Introduction to Azure application delivery services

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In this learning path, you'll learn how to distribute network traffic to load balance workloads with Azure application delivery services.

Prerequisites

  • Beginner-level knowledge of networking, including IP addresses, load balancer, reverse proxy, Web Application Firewall, CDN, DNS, and network packets.
  • Beginner-level knowledge of cloud computing, including scalability and availability.

Modules in this learning path

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

Azure Traffic Manager provides DNS load balancing to your application, so you improve your ability to distribute your application around the world. Use Traffic Manager to improve the performance and availability of your application.

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

Describe how Azure Front Door provides a fast, reliable, and secure modern cloud content delivery network. Determine whether Azure Front Door can help you transform your global consumer and enterprise apps into more secure, high-performing, personalized modern apps.

Describe how Azure Web Application Firewall protects Azure web applications from common attacks, including the features, how it's deployed, and common use cases.