Introduction to Azure network foundation services

Advanced
Administrator
Solution Architect
Azure

In this learning path, you'll learn how to manage and diagnose a network with Azure network foundation services.

Prerequisites

  • Beginner-level knowledge of networking, including IP addresses, public versus private IP addresses, hub and spoke network topology, subnets, DNS, NAT, and network packets.
  • Beginner-level knowledge of cloud computing, including scalability and availability.

Modules in this learning path

In this module, you learn how to design and implement Azure networking services. You learn about virtual networks, public and private IPs, DNS, virtual network peering, routing, and Azure Virtual NAT.

This module explains what Azure DNS does, how it works, and when you should choose to use Azure DNS as a solution to meet your organization’s needs.

Describe the Microsoft Azure NAT Gateway service, discuss scenarios of usage, learn how it works, and explore basic steps for its deployment and configuration.

Describe Microsoft Azure Route Server, discuss scenarios of usage, learn how it works, and explore basic steps for its deployment and configuration.

Azure Network Watcher allows your organization to detect and monitor issues related to the network performance of infrastructure as a service (IaaS) resources in Microsoft Azure. This module explains what Network Watcher does, how it works, and when you should choose to use Network Watcher as a solution to meet your organization's needs.

This module explains how you can use routing preference in Azure to control traffic to the public internet. You'll also learn how to decide which routing preference option is appropriate for your application or service.