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Designing and Implementing Microsoft Azure Networking Solutions

This course teaches Network Engineers how to design, implement, and maintain Azure networking solutions.
This course covers the process of designing, implementing, and managing core Azure networking infrastructure,
Hybrid Networking connections, load balancing traffic, network routing, private access to Azure
services, network security and monitoring. Learn how to design and implement a secure, reliable, network
infrastructure in Azure and how to establish hybrid connectivity, routing, private access to Azure services,
and monitoring in Azure.

5-days Instructor-Led

Prerequisites:

• You should have experience with networking concepts, such as IP addressing, Domain Name System (DNS), and routing
• You should have experience with network connectivity methods, such as VPN or WAN
• You should be able to navigate the Azure portal
• You should have experience with the Azure portal and Azure PowerShell.

Course Outline

Module 1 : Introduction to Azure Virtual Networks
• Explore Azure Virtual Networks
• Configure public IP services
• Design name resolution for your virtual network
• Enable cross-virtual network connectivity with peering
• Implement virtual network traffic routing
• Configure internet access with Azure Virtual NAT

Module 2: Design and Implement Hybrid
Networking
• Design and implement Azure VPN Gateway
• Connect networks with Site-to-Site VPN connections
• Connect networks with Site-to-Site VPN connections
• Connect devices to networks with Point-to-site VPN connections
• Connect remote resources by using Azure Virtual WANs
• Create a network virtual appliance (NVA) in a virtual hub

Module 3: Design and Implement Azure
ExpressRoute
• Explore Azure ExpressRoute
• Design an ExpressRoute deployment
• Configure peering for an ExpressRoute deployment
• Connect an ExpressRoute circuit to a virtual network
• Connect geographically dispersed networks with ExpressRoute global reach
• Improve data path performance between networks with ExpressRoute FastPath
• Troubleshoot ExpressRoute connection issues

Module 4: Load Balance Non-HTTP(S) Traffic in
Azure
• Explore load balancing
• Design and implement Azure load balancer using the Azure portal
• Explore Azure Traffic Manager

Module 5:  Load Balance HTTP(S) Traffic in Azure
• Design Azure application gateway
• Configure Azure application gateway
• Design and configure Azure Front Door

Module 6:  Load Balance HTTP(S) Traffic in Azure
• Get network security recommendations with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Deploy Azure DDoS protection by using the Azure portal
• Deploy network security groups by using the Azure portal
• Design and implement Azure Firewall
• Secure your networks with Azure Firewall Manager
• Implement a Web Application Firewall

Module 7:  Design and Implement Network
Monitoring
• Monitor your networks using Azure Monitor
• Monitor your networks using Azure Network Watcher

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