Introduction
Suppose you work as a network architect at a global pharmaceutical company that sequences genes to create formulas for proprietary and commercially confidential medicines. These formulas are used by your manufacturing plants around the world. The company wants to implement Microsoft Azure and transfer part of its gene sequencing functions into cloud-based virtual machines. The gene sequencing results need to be available to several regions around the world. Data processing is currently carried out in on-premises datacenters, with virtual private networking (VPN) used to connect the datacenters in each region.
You've been tasked to assess how Microsoft Azure implements networking, and to identify whether it will provide suitable security for the transfer of data. Secure data transfer is required between your on-premises datacenter and Microsoft Azure, and between Microsoft Azure regions. You'll use Azure Virtual Network, Azure VPN Gateway, and Azure ExpressRoute technologies.
Learning objectives
By the end of this module, you'll be able to:
- Create an Azure Virtual Network
- Create an Azure VPN Gateway
- Identify the features and benefits of Azure ExpressRoute
Prerequisites
- Experience with creating Azure virtual machines
- Thorough understanding of on-premises networking
- Experience with Azure PowerShell, the Azure CLI, and Remote Desktop
The interactive exercises in this module are not required to achieve module completion. Completing the exercises requires the following:
- An Azure subscription
- A local computer running Windows 10 with Azure PowerShell installed
Important
The exercises in this module require a full Azure subscription. The exercises are optional and are not required to complete this module. Participating in the interactive exercises in this module will result in charges billed to the Azure subscription you use to complete them. Incurred charges can be minimized by cleaning up the resources you create as soon as possible. Cleanup directions are included in the final unit.