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

Deploy

Azure Networking Solutions

Connectivity services

Virtual network

• What is Azure Virtual Network?
• Create a virtual network
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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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DNS

• What is Azure DNS?
• Host your domain and subdomain
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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 Virtual Network NAT?
• Create and configure NAT gateway resource
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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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Application delivery services

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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DNS-based load balancer

• What is Azure Traffic Manager?
• Route traffic for low latency
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Secure cloud CDN and global load balancer

• What is Azure Front Door Service?
• Create an Azure Front Door profile
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Content delivery network

• What is Azure Content Delivery Network?
• Create a CDN profile and endpoint
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Security services

Network firewall

• What is Azure Firewall?
• Deploy and configure Azure Firewall
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DDoS protection

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

• What is Azure web application firewall?
• WAF on Azure Application Gateway
• WAF on Azure Front Door Service
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Private access to a service

• What is Azure Private Link?
• What is Azure private endpoint?
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Secure access to Azure VMs

• What is Azure Bastion?
• Create an Azure Bastion host
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Network security management

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

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?
• See more