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Azure Networking

Explore the comprehensive networking capabilities offered by Microsoft Azure. Build secure, high-performance, and scalable network infrastructures for your cloud solutions.

Core Networking Services

Virtual Network (VNet)

Securely provision and manage private networks in Azure. Isolate your cloud resources and control traffic flow.

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Load Balancer

Distribute network traffic across multiple virtual machines to improve application availability and performance.

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Application Gateway

A web traffic load balancer that enables you to manage traffic to your web applications. Provides layer 7 load balancing and application delivery controller capabilities.

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Connectivity & Hybrid Networking

VPN Gateway

Securely connect your on-premises networks to Azure Virtual Networks via site-to-site VPN tunnels.

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ExpressRoute

Establish private, high-bandwidth connections between Azure datacenters and your on-premises environment.

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Network Security

Network Security Groups (NSGs)

Filter network traffic to and from Azure resources in an Azure virtual network with security rules.

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Azure Firewall

A managed, cloud-native firewall service that protects your network resources in Azure and in hybrid environments.

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Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Protects web applications from common web exploits and vulnerabilities.

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Network Management & Monitoring

Azure Traffic Manager

A DNS-based traffic load balancer that allows you to distribute traffic optimally to your services, in the cloud or on-premises.

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Azure Network Watcher

Monitor and diagnose network performance and connectivity issues in Azure.

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