Azure Networking is a set of networking services provided by Microsoft Azure to enable communication between Azure resources and the internet, on-premises networks, and other Azure resources. Azure Networking provides a range of networking services to help you design, implement, and manage your network infrastructure in Azure.
Key Azure Networking services:
Azure Networking provides a range of networking services to enable communication between Azure resources, the internet, on-premises networks, and other Azure resources. Here are some of the key Azure Networking services:
- Virtual Network (VNet): A virtual network is a logically isolated network in Azure that provides secure communication between Azure resources. It enables you to define IP address ranges, subnets, and network security groups to control traffic flow. Read more
- Load Balancer: Azure Load Balancer is a highly available, scalable load-balancing service for your applications running in Azure. It distributes incoming traffic across multiple VMs or virtual machine scale sets to improve application availability and scalability.
- Application Gateway: Azure Application Gateway provides a web traffic load-balancing service that enables you to manage and scale your web applications. It supports SSL offload, URL routing, and session affinity. For more details
- Azure DNS: Azure DNS is a domain name system (DNS) hosting service provided by Azure. It provides a global DNS resolution service for your domains and enables you to manage your DNS records using Azure Portal, PowerShell, or CLI.
- VPN Gateway: Azure VPN Gateway provides a secure VPN connection between your on-premises network and Azure. It supports different VPN protocols like P2S, S2S, and VNet-to-VNet, and provides a highly available and scalable VPN solution. More details
- ExpressRoute: Azure ExpressRoute provides a private, dedicated, and high-throughput connection between your on-premises network and Azure. It enables you to extend your on-premises network to Azure using a private connection, bypassing the public internet. Read more
- Azure Firewall: Azure Firewall is a cloud-native network security service that protects your Azure resources. It provides inbound and outbound protection for your virtual network, and supports application and network rules. Read more
- Network Watcher: Azure Network Watcher is a monitoring and diagnostic service that helps you monitor and troubleshoot your virtual network. It provides features like packet capture, connection troubleshooting, and VPN troubleshooting. Read more
- Network Security Groups: Azure Network Security Groups (NSGs) provide a security layer to your virtual network. It enables you to define inbound and outbound network traffic rules to control access to your resources.
Azure Networking provides a set of services to enable secure and reliable communication between Azure resources and other networks. It allows you to design and implement a network infrastructure that meets your business requirements and provides high availability, scalability, and security for your applications and data. It also enable you to extend your on-premises network to Azure..