A few years ago, David Pullman posted a blog entitled “Windows Azure Design Patterns, Part 1: Architectural Symbols“, within which he released a large number of very useful symbols to represent all of the artifacts, resources, etc. that can be found in Azure. He was kind enough to release the icons in EMF and PNG format but not as Visio shapes. Thankfully a generous software architect by the name of Ricardo later released the same symbols for Visio. In addition, Simon Hart has also made available a number of additional Azure Visio shapes more aligned with the Microsoft Patterns & Practice’s look and feel.
These Visio shapes are an incredibly useful resource for those architects wishing to construct Azure diagrams for a variety of different scenarios. Unfortunately Microsoft hasn’t released any shapes or stencils for the Azure space, even in the latest release of Visio 2013. Shape samples and links to the aforementioned resources are provided below.
Ricardo – Technophobie
Ricardo’s shapes can be download from his post: “Windows Azure Architecture symbols/Visio Template Azure“.
Simon Hart
Simon Hart’s shapes can be found on his post “How to Create Architecture Diagrams Like the Microsoft P&P Team Using Visio 2010“.
Thanks
It’s always great to see the community contributing these types of resources, and I for one am personally thankful for their efforts.
Bernie
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April 2, 2013 at 11:55 AM
The link to Simon Hart shapes is broken.
April 2, 2013 at 11:57 AM
Thanks Ricardo – fixed it.
And thanks a load for your stencils mate. They are amazing!
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September 4, 2013 at 8:33 PM
What kind of license are these released under? Can they be used in an opensource software product?
September 5, 2013 at 9:20 AM
Good question – I’d recommend speaking directly with the creators for the answer.
June 10, 2014 at 8:02 PM
Note that Microsoft now has and official set of shapes in Visio and PowerPoint available at http://aka.ms/AzureSymbols .