Azure Networking Fundamentals documentation

Azure networking services enable you to access connect Azure resources and on-premises resources, protect, deliver, and monitor your applications in the Azure network.

About Azure Networking

Overview

• What is Azure Networking?

Concept

• What is Microsoft global network?

Learn

• Build your network infrastructure in Azure
• Explore Azure networking services

Get started

Overview

• What is Azure Virtual Network?

Quickstart

• Create a virtual network

Communicate to the internet

Overview

• What is a public IP address?
• What is virtual network NAT Gateway?

How-To Guide

• Create a public IP address
• Create a NAT gateway

Learn

• Design an IP addressing schema for your Azure deployment

Connect virtual networks

Overview

• Virtual network peering

Tutorial

• Connect virtual networks with virtual network peering

Private access to network resources

Overview

• What is Azure Private Endpoint?

Tutorial

• Create a Private Endpoint

Load balance your applications

Overview

• Network load balancer
• Secure cloud CDN and global load balancer
• Web application load balancer
• Dns-based load balancer

Tutorial

• Create a network load balancer
• Deploy a secure cloud CDN and global load balancer
• Create a web application load balancer
• Create a dns-based load balancer

Secure your virtual network

Overview

• Network security groups
• Azure DDoS Protection Standard
• Azure Firewall

Tutorial

• Restrict network access to PaaS resources
• Create and configure Azure DDoS Protection Standard
• Deploy and configure Azure Firewall

Learn

• Secure network connectivity on Azure

Connect on-premises networks to virtual networks

Overview

• VPN connections - VPN Gateway
• Dedicated private connections - ExpressRoute
• VPN and dedicated private connections - Virtual WAN

Tutorial

• Connect on-premises network to a virtual network - VPN encryption
• Extend on-premises network to Azure using ExpressRoute