Integrating On-Premises Networks with Azure

In the previous chapter, you explored load-balancing services in Azure and explored the configuration of services such as Azure Load Balancer and Application Gateway. This chapter builds on this foundation by guiding you through the process of integrating your on-premises network with an Azure Virtual Network (VNet). In this chapter, you are going to focus on Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections, which can be used to connect from other environments, such as on-premises, to Azure and other clouds using Site-to-Site (S2S) VPN connections and from roaming devices using Point-to-Site (P2S) VPN. These VPN connections provide secure encrypted pathways to access your Azure environment over the public internet, which is important for protecting your private data. You will also learn about ExpressRoute (ER), which is another technology for connecting your on-premises environment to Azure through a dedicated circuit private to your organization...