Attie Naude14 May 2013

Windows Azure Mobile Services

Azure Mobile Services Overview

1. Authentication• OAuth integration to well-known identity providers

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2. Data Services• Easily provision tables and expose data

3. Push Notifications• Send notifications to mobile apps without polling

Capabilities

• Simple provisioning and management of tables for storing app data.

• Integration with notification services to deliver push notifications to your app.

• Integration with well-known identity providers for authentication.

• Granular control for authorizing access to tables.

• Supports scripts to inject business logic into data access operations.

• Integration with other cloud services.

• Supports the ability to scale a mobile service instance.

• Service monitoring and logging.

AZURE MOBILE DATA SERVICES

Azure Mobile Data Services

• Dynamic data schema• Allows rapid application development• Exposes RESTful API• Completely Cross-platform

• APIs for Win RT, Windows Phone, Android, iOS, Web• All other platforms can use simple HTTP requests to manipulate

data

• Allows for extension and customization via server-side JavaScript

Table Scripts• JavaScript code executed on Insert, Update, Delete or Read• Allows custom business logic to be added server-side

• Validation• Data enrichment• Authorization• Auditing• Push Notifications• Email notifications via SendGrid

• Used in TechEd apps for• Immediate Notifications

Validation

Authorization

Auditing

Data Enrichment

Scheduled Jobs

• Identical to table scripts, but runs periodically• Used in TechEd apps for

• Future-dated announcements• Upcoming session notifications (per user)• Live tile updates (per user)

PUSH NOTIFICATIONS

Push Notifications Overview

Push Notification Libraries

• push.wns• Windows Store Apps

• push.mpns• Windows Phone Apps

• push.gcm• Android Apps

• push.apns• iOS Apps

Demo

• Creation of Mobile Service• Creation of Tables• Using Data API via Windows Store app• Sending Push Notifications via Table Scripts• Adding support for Push Notifications to Windows Phone

app• Sending Push Notifications via Scheduled Jobs