode(AccountKey))

Account Key: /9seXadQ9HwOpXUO1jKxFN8q…

Blob Storage

GET http://iostest.blob.core.windows.net/?comp=list&include=metadata

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><EnumerationResults AccountName="http://myaccount.blob.core.windows.net/"> <Prefix>c</Prefix> <MaxResults>3</MaxResults> <Containers> <Container> <Name>container1</Name> <Url>http://iostest.blob.core.windows.net/photos</Url> <Properties> <Last-Modified>Sun, 14 Apr 2011 20:09:03 GMT</Last-Modified> </Properties> </Container> </Containers>

Blob Storage

PUT http://iostest.blob.core.windows.net/photos/party.jpg

{...binary representation of photo...}

Repeat process for every service call

Developer Headache

Different authentication signatures between table, blob, and queue storage

Developer Headache

XML Parsing in Objective C hurts

Developer Headache

Memory allocation/disposal of objects

Developer Headache

1. Toolkit should be as simple as possible2. Everything works on the Mac3. Enable others to contribute

Title: Frog on a twigAuthor: Simon GuestDate: 7/26/2011Time: 12.45pmNotes: <…>Message: “Check out my new photo!”

Do I really have to store the Azure account name and key on the device?

Identity Storage

Azure account name and key give access to everything!

Could store in keychain, but also open to compromise

Distributed reset mechanism would be very difficult

Identity Storage

Blob Storage

Table Storage

Queue Storage

Request signed with Account Key

Response

Account Key

Blob Storage

Table Storage

Queue Storage

Authentication using Username/Password

Session token

Web Role

Request with session token

Response

Blob Storage

Table Storage

Queue Storage

Session token

Web Role

Request with Session token

Response

Blob Storage

Table Storage

Queue Storage

Session token

Web Role

Response

Blob Storage

Table Storage

Queue Storage

Session token

Web Role

Response

Blob Storage

Table Storage

Queue Storage

Session token

Web Role

Response

Blob Storage

Table Storage

Queue Storage

Session token

Web Role

Response

Membership works, but still have to maintain usernames and passwords

v1.2 (released yesterday!) supports ACS

Blob Storage

Table Storage

Queue Storage

Authentication against AppFabric

ACS Session

Web Role

Request with OAuth

Response

AppFabric

Google

Yahoo!

Windows Live

WS-Fed MEX

Blob Storage

Table Storage

Queue Storage

Authentication against AppFabric

ACS Session

Web Role

Request with OAuth

Response

AppFabric

Google

Yahoo!

Windows Live

WS-Fed MEX

One more thing…

Windows Azure Queues good for pull, but what about push?

iPad/iPhone OS 4.3.1

Native Application

User Acceptance

Apple Push Notification Servicegateway.sandbox.push.apple.com

App Registration

Native ApplicationApple Push Notification Service

gateway.sandbox.push.apple.com

User Acceptance

App Registration

Worker Role

Send Message Payload

0 0 32 deviceToken 0 34 message

Token Length Payload Length JSON formatted

Native ApplicationApple Push Notification Service

gateway.sandbox.push.apple.com

User Acceptance

App Registration

Worker Role

Send Message Payload

Windows Azure Queue

Web Role

Receive Message, Launch App

Request

Response

Toolkit Release

Many other iOS libraries are available on GitHub

Toolkit Release

GitHub integrated into XCode 4

Toolkit Release

Strong fork/collaboration model

Toolkit Release

Community Reaction

Toolkit Release

#1 on TechMeme8000+ views in 24 hours

40+ placements in online/technical publications

Toolkit Release

@aallan: MS has announced #Azure toolkits for iOS, Android and Windows Phone, bit.ly/jgROPK. The sky might be falling, let me look outside...

@kevatron: Windows azure back end. Android, iOS or Windows Phone front end. Nice work

Microsoft. t.co/k0tpId5@sarangbk: @WadeWegner finally me and my wife could work out some code together :)

she is an iOS Dev. Cc: @kPrajakta #azure #awesomesauce

Conclusion

http://github.com/microsoft-dpe

Conclusion

JulMay Jun

0.1 (R

1 (APN

2 (ACS

Conclusion

Future Directions

Conclusion

Other Windows Azure functionalityServiceBus? Management API? Cache?

Conclusion

Android Version

Conclusion

Case studies and samples

Conclusion

Municipality

Pinpointed photo using Bing Maps

http://www.j-resq.com

SituationalAnalysis

Windows Phone 7 iPhone iPad Android Blackberry

Kelley Blue Book

Realtor.com

Neudesic Pulse

Whole Foods

Symetra Financial

Jeep TripCast

Azure Toolkit for iOS

SimonMed

VHA Inc

Kelley Blue Book

Symetra Financial

Kelley Blue Book

Neudesic Pulse

Azure Toolkit for Android

Neudesic Pulse

Gold Certified Microsoft Partner

Thank You!Simon Guest

Director, Mobility SolutionsNeudesic, LLC

simon.guest@neudesic.com

Windows Azure Toolkit for iOS

Technology

KNOCKOUT.JS, MOBILE with SERVICES€¦ · Windows Azure Mobile Service ASP.NET MVC site App end. WINDOWS AZURE MOBILE SERVICES Windows Phone iOS . Available on the App Store Windows

Learning as a Service 2018 Course Catalog · 84 DEV223x 2018_T2 Getting Started with Azure App Service: Web Apps A+I May-18 85 DEV224x 2018_T2 Building Your Azure Skills Toolkit A+I

Azure Mobile Services for iOS

CloudClustering: Toward a scalable machine learning toolkit for Windows Azure

RELEASE NOTES - elcomsoft.pl › PR › release_notes › release_notes_eift_6_… · Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit Version 6.20 Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit helps forensic experts

Secure DevOps Kit for Azure - SANS Institute · Secure DevOps Kit for Azure (AzSK) A toolkit for accelerating adoption of Azure at the enterprise by automating cloud resource configuration

TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE · Montage Furniture Services provides furniture ... - Xamarin.Forms (iOS, Android, Windows apps) - Azure API Management ... PDR MOBILE SOLUTIONS PDR MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

site.judbrasov.ro · apmsed mppap as soŒ1 ap .10)uaaua a!ios/ios as.ms tup a!ios/ios 00.1011 ap auk) us.uns a!ios/ios • 79 ti!P '9 a!ios/ios a!ios/ios ti!P a!ios/ios .101!.munq

Building Connected iOS Apps With Mobile Services Chris Risner Senior Technical Evangelist @chrisrisner Microsoft Azure

Designing and Implementing an Azure AI Solution · Azure Key Vault: Azure service principals Azure managed identities Azure Security Center Azure Policy Explanation: Explanation:

Push уведомления для Windows 8, iOS, Android, Windows Phone через Windows Azure

Inspections Made Easy – Introducing Inspector, a Mobile App for iOS, Android, and Windows Phones and Tablets, Hosted in Microsoft Azure MICROSOFT AZURE

Beyond the Force.com Toolkit for iOS - Dreamforce 2011

IOS Application Security Part 32 - Automating Tasks With IOS Reverse Engineering Toolkit (IRET)

Cisco IOS XR Perl Scripting Toolkit · 16-149 Cisco IOS XR XML API Guide OL-24657-01 Chapter 16 Cisco IOS XR Perl Scripting Toolkit Installing the Cisco IOS XR Perl Scripting Toolkit

DATA, ANALYTICS & AZURE · 10/1/2015 · Robust apps on Azure Mobile Apps & Xamarin TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE IN Build and test cloud-powered Android, iOS & cross-platform mobile apps

Devices + Cloud: Using Windows Azure with Windows Phone, iOS, Android,

CDW SERVICES · ˝e Microsoft Azure - SQL Migration Workshop will provide: Current SQL environment data collection (MAP Toolkit, Azure Data Migration Assistant) Current SQL environment

New way of work · Terminaux Identité . NOM SESSION #experiences17 Microsoft experiences’17 On-premises applications Microsoft Azure ... iOS & Android Microsoft Cloud App Security

COMMUNICATIONS TOOLKIT: AZURE NORTH · - The Azure Urban Resort Residences has revolutionized resort style living in the entire country by bringing a man-made beach to the urban residential