Networking to and within the Azure cloud, part 1

Hybrid networking is a nice thing, but the question then is how do we define hybrid networking? For me, in the context of the connectivity to virtual networks, ExpressRoute’s private peering or VPN connectivity, it is the ability to connect cross-premises resources to one or more Virtual Networks (VNets). While this all works nicely, and we know how to connect to the cloud, how do we network within the cloud? There are at least 3 Azure built-in ways of doing this.

 

My intent is to briefly explain:

1. 1. Hybrid networking connectivity options
2. 2. Intra-cloud connectivity options
3. 3. Putting all these concepts together

 

Read more on the Azure blog.