Preface

Microsoft Azure networking is one of the most valuable and important offerings in Azure. It's impossible to imagine an environment without networks. No matter what solution you are building for the cloud, you'll find a compelling use for Azure networking. This book will get you up-to-speed on Microsoft Azure networking by teaching you how to use the different networking services. Based on real-world scenarios, you will be able to leverage secure design patterns. By reading this book, you will develop a strong networking foundation for Azure Virtual Machines, and for expanding your on-premise environment to Azure.

This book starts with an introduction to Microsoft Azure Networking and how to create Azure Virtual Networks with subnets of different types within them. This book will also help you understand the architecture of Azure networks and how it integrates with other Azure services. You will then learn the best practices for designing your Azure VM networks, whether Windows or Linux-based. You will also learn how to expand your networks into Azure, and how to use Azure DNS. Moreover, you will master best practices to deal with Azure Load Balancers (followed by the role of Azure Traffic Manager) and the solutions they offer in different scenarios. Finally, this book demonstrates the workings of Azure Application Gateway, which offers various layer-7 load balancing capabilities for applications.