Azure networking documentation

Learn about the various Azure networking services available that provide connectivity to your resources in Azure, deliver and protect applications, and help secure your network.

Overview

Azure Networking services overview

What's new

What's new in Azure Networking?

Overview

Azure network security

Architecture

Hub-spoke network topology in Azure

Concept

Azure Networking blogs

Training

Design a hybrid network architecture on Azure

Architecture

Network Architecture Design

Architecture

Apply Zero Trust principles to encrypting Azure-based network communications

Networking foundation

Virtual network

• What is Azure Virtual Network?
• Create a virtual network
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Private access to a service

• What is Azure Private Link?
• What is Azure private endpoint?
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DNS

• What is Azure DNS?
• Host your domain and subdomain
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Manage virtual network connectivity and security rules

• What is Azure Virtual Network Manager?
• Create a mesh network topology
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Secure access to Azure VMs

• What is Azure Bastion?
• Create an Azure Bastion host
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Route between NVA and virtual network

• What is Azure Route server?
• Create and configure Route Server
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Provide outbound connectivity to a virtual network

• What is Azure NAT Gateway?
• Create and configure NAT gateway resource
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DNS-based traffic management

• What is Azure Traffic Manager?
• Route traffic for low latency
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Monitor and repair network health

• What is Network Watcher?
• Diagnose VM traffic filter problem
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Get network health insights

• What is Azure Monitor?
• What is Azure Monitor Network Insights?
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Load balancing and content delivery

Network load balancer

• What is Azure Load Balancer?
• Load balance internet traffic to VMs
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Web application load balancer

• What is Azure Application Gateway?
• Direct web traffic using the portal
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Secure cloud CDN and global load balancer

• What is Azure Front Door?
• Create an Azure Front Door profile
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Hybrid connectivity

Connect on-premises to Azure - VPN encryption

• What is Azure VPN Gateway?
• Site-to-site connections
• Point-to-site connections
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Connect on-premises to Azure - private connection

• What is Azure ExpressRoute?
• Create and modify an ExpressRoute circuit
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Unified hub and spoke networking

• What is Azure Virtual WAN?
• Global transit network architecture - Azure Virtual WAN
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Network security

Network Firewall

• What is Azure Firewall?
• Create a network security group
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DDoS protection

• What is Azure DDoS Protection?
• Enable DDoS Network Protection
• Enable DDoS IP Protection
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Web application firewall

• What is Azure Web Application Firewall?
• Create a web application firewall policy for Azure Application Gateway
• Create a web application firewall policy for Azure Front Door
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Network security management

• What is Azure Firewall Manager?
• Secure your virtual WAN using Azure Firewall Manager
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