Introduction to Azure application delivery services

Overview

Module 1: This module explains what Azure Load Balancer does, how it works, and when you should choose to use Load Balancer as a solution to meet your organization's needs.
In this module, you will:
- Learn what Azure Load Balancer is and the functionality it provides.
- Determine whether Load Balancer meets the needs of your organization.
Module 2: Discover how Azure Traffic Manager provides DNS load balancing for your application to improve the performance and availability of your application.
In this module, you will:
- Learn how to use Traffic Manager to dynamically distribute network traffic.
- Set up Traffic Manager for automatic failover to a secondary region.
- Set up Traffic Manager to redirect client requests to the nearest endpoint.
Module 3: This module explains what Azure Application Gateway does, how it works, and when you should choose to use Application Gateway as a solution to meet your organization's needs.
In this module, you'll:
- Learn what Azure Application Gateway is and the functionality it provides.
- Determine whether Application Gateway meets the needs of your organization.
Module 4: Azure Front Door provides a fast, reliable, and secure modern cloud content delivery network, integrated with intelligent threat protection.
By the end of this module, you'll be able to:
- Evaluate whether Azure Front Door can help transform your organization's apps into high-performing, personalized modern apps.
- Describe how web application firewall features of Azure Front Door help protect your apps.
Module 5: Describe how Azure Web Application Firewall protects Azure web applications from common attacks, including its features, how it’s deployed, and its common use cases.
After completing this module, you’ll be able to:
- Explain how Azure Web Application Firewall works to protect Azure web apps from known threats.
- Evaluate whether Azure Web Application Firewall is the right solution to protect your Azure web apps from malicious exploits.
- Identify and describe use cases for Azure Web Application Firewall.

Syllabus

Module 1: Module 1: Introduction to Azure Load Balancer
- Introduction
- What is Azure Load Balancer?
- How Azure Load Balancer works
- When to use Azure Load Balancer
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Module 2: Module 2: Enhance your service availability and data locality by using Azure Traffic Manager
- Introduction
- Route network traffic by using Traffic Manager
- Exercise - Enable automatic failover by using priority routing
- Optimize applications across regions by using performance routing
- Exercise - Optimize applications across regions by using performance routing
- Summary
Module 3: Module 3: Introduction to Azure Application Gateway
- Introduction
- What is Azure Application Gateway?
- How Azure Application Gateway works
- When to use Azure Application Gateway
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Module 4: Module 4: Introduction to Azure Front Door
- Introduction
- What is Azure Front Door?
- How Azure Front Door works
- When to use Azure Front Door
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Module 5: Module 5: Introduction to Azure Web Application Firewall
- Introduction
- What is Azure Web Application Firewall?
- How Azure Web Application Firewall works
- When to use Azure Web Application Firewall
- Knowledge check
- Summary