Microsoft Azure Networking: The Definitive Guide

Book description

For cloud environments to operate and scale as they should, their networking components must be designed and configured well. Now, there’s a complete, best-practice guide to designing, deploying, and managing Azure networking services for maximum performance, scalability, and value. Writing for every professional involved in delivering Azure workloads and services, leading enterprise cloud consultant Avinash Valiramani shows how to make the most of Azure tools and services to reduce downtime, avoid unnecessary cost, simplify management, and maintain excellent performance no matter how large you scale.

Valiramani addresses a wide spectrum of Azure tools and offerings, offering practical guidance for all stages of your Azure journey, and all environments, no matter how sophisticated. He addresses virtual networks, gateways, Azure Traffic Manager, Azure ExpressRoute, Web Application Firewall, load balancing, firewalls, Azure Bastion, Azure DNS, and more. Drawing on extensive experience in widely diverse environments, he combines hands-on knowledge and practical field advicesystematically helping you make the most of all your Azure investments

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Pearson’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  5. Contents at a Glance
  6. Contents
  7. About the author
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction to Azure networking services
    1. Who is this bookfor?
    2. How is this book organized?
    3. System requirements
    4. About the companion content
    5. Errata, updates, & book support
    6. Stay in touch
    7. Overview
    8. Cloud service categories
    9. Service selection factors and strategies
    10. Selecting the right load-balancing service
    11. Conclusion
  10. Chapter 1 Azure virtual networks
    1. Overview
    2. Azure virtual networks features
    3. Design concepts and deployment considerations
    4. Best practices
  11. Chapter 2 Azure Application Gateway
    1. Overview
    2. Azure Application Gateway features
    3. Design concepts and deployment considerations
    4. Best practices
  12. Chapter 3 Azure VPN gateway
    1. Overview
    2. Azure VPN gateway features
    3. Design concepts and deployment considerations
    4. Best practices
  13. Chapter 4 Azure Load Balancer
    1. Overview
    2. Design concepts and deployment considerations
    3. Azure Load Balancer walkthrough
    4. Best practices
  14. Chapter 5 Azure Firewall
    1. Overview
    2. Azure Firewall features
    3. Design concepts and deployment considerations
    4. Best practices
  15. Chapter 6 Azure DNS
    1. Overview
    2. Design and configuration considerations
    3. Best practices
  16. Chapter 7 Azure Traffic Manager
    1. Overview
    2. Traffic Manager features
    3. Design concepts and deployment considerations
    4. Best practices
  17. Chapter 8 Azure Front Door
    1. Overview
    2. Key features
    3. Design concepts and deployment considerations
    4. Network and security
    5. Best practices
  18. Chapter 9 Azure Bastion
    1. Overview
    2. Design concepts and deployment considerations
    3. Best practices
  19. Chapter 10 Azure Private Link
    1. Overview
    2. Design concepts and deployment considerations
    3. Best practices
  20. Index
  21. Code Snippets

Product information

  • Title: Microsoft Azure Networking: The Definitive Guide
  • Author(s): Avinash Valiramani
  • Release date: July 2022
  • Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
  • ISBN: 9780137569878