Designing and Implementing Microsoft Azure Networking Solutions: Exam Ref AZ-700 preparation guide

Pass the AZ-700 exam effortlessly with this comprehensive guide to Azure networking, covering all aspects of architecting, implementing, and managing Azure virtual networks

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Key Features

• Create and deploy a secure Azure network and implement dynamic routing and hybrid connectivity
• Master Azure network design for performance, resilience, scalability, and security
• Enhance your practical skills with hands-on labs aligned to the AZ-700 Network Engineer certification

Book Description

Designing and Implementing Microsoft Azure Networking Solutions is a comprehensive guide that covers every aspect of the AZ-700 exam to help you fully prepare to take the certification exam.

Packed with essential information, this book is a valuable resource for Azure cloud professionals, helping you build practical skills to design and implement name resolution, VNet routing, cross-VNet connectivity, and hybrid network connectivity using the VPN Gateway and the ExpressRoute Gateway. It provides step-by-step instructions to design and implement an Azure Virtual WAN architecture for enterprise use cases.

Additionally, the book offers detailed guidance on network security design and implementation, application delivery services, private platform service connectivity, and monitoring networks in Azure. Throughout the book, you'll find hands-on labs carefully integrated to align with the exam objectives of the Azure Network Engineer certification (AZ-700), complemented by practice questions at the end of each chapter, allowing you to test your knowledge.

By the end of this book, you'll have mastered the fundamentals of Azure networking and be ready to take the AZ-700 exam.

What you will learn

• Recap the fundamentals of Azure networking
• Design and implement name resolution
• Implement cross-VNet and VNet internet connectivity
• Build site-to-site VPN connections using the VPN gateway
• Create an ExpressRoute connection
• Secure your network with Azure Firewall and network security groups
• Implement private access to Azure services
• Choose the right load balancing option for your network

Who this book is for

Whether you're an Azure network engineer or a professional looking to enhance your expertise in designing and implementing scalable and secure network solutions, this book is an invaluable resource. A basic understanding of cloud solutions will help you to get the most out of this book.

Table of Contents

1. Azure Networking Fundamentals
2. Design and Implement Name Resolution
3. Design, Implement, and Manage VNet Routing
4. Design and Implement Cross-VNet Connectivity
5. Design and Implement Hybrid Network Connectivity with VPN Gateway
6. Designing and Implementing Hybrid Network Connectivity with the ExpressRoute Gateway
7. Design and Implement Hybrid Network Connectivity with Virtual WAN
8. Designing and Implementing Network Security
9. Designing and Implementing Application Delivery Services
10. Designing and Implementing Platform Service Connectivity
11. Monitoring Networks in Azure

David is the EMEA Azure CTO at Palo Alto Networks. Before that, he was an independent consultant helping companies secure their Azure environments through private expert level trainings and assessments. He has authored two books on Azure security - "Penetration Testing Azure for Ethical Hackers" and "Microsoft Azure Security Technologies Certification and Beyond. He has also authored multiple cloud computing courses for popular platforms like LinkedIn Learning. He holds over 15 cloud certifications and has over a decade of experience in Cybersecurity (consultancy, design, implementation). David is married to a lovely girl who makes the best banana cake in the world. They love travelling the world together!