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Content Owner: Roman Macek | ||||
Summary
Service Provider Foundation API, Azure Service Management API
Details
(no major updates with WS 2019)In addition to PowerShell / WMI based automation and scripting capabilities MS introduced specific cloud APIs for Service Providers with the Service Provider Foundation and an extended Service Management API with the Windows Azure Pack. The Virtual Machines service of the Windows Azure Pack builds on the Service Provider Foundation (SPF) API provided with System Center 2012 to enable self-service IaaS.
The Service Provider Foundation (SPF) API is an extensible OData REST API in System Center 2012 that enables hosters to integrate their System Center installation into their customer portal and is automatically integrated with customers on-premises installation of AppController. A simple exchange of credentials enables enterprises to add the Service Provider cloud to App Controller for consumption alongside private and public cloud resources. SPF also has multi-tenancy built-in enabling operation at massive scale, controlling multiple scale-units built around Virtual Machine Manager.
The Windows Azure Pack provides a solution for enterprises looking to act as service providers and service providers that want to attract enterprise workloads.
It runs on top of Windows Server and System Center and aims to provide the capabilities of Windows Azure in your datacenter, enabling you to offer a self-service, multi-tenant cloud with Windows Azure-consistent experiences and services.
The Windows Azure Pack is essentially a collection of Windows Azure technologies that install in enterprise and service provider datacenters, integrating with their existing System Center and Windows Server environments.
The Management Portal of the Azure Pack replicates the Windows Azure Developer portal experience found in Windows Azure, along with a subset of the services available in Windows Azure. The capabilities available in the Management Portal can be accessed programmatically through the Service Management API, an OData/REST API. This accessibility enables you to completely replace the portal, for example, if a service provider has their own portal, which they want to integrate with Azure services.
Details here: http://bit.ly/YuRVQl
The Service Provider Foundation (SPF) API is an extensible OData REST API in System Center 2012 that enables hosters to integrate their System Center installation into their customer portal and is automatically integrated with customers on-premises installation of AppController. A simple exchange of credentials enables enterprises to add the Service Provider cloud to App Controller for consumption alongside private and public cloud resources. SPF also has multi-tenancy built-in enabling operation at massive scale, controlling multiple scale-units built around Virtual Machine Manager.
The Windows Azure Pack provides a solution for enterprises looking to act as service providers and service providers that want to attract enterprise workloads.
It runs on top of Windows Server and System Center and aims to provide the capabilities of Windows Azure in your datacenter, enabling you to offer a self-service, multi-tenant cloud with Windows Azure-consistent experiences and services.
The Windows Azure Pack is essentially a collection of Windows Azure technologies that install in enterprise and service provider datacenters, integrating with their existing System Center and Windows Server environments.
The Management Portal of the Azure Pack replicates the Windows Azure Developer portal experience found in Windows Azure, along with a subset of the services available in Windows Azure. The capabilities available in the Management Portal can be accessed programmatically through the Service Management API, an OData/REST API. This accessibility enables you to completely replace the portal, for example, if a service provider has their own portal, which they want to integrate with Azure services.
Details here: http://bit.ly/YuRVQl
