AZ-700: Designing and Implementing Microsoft Azure Networking Solutions

AZ-700 Course: Designing and Implementing Microsoft Azure Networking Solutions

This course teaches network engineers how to design, implement, and maintain Azure network solutions. This course covers the design, implementation, and management process of the core Azure network infrastructure, hybrid network connections, traffic load balancing, network routing, private access to Azure services, network monitoring, and security. Learn to design and implement a secure and reliable network infrastructure in Azure and to establish hybrid connectivity, routing, private access to Azure services, and monitoring in Azure.

Virtual course with certification exam included as a gift. Don't miss this opportunity! The exam is valued at €126 + VAT and is included at no additional cost.

Promotion valid until December 31, 2026. One-attempt exam available only in Virtual - Distance Learning format.

Course aimed at

This course is aimed at network engineers looking to specialize in Azure network solutions. An Azure network engineer designs and implements the core Azure network infrastructure, hybrid network connections, traffic load balancing, network routing, private access to Azure services, network monitoring, and security. The Azure network engineer will manage the network solutions to achieve an optimal level of performance, resilience, scale, and security.

AZ-700 Training Elements

• Introduction to Azure Virtual Networks (11 Units)
• Design and implementation of hybrid networks (9 Units)
• Design and implementation of Azure ExpressRoute (11 Units)
• Non-HTTP(S) traffic load balancing in Azure (7 Units)
• HTTP(S) traffic load balancing in Azure (7 Units)
• Design and implementation of network security (11 Units)
• Design and implementation of private access to Azure services (7 Units)
• Design and implementation of network monitoring (5 Units)

AZ-700 Course Content: Designing and Implementing Solutions for Microsoft Azure Networks

Unit 1: Introduction to Azure Virtual Networks

Lessons

• Exploring Azure Virtual Networks
  
• Configuring Public IP Addresses
  
• Exercise: Designing and Implementing a Virtual Network in Azure 
  
• Designing Name Resolution for the Virtual Network
  
• Exercise: Configuring DNS in Azure 
  
• Enabling Connectivity Between Virtual Networks with Peering 
  
• Exercise: Connecting Two Azure Virtual Networks Using Global Virtual Network Peering 
  
• Implementing Virtual Network Traffic Routing 
  
• Configuring Internet Access with Azure Virtual NAT
  

Unit 2: Designing and Implementing Hybrid Networks

Lessons 

• Designing and Implementing Azure VPN Gateway
  
• Exercise: Creating and Configuring a Virtual Network Gateway
  
• Connecting Networks with Site-to-Site VPN Connections
  
• Connecting Devices to Networks with Point-to-Site VPN Connections
  
• Connecting Remote Resources Using Azure Virtual WAN Networks
  
• Exercise: Creating a Virtual WAN Instance Using the Azure Portal 
  
• Creating a Network Virtual Appliance (NVA) in a Virtual Connectivity Center 
  

Unit 3: Designing and Implementing Azure ExpressRoute

• Exploring Azure ExpressRoute
  
• Designing an ExpressRoute Implementation
  
• Exercise: Configuring an ExpressRoute Gateway
  
• Exercise: Provisioning an ExpressRoute Circuit
  
• Configuring Peering for an ExpressRoute Implementation
  
• Connecting an ExpressRoute Circuit to a Virtual Network
  
• Connecting Geographically Dispersed Networks with ExpressRoute Global Reach
  
• Improving Data Path Performance Between Networks with ExpressRoute FastPath
  
• Troubleshooting ExpressRoute Connectivity
  

Unit 4: Non-HTTP(S) Traffic Load Balancing 

• Exploring Load Balancing Options in the Azure Portal
  
• Designing and Implementing Azure Load Balancer Using the Azure Portal
  
• Exercise: Creating and Configuring an Internal Load Balancer Using the Azure Portal
  
• Exploring Azure Traffic Manager 
  
• Exercise: Creating a Traffic Manager Profile Using the Azure Portal 
  

Unit 5: HTTP(S) Traffic Load Balancing in Azure

• Designing Azure Application Gateway 
  
• Configuring Azure Application Gateway 
  
• Exercise: Implementing Azure Application Gateway
  
• Designing and Configuring Azure Front Door
  
• Exercise: Creating a Front Door Instance for a Highly Available Web Application Using the Azure Portal 
  

Unit 6: Designing and Implementing Network Security

• Obtaining Network Security Recommendations with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  
• Implementing Azure DDoS Protection Using the Azure Portal
  
• Exercise: Configuring DDoS Protection in a Virtual Network
  
• Implementing and Configuring Network Security Groups
  
• Designing and Implementing Azure Bastion 
  
• Designing and Implementing Azure Firewall 
  
• Exercise: Implementing and Configuring Azure Firewall Using the Azure Portal
  
• Working with Azure Firewall Manager 
  
• Exercise: Protecting a Virtual Connectivity Center with Azure Firewall Manager
  
• Implementing a Web Application Firewall
  

Unit 7: Designing and Implementing Private Access to Azure Services

• Explaining Virtual Network Service Endpoints
  
• Defining Private Link Services and Private Endpoints
  
• Integrating Private Endpoints with DNS
  
• Exercise: Restricting Network Access to PaaS Resources Using Virtual Network Service Endpoints
  
• Exercise: Creating an Azure Private Endpoint Using Azure PowerShell
  

Unit 8: Designing and Implementing Network Monitoring 

• Monitoring Networks Using Azure Monitor 
  
• Exercise: Monitoring a Load Balancer Resource Using Azure Monitor
  
• Using Azure Network Watcher to Troubleshoot and Analyze the Network
  

Prerequisites

Azure network engineers start this role with experience in enterprise networking, on-premises or cloud infrastructure, and network security.

• Understanding of on-premises virtualization technologies, including virtual machines, virtual networks, and virtual hard disks.
• Description of network configuration, including TCP/IP, the domain name system (DNS), virtual private networks (VPN), firewalls, and encryption technologies.
• Understanding software-defined networks
• Understanding hybrid network connectivity methods, such as VPN
• Understanding resilience and disaster recovery, including backup and restore operations.

Language

• Course: English / Spanish
• Labs: English / Spanish 

Microsoft Associate Certification: Azure Network Engineer Associate

Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate

Demonstrate the design, implementation, and maintenance of Azure network infrastructure, load-balanced traffic, network routing, etc.

Level: Intermediate
Role: Network Engineer
Product: Azure
Subject: Technical infrastructure