The need to be able to access data and services in Azure in a totally private and secure way, in particular from on-premises environment, it's definitely very much felt and more and more widespread. For this reason, Microsoft has announced the availability of Azure Private Link, This allows you to simplify the network architecture by establishing a private connection to the network…
Azure Firewall is the firewall-as-a-service solution exists in the Microsoft public cloud, which allows you to secure the resources present in the Azure Virtual Networks and to govern the related network flows. This service has been officially released from several months and, as is often the case with cloud services, you have some…
Azure Firewall is the firewall-as-a-service solution exists in the Microsoft public cloud, which allows you to secure the resources present in the Azure Virtual Networks and to govern the related network flows. This article provides a mechanism designed to back up the scheduled configuration of this component by using the…
Being able to access via RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) or via SSH (Secure SHel) to virtual machines present in Azure is a basic requirement for system administrators. Direct exposure of these protocols on Intenet is definitely a practice to be avoided as a high risk security. This article lists the different methods that you can…
The Application Gateway is the offer for application delivery controller as-a-service present in Azure that enables customers to make the application republishing, with integrated layer-7 load balancing, Security and Web Application Firewall (WAF). Microsoft recently announced the availability of a fully revised version of Azure Application Gateway and its Web Application form…
Among the different possibilities to establish a hybrid connectivity with the Azure cloud exist VPN Point-to-Site (P2S). Through the VPN P2S you can enable connectivity from one location to the Azure environment, easily and securely. This is a useful solution to allow communication from remote locations to…
The Microsoft public cloud offers several services including DNS Azure, that allows you to host and manage domains DNS (Domain Name System) public and private in the Azure environment. This article lists the characteristics of the solution, the possible use cases and discusses the advantages of adopting this solution. Public name resolution Il…
In the modern era of cloud computing, the tendency is to move more frequently workloads in the public cloud and to use hybrid cloud. Security is often perceived as an inhibitor element for the use of cloud environments. Can you extend the datacenter to the cloud while maintaining a high level of network security? What…
Azure Virtual WAN is a new network service that allows you to optimize and automate the branch-to-branch connectivity through Azure. Thanks to this service you can connect and configure network devices in branch to allow communication with Azure (branch-to-Azure). This article examines the components involved in Azure Virtual WAN and…