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Hands-On Networking with Azure

You're reading from   Hands-On Networking with Azure Build large-scale, real-world apps using Azure networking solutions

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2018
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ISBN-13 9781788998222
Length 276 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Mohamed Waly Mohamed Waly
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Preface 1. Azure Virtual Networks 101 FREE CHAPTER 2. Delving into Azure Virtual Networks 3. Azure Network for VMs 4. Network Connectivity Scenarios in Azure 5. Azure DNS 6. Azure Load Balancers 7. Azure Traffic Manager 8. Azure Application Gateway 9. Other Books You May Enjoy

An introduction to Azure Application Gateway


In 2015, Microsoft announced one of its coolest and important enterprise networking solutions in Azure, named Azure Application Gateway, and ever since then, this service has witnessed many enhancements based on customers' feedback.

Azure Application Gateway is a layer 7 load balancing service for applications. This service comes with many features for customers using web applications, such as SSL and CPU offloading.  Also, it provides a web application firewall (WAF) included in it that provides protection for the web applications and prevention of malicious attacks.

Why Azure Application Gateway?

Azure Application Gateway has many features that would help you to use it in more advanced scenarios. The following are some of the most common features of Azure Application Gateway:

  • HTTP/HTTPS load balancing: Azure Application Gateway provides a layer 7 round-robin load balancing for HTTP/HTTPS incoming traffic.
  • SSL overhead offloading: The web servers...
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