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Explore Azure
- Get to know Azure
Discover secure, future-ready cloud solutions—on-premises, hybrid, multicloud or at the edge
- Global infrastructure
Learn about sustainable, trusted cloud infrastructure with more regions than any other provider
- Cloud economics
Build your business case for the cloud with key financial and technical guidance from Azure
- Customer enablement
Plan a clear path forward for your cloud journey with proven tools, guidance and resources
- Customer stories
See examples of innovation from successful companies of all sizes and from all industries
- Get to know Azure
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Products
Featured
Featured
Explore some of the most popular Azure products
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Virtual Machines
Provision Windows and Linux virtual machines in seconds
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Azure Virtual Desktop
Enable a secure, remote desktop experience from anywhere
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Azure SQL
Managed, always up-to-date SQL instance in the cloud
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Azure Cosmos DB
Fast NoSQL database with open APIs for any scale
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Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Build and scale with managed Kubernetes
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Azure AI services
Deploy high-quality AI models as APIs
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App Service
Quickly create powerful cloud apps for web and mobile
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Azure PlayFab
Everything you need to build and operate a live game on one platform
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Azure Functions
Process events with serverless code
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Azure Quantum
Experience quantum impact today on Azure
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Azure Arc
Extend Azure management and services anywhere
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Microsoft Copilot for Azure
Simplify operations and management from cloud to edge with an AI companion
AI + Machine Learning
AI + Machine Learning
Create the next generation of applications using artificial intelligence capabilities for any developer and any scenario
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Machine Learning
Build, train and deploy models from the cloud to the edge
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Azure AI Studio
Your platform for developing generative AI solutions and custom copilots
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Azure AI Search
Enterprise scale search for app development
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Azure OpenAI Service
Apply advanced coding and language models to a variety of use cases
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Azure AI Speech
Unified speech services for speech-to-text, text-to-speech and speech translation
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Azure AI Language
Add natural language capabilities with a single API call
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Azure AI Translator
Easily conduct machine translation with a simple REST API call
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Azure AI Vision
Unlock insights from image and video content with AI
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Azure Form Recogniser
Accelerate information extraction from documents
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Azure AI Content Safety
Use AI to monitor text and image content for safety
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Azure AI Video Indexer
Unlock video insights
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Microsoft Copilot for Security
Protect at the speed and scale of AI with a generative AI-powered assistant
Analytics
Analytics
Gather, store, process, analyse and visualise data of any variety, volume or velocity
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Azure Synapse Analytics
Limitless analytics service with unmatched time to insight
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Azure Databricks
Enable data, analytics, and AI use cases on an open data lake
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Azure Purview
A unified data governance solution that maximizes the business value of your data
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Data Factory
Hybrid data integration at enterprise scale, made easy
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HDInsight
Provision cloud Hadoop, Spark, R Server, HBase, and Storm clusters
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Azure Stream Analytics
Real-time analytics on fast-moving streaming data
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Machine Learning
Build, train and deploy models from the cloud to the edge
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Azure Analysis Services
Enterprise-grade analytics engine as a service
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Azure Data Explorer
Fast and highly scalable data exploration service
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Microsoft Fabric
Access, manage, and act on data and insights by connecting every data source and analytics service together on a single platform
Compute
Compute
Access cloud compute capacity and scale on demand—and only pay for the resources you use
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Virtual Machines
Provision Windows and Linux virtual machines in seconds
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Virtual Machine Scale Sets
Manage and scale up to thousands of Linux and Windows virtual machines
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Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Build and scale with managed Kubernetes
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Azure Spring Cloud
A fully managed Spring Cloud service, jointly built and operated with VMware
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App Service
Quickly create powerful cloud apps for web and mobile
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Azure Functions
Process events with serverless code
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Azure Dedicated Host
A dedicated physical server to host your Azure VMs for Windows and Linux
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Batch
Cloud-scale job scheduling and compute management
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SQL Server on Virtual Machines
Host enterprise SQL Server apps in the cloud
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Azure Spot Virtual Machines
Provision unused compute capacity at deep discounts to run interruptible workloads
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Azure Container Apps
Build and deploy modern apps and microservices using serverless containers
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Microsoft Dev Box
Streamline development with secure, ready-to-code workstations in the cloud
Containers
Containers
Develop and manage your containerised applications faster with integrated tools
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Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Build and scale with managed Kubernetes
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Azure Red Hat OpenShift
Fully managed OpenShift service, jointly operated with Red Hat
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Azure Container Apps
Build and deploy modern apps and microservices using serverless containers
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Azure Functions
Process events with serverless code
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Web App for Containers
Easily deploy and run containerized web apps on Windows and Linux
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Azure Container Instances
Easily run containers on Azure without managing servers
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Azure Service Fabric
Develop microservices and orchestrate containers on Windows or Linux
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Azure Container Registry
Store and manage container images across all types of deployments
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Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager
Seamlessly manage Kubernetes clusters at scale
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Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials
Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials is an on-premises Kubernetes implementation of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) that automates running containerized applications at scale.
Databases
Databases
Support rapid growth and innovate faster with secure, enterprise-grade and fully managed database services
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Azure SQL
Managed, always up-to-date SQL instance in the cloud
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Azure Cosmos DB
Fast NoSQL database with open APIs for any scale
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Azure SQL Database
Managed, intelligent SQL in the cloud
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Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Fully managed, intelligent and scalable PostgreSQL
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Azure SQL Managed Instance
Managed, always up-to-date SQL instance in the cloud
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Azure Database for MySQL
Fully managed, scalable MySQL Database
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SQL Server on Virtual Machines
Host enterprise SQL Server apps in the cloud
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Azure Cache for Redis
Accelerate applications with high-throughput, low-latency data caching
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Azure Database Migration Service (classic)
Simplify on-premises database migration to the cloud
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Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra
Cloud Cassandra with flexibility, control and scale
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Azure Database for MariaDB
Managed MariaDB database service for app developers
DevOps
DevOps
Deliver innovation faster with simple, reliable tools for continuous delivery
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Azure DevOps
Services for teams to share code, track work and ship software
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Azure Pipelines
Continuously build, test and deploy to any platform and cloud
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Azure Boards
Plan, track and discuss work across your teams
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Azure Repos
Get unlimited, cloud-hosted private Git repos for your project
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Azure Artifacts
Create, host and share packages with your team
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Azure Test Plans
Test and ship with confidence with a manual and exploratory testing toolkit
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Azure DevTest Labs
Quickly create environments using reusable templates and artifacts
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DevOps tool integrations
Use your favourite DevOps tools with Azure
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Azure Monitor
Full observability into your apps, infrastructure, and network
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Azure Load Testing
Optimize app performance with high-scale load testing
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Azure Deployment Environments
Quickly spin up app infrastructure environments with project-based templates
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Developer Tools
Developer Tools
Build, manage and continuously deliver cloud applications—using any platform or language
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Visual Studio
The powerful and flexible environment for developing applications in the cloud
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Visual Studio Code
A powerful, lightweight code editor for cloud development
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GitHub and Azure
World’s leading developer platform, seamlessly integrated with Azure
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Visual Studio Subscriptions
Comprehensive set of resources to create, deploy, and manage apps
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Power Apps
A powerful, low-code platform for building apps quickly
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SDKs
Get the SDKs and command-line tools you need
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Visual Studio App Centre
Continuously build, test, release and monitor your mobile and desktop apps
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Azure Monitor
Full observability into your apps, infrastructure, and network
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Azure Load Testing
Optimize app performance with high-scale load testing
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Azure Deployment Environments
Quickly spin up app infrastructure environments with project-based templates
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Microsoft Dev Box
Streamline development with secure, ready-to-code workstations in the cloud
Hybrid + multicloud
Hybrid + multicloud
Get Azure innovation everywhere—bring the agility and innovation of cloud computing to your on-premises workloads
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Azure Arc
Extend Azure management and services anywhere
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Microsoft Sentinel
Put cloud-native SIEM and intelligent security analytics to work to help protect your enterprise
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Azure Stack
Build and run innovative hybrid applications across cloud boundaries
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Azure ExpressRoute
Dedicated private network fiber connections to Azure
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Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
Synchronise on-premises directories and enable single sign-on
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Azure SQL
Managed, always up-to-date SQL instance in the cloud
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Azure DevOps
Services for teams to share code, track work and ship software
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Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Fully managed, intelligent and scalable PostgreSQL
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Azure IoT Edge
Extend cloud intelligence and analytics to edge devices managed by Azure IoT Hub
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Azure Monitor
Full observability into your apps, infrastructure, and network
Identity
Identity
Manage user identities and access to protect against advanced threats across devices, data, apps, and infrastructure
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Azure Active Directory B2C
Consumer identity and access management in the cloud
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Microsoft Entra Domain Services
Join Azure virtual machines to a domain without domain controllers
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Microsoft Entra External ID
Personalize and help secure access to any application for customers and partners
Integration
Integration
Seamlessly integrate on-premises and cloud-based applications, data and processes across your enterprise
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Logic Apps
Automate the access and use of data across clouds
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Service Bus
Connect across private and public cloud environments
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API Management
Publish APIs to developers, partners, and employees securely and at scale
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Event Grid
Reliable event delivery at massive scale
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Azure Data Manager for Energy
Reduce time, risk, and cost of energy exploration and production
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Microsoft Azure Data Manager for Agriculture
Azure Data Manager for Agriculture extends the Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform with industry-specific data connectors and capabilities to bring together farm data from disparate sources, enabling organizations to leverage high quality datasets and accelerate the development of digital agriculture solutions
Internet of Things
Internet of Things
Bring IoT to any device and any platform, without changing your infrastructure
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Azure IoT Operations
Unlock insights for intelligent local actions and global visibility. Enabled by Azure Arc
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Azure IoT Hub
Connect, monitor and manage billions of IoT assets
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Azure Digital Twins
Build next-generation IoT solutions that model entire environments in real time
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Azure IoT Edge
Extend cloud intelligence and analytics to edge devices managed by Azure IoT Hub
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Azure IoT Central
Accelerate the creation of IoT solutions
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Azure Sphere
Securely connect embedded MCU-powered devices from silicon to cloud
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Windows IoT Enterprise
Build intelligent edge solutions with world-class developer tools, long-term support and enterprise-grade security.
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Azure Machine Learning
Enterprise-grade machine learning service to build and deploy models faster
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Azure Maps
Simple and secure location APIs provide geospatial context to data
Management and Governance
Management and Governance
Simplify, automate and optimise the management and compliance of your cloud resources
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Microsoft Azure portal
Build, manage, and monitor all Azure products in a single, unified console
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Azure Purview
A unified data governance solution that maximizes the business value of your data
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Azure mobile app
Stay connected to your Azure resources—anytime, anywhere
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Cloud Shell
Streamline Azure administration with a browser-based shell
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Azure Advisor
Your personalised Azure best practices recommendation engine
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Azure Backup
Simplify data protection and protect against ransomware
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Azure Cost Management and Billing
Manage your cloud spending with confidence
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Azure Policy
Implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources
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Azure Site Recovery
Keep your business running with built-in disaster recovery service
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Azure Chaos Studio
Improve application resilience by introducing faults and simulating outages
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Azure Monitor
Full observability into your apps, infrastructure, and network
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Media
Media
Deliver high-quality video content anywhere, any time and on any device
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Media Services
Encode, store, and stream video and audio at scale
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Encoding
Studio grade encoding at cloud scale
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Azure Media Player
A single player for all your playback needs
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Live and On-Demand Streaming
Deliver content to virtually all devices with scale to meet business needs
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Content Protection
Securely deliver content using AES, PlayReady, Widevine and Fairplay
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Content Delivery Network
Ensure secure, reliable content delivery with broad global reach
Migration
Migration
Simplify and accelerate your migration to the cloud with guidance, tools and resources
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Azure Migrate
Discover, assess, right-size, and migrate your on-premises virtual machines (VMs) to Azure
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Azure Site Recovery
Keep your business running with built-in disaster recovery service
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Azure Database Migration Service (classic)
Simplify on-premises database migration to the cloud
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Data Box
Appliances and solutions for data transfer to Azure and edge compute
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Azure Cost Management and Billing
Manage your cloud spending with confidence
Mixed Reality
See AlsoWhat is Azure Virtual Network?Mixed Reality
Blend your physical and digital worlds to create immersive, collaborative experiences
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Azure Remote Rendering
Render high-quality, interactive 3D content and stream it to your devices in real time
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Azure Digital Twins
Build next-generation IoT solutions that model entire environments in real time
Mobile
Mobile
Build and deploy cross-platform and native apps for any mobile device
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Notification Hubs
Send push notifications to any platform from any back end
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Visual Studio App Centre
Continuously build, test, release and monitor your mobile and desktop apps
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Xamarin
Create cloud-powered mobile apps faster
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Azure Maps
Simple and secure location APIs provide geospatial context to data
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API Management
Publish APIs to developers, partners, and employees securely and at scale
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Azure AI Search
Enterprise scale search for app development
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Azure AI services
Deploy high-quality AI models as APIs
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App Service
Quickly create powerful cloud apps for web and mobile
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Azure Communication Services
Build rich communication experiences with the same secure platform capabilities used by Microsoft Teams
Networking
Networking
Connect cloud and on-premises infrastructure and services to provide your customers and users the best possible experience
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Virtual Network
Provision private networks, optionally connect to on-premises datacenters
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Application Gateway
Build secure, scalable and highly available web front ends in Azure
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Azure ExpressRoute
Dedicated private network fiber connections to Azure
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Azure Firewall
Cloud-native, next-generation firewall to protect your Azure Virtual Network resources
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Azure Private Link
Private access to services hosted on the Azure platform, keeping your data on the Microsoft network
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Load Balancing
Explore Azure load balancing services and find the best solution for your workloads using an easy-to-use service selection tool
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VPN Gateway
Establish secure, cross-premises connectivity
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Azure DDoS Protection
Protect your applications from Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks
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Azure DNS
Host your DNS domain in Azure
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Azure Front Door
Modern cloud CDN that delivers optimized experiences to your users anywhere
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Virtual WAN
Optimise and automate branch to branch connectivity through Azure
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Web Application Firewall
A cloud-native web application firewall (WAF) service that provides powerful protection for web apps
Security
Security
Protect your enterprise from advanced threats across hybrid cloud workloads
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Microsoft Sentinel
Put cloud-native SIEM and intelligent security analytics to work to help protect your enterprise
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Application Gateway
Build secure, scalable and highly available web front ends in Azure
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Key Vault
Safeguard and maintain control of keys and other secrets
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VPN Gateway
Establish secure, cross-premises connectivity
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Azure DDoS Protection
Protect your applications from Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks
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Azure Bastion
Private and fully managed RDP and SSH access to your virtual machines
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Web Application Firewall
A cloud-native web application firewall (WAF) service that provides powerful protection for web apps
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Azure Firewall
Cloud-native, next-generation firewall to protect your Azure Virtual Network resources
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Azure Firewall Manager
Central network security policy and route management for globally distributed, software-defined perimeters
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Microsoft Copilot for Security
Protect at the speed and scale of AI with a generative AI-powered assistant
Storage
Storage
Get secure, massively scalable cloud storage for your data, apps and workloads
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Azure Disk Storage
High-performance, highly durable block storage
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Azure Files
Simple, secure and serverless enterprise-grade cloud file shares
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Azure NetApp Files
Enterprise-grade Azure file shares, powered by NetApp
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Azure Backup
Simplify data protection and protect against ransomware
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Azure Blob Storage
Massively scalable and secure object storage
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Data Box
Appliances and solutions for data transfer to Azure and edge compute
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Archive Storage
Industry leading price point for storing rarely accessed data
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Azure Elastic SAN
Elastic SAN is a cloud-native storage area network (SAN) service built on Azure. Gain access to an end-to-end experience like your on-premises SAN
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Azure Container Storage
Manage persistent volumes for stateful container applications
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Azure Managed Lustre
Azure Managed Lustre is a fully managed, cloud based parallel file system that enables customers to run their high performance computing (HPC) workloads in the cloud
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Azure Storage Actions
Simplify storage data management tasks at massive scale
Web
Web
Build, deploy, and scale powerful web applications quickly and efficiently
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Web Apps
Quickly create and deploy mission-critical web apps at scale
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API Management
Publish APIs to developers, partners, and employees securely and at scale
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Content Delivery Network
Ensure secure, reliable content delivery with broad global reach
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Azure AI Search
Enterprise scale search for app development
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Azure SignalR Service
Add real-time web functionalities easily
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Azure Web PubSub
Easily build real-time messaging web applications using WebSockets and the publish-subscribe pattern
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Azure Maps
Simple and secure location APIs provide geospatial context to data
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Static Web Apps
A modern web app service that offers streamlined full-stack development from source code to global high availability
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Azure Communication Services
Build rich communication experiences with the same secure platform capabilities used by Microsoft Teams
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Azure Load Testing
Optimize app performance with high-scale load testing
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Azure Fluid Relay
Easily add real-time collaborative experiences to your apps with Fluid Framework
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Azure Container Apps
Build and deploy modern apps and microservices using serverless containers
Windows Virtual Desktop
Windows Virtual Desktop
The best virtual desktop experience, delivered on Azure
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Azure Virtual Desktop
Enable a secure, remote desktop experience from anywhere
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VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure
Provision Windows desktops and apps with VMware and Azure Virtual Desktop
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Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops for Azure
Provision Windows desktops and apps on Azure with Citrix and Azure Virtual Desktop
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Azure Lab Services
Set up labs for classrooms, trials, development and testing and other scenarios
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Microsoft Dev Box
Streamline development with secure, ready-to-code workstations in the cloud
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Use cases
Use cases
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Build, manage and continuously deliver cloud apps—with any platform or language
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Analyse images, comprehend speech and make predictions using data
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Simplify and accelerate your migration and modernisation with guidance, tools and resources
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Gather, store, process, analyse and visualise data of any variety, volume or velocity
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Bring the agility and innovation of the cloud to your on-premises workloads
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Connect, monitor, and control devices with secure, scalable, and open edge-to-cloud solutions
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Help protect data, apps and infrastructure with trusted security services
Application development
Application development
- Development and testing
Simplify and accelerate development and testing (dev/test) across any platform
- DevOps
Bring together people, processes and products to continuously deliver value to customers and coworkers.
- DevSecOps
Build secure apps on a trusted platform. Embed security in your developer workflow and foster collaboration between developers, security practitioners, and IT operators.
- Build and modernise intelligent apps
Create differentiated digital experiences by infusing intelligence into your applications with apps, data and AI solutions.
- E-commerce
Give customers what they want with a personalised, scalable and secure shopping experience
- Low-code application development on Azure
Turn your ideas into applications faster using the right tools for the job.
- Microservice applications
Create reliable apps and functionalities at scale and bring them to market faster.
- Mobile
Reach your customers everywhere, on any device, with a single mobile app build.
- Modern application development
Respond to changes faster, optimise costs and ship confidently.
- Serverless computing
Build apps faster by not having to manage infrastructure.
- Messaging services on Azure
Connect modern applications with a comprehensive set of messaging services on Azure
- Application and data modernisation
Accelerate time to market, deliver innovative experiences and improve security with Azure application and data modernisation.
- Business SaaS apps
Use business insights and intelligence from Azure to build software as a service (SaaS) apps
- Azure SaaS Development Kit
Move to a SaaS model faster with a kit of prebuilt code, templates, and modular resources.
- Web3
Explore services to help you develop and run Web3 applications.
AI
AI
- AI
Build mission-critical solutions to analyse images, comprehend speech and make predictions using data.
- Knowledge mining
Uncover latent insights from across all of your business data with AI.
- Azure confidential computing
Protect your data and code while the data is in use in the cloud.
- Build and modernise intelligent apps
Create differentiated digital experiences by infusing intelligence into your applications with apps, data and AI solutions.
- Hugging Face on Azure
Build machine learning models faster with Hugging Face on Azure.
Cloud migration and modernisation
Cloud migration and modernisation
- Azure cloud migration and modernisation centre
Save money and improve efficiency by migrating and modernising your workloads to Azure with proven tools and guidance.
- .NET apps migration
Optimise costs, operate confidently and ship features faster by migrating your ASP.NET web apps to Azure.
- Development and testing
Simplify and accelerate development and testing (dev/test) across any platform
- Build and modernise intelligent apps
Create differentiated digital experiences by infusing intelligence into your applications with apps, data and AI solutions.
- Mainframe and midrange migration
Reduce infrastructure costs by moving your mainframe and midrange apps to Azure.
- SAP on the Microsoft Cloud
Extend SAP applications and innovate in the cloud trusted by SAP.
- Linux on Azure
Enhanced security and hybrid capabilities for your mission-critical Linux workloads
- SQL Server migration
Move your SQL Server databases to Azure with few or no application code changes.
- Windows Server on Azure
Migrate your Windows Server workloads to Azure for unparalleled innovation and security.
- Azure confidential computing
Protect your data and code while the data is in use in the cloud.
- Application and data modernisation
Accelerate time to market, deliver innovative experiences and improve security with Azure application and data modernisation.
- Integration services on Azure
Seamlessly integrate applications, systems, and data for your enterprise.
- Migration and modernisation for Oracle workloads
Run your Oracle® database and enterprise applications on Azure
- MongoDB Atlas on Azure
Migrate MongoDB workloads to the cloud and modernise data infrastructure with MongoDB Atlas on Azure.
- FinOps on Azure
Maximise cloud business value for your organisation by leveraging Azure products and services to implement FinOps best practises that can support cloud cost optimisation.
- Migrate to innovate
Securely migrate Windows Server and SQL Server to Microsoft Azure.
Data and analytics
Data and analytics
- Azure Databases
Build cloud-native applications or modernise existing applications with fully managed, flexible databases.
- Business intelligence
Drive faster, more efficient decision making by drawing deeper insights from your analytics.
- Cloud-scale analytics
Accelerate time to insights with an end-to-end cloud analytics solution.
Hybrid cloud and infrastructure
Hybrid cloud and infrastructure
- Backup and disaster recovery
Minimize disruption to your business with cost-effective backup and disaster recovery solutions.
- High-performance computing (HPC)
Get fully managed, single tenancy supercomputers with high-performance storage and no data movement.
- Hybrid and multicloud solutions
Bring innovation anywhere to your hybrid environment across on-premises, multicloud and the edge.
- Azure private multi-access edge compute (MEC)
Deliver ultra-low-latency networking, applications and services at the enterprise edge
- Business-critical applications
Run your mission-critical applications on Azure for increased operational agility and security.
- Quantum computing
Experience quantum impact today with the world's first full-stack, quantum computing cloud ecosystem.
- Azure public multi-access edge compute (MEC)
Deliver ultra-low-latency networking, applications, and services at the mobile operator edge.
- Web3
Explore services to help you develop and run Web3 applications.
- 5G and Space
Bring Azure to the edge with seamless network integration and connectivity to deploy modern connected apps.
- Windows Server on Azure
Migrate your Windows Server workloads to Azure for unparalleled innovation and security.
Internet of Things
Internet of Things
- Azure IoT
Connect devices, analyse data and automate processes with secure, scalable and open edge-to-cloud solutions.
- Azure Industrial IoT
Build open, interoperable IoT solutions that secure and modernise industrial systems.
- Azure IoT for safer workplaces
Help safeguard physical work environments with scalable IoT solutions designed for rapid deployment.
- IoT for sustainability
Meet environmental sustainability goals and accelerate conservation projects with IoT technologies.
Security and governance
Security and governance
- Azure governance
Ensure compliance using built-in cloud governance capabilities.
- Backup and disaster recovery
Minimize disruption to your business with cost-effective backup and disaster recovery solutions.
- Azure confidential computing
Protect your data and code while the data is in use in the cloud.
- Azure network security
Cloud-native network security for protecting your applications, network and workloads.
- Web3
Explore services to help you develop and run Web3 applications.
Organisation type
Organisation type
- Startups
Get started easily, run lean, stay agile and grow fast with Azure for startups
- Nonprofits
Accelerate mission impact, increase innovation and optimise efficiency—with world-class security
Resources
Resources
- Reference architectures
Find reference architectures, example scenarios and solutions for common workloads on Azure
- Resources for accelerating growth
Do more with less—explore resources for increasing efficiency, reducing costs, and driving innovation
- Azure Marketplace
Search from a rich catalogue of more than 17,000 certified apps and services
- Customer enablement
Plan a clear path forward for your cloud journey with proven tools, guidance and resources
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Pricing
How to buy
- Azure pricing
Get the best value at every stage of your cloud journey
- Free Azure services
See which services offer free monthly amounts
- Pay as you go
Only pay for what you use, plus get free services
- Flexible purchase options
Find the options that works best for you
- Azure benefits and incentives
Explore special offers, benefits and incentives
Pricing tools and resources
- Pricing calculator
Estimate the costs for Azure products and services
- TCO calculator
Estimate your total cost of ownership and cost savings
- Optimise your costs
Learn how to manage and optimise your cloud spend
- Cloud economics
Understand the value and economics of moving to Azure
- Azure pricing
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Partners
Find a partner
- Azure Marketplace
Find, try and buy trusted apps and services
- Find a partner
Get up and running in the cloud with help from an experienced partner
Become a partner
- Azure Partner Zone
Find the latest content, news and guidance to lead customers to the cloud
- Azure technology partners
Build, extend and scale your apps on a trusted cloud platform
- Join ISV Success
Get free tools and guidance to build solutions, publish them to the marketplace, and reach millions of customers
- Azure Marketplace
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Resources
Learning
Technical resources
Community
What's new
FAQs
Is Azure VPN gateway or virtual network gateway? ›
A VPN gateway is a specific type of virtual network gateway that is used to send traffic between an Azure virtual network and an on-premises location over the public internet. You can also use a VPN gateway to send traffic between Azure virtual networks. Each virtual network can have at most one VPN gateway.
How many VPN gateways can each virtual network VNet have? ›You can create only one Azure VPN gateway per virtual network.
Which statement regarding an Azure VPN gateway is true? ›Answer: The statement "the gateway connects an Azure VNet to an on-premises network" is true. Explanation: The statement "The gateway connects an Azure VNet to an on-premises network" is true regarding an Azure VPN Gateway.
How VPN gateway works in Azure? ›Azure VPN Gateway connects your on-premises networks to Azure through Site-to-Site VPNs in a similar way that you set up and connect to a remote branch office. The connectivity is secure and uses the industry-standard protocols Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) and Internet Key Exchange (IKE).
What is the difference between VPN gateway and virtual network peering? ›VPN gateways are used in an encrypted connection in the region but VNet Peering provides connection sharing in different regions.
What is the difference between VPN and VPN gateway? ›A VPN gateway is a network device that creates secure connections over the internet. Find out how they work and what benefits they offer to small and medium enterprises. Virtual private networks (VPN) are popular solutions for protecting the identity of users and business data online.
Can I deploy two VPN gateways in same virtual network? ›A VPN gateway requires the -GatewayType Vpn. So, you cannot create more than one VPN gateway in a single Virtual Network. Also, each virtual network, including a peered virtual network, can have its own gateway.
How long does Azure virtual network gateway take to deploy? ›If the Azure VPN Gateway is deployed it is "running" 24 hours / 7days. The only option is to create/delete the VPN Gateway automatically with a script. But deploying a new VPN Gateway needs about 30-45 minutes for deployment.
What is the maximum number of VPN gateways created for the VNet? ›Each VNet can only have one VPN Gateway.
Which of the following statements is true about the VPN in network security *? ›True, A VPN is a secure, encrypted connection that is established over a publicly shared network.
Is Azure VPN gateway free? ›
VPN Gateways
Setting up a virtual network is free of charge. However, we do charge for the VPN gateway that connects to on-premises and other virtual networks in Azure. This charge is based on the amount of time that gateway is provisioned and available.
Site-to-site VPN
A site-to-site (S2S) VPN gateway connection is a connection over IPsec/IKE (IKEv1 or IKEv2) VPN tunnel. Site-to-site connections can be used for cross-premises and hybrid configurations. A site-to-site connection requires a VPN device located on-premises that has a public IP address assigned to it.
Very reliable and never has a downtime. We use VPN Gateway to connect to our Azure network when we are out of office. It is also helpful to let connect our consultant. It's very secure and can disable the certificates anytime if needed.
What is the advantage of Azure VPN gateway? ›It acts as a virtual bridge that allows resources in both VNETs to communicate privately as if they were on the same physical network. This eliminates the need for costly and difficult dedicated connections, resulting in seamless integration and safe data exchange within your Azure architecture.
What type of VPN is Azure virtual network gateway? ›Gateway VPN type | Gateway SKU | IKE versions supported |
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Policy-based gateway | Basic | IKEv1 |
Route-based gateway | Basic | IKEv2 |
Route-based gateway | VpnGw1, VpnGw2, VpnGw3, VpnGw4, VpnGw5 | IKEv1 and IKEv2 |
Route-based gateway | VpnGw1AZ, VpnGw2AZ, VpnGw3AZ, VpnGw4AZ, VpnGw5AZ | IKEv1 and IKEv2 |
How is Virtual WAN different from an Azure virtual network gateway? A virtual network gateway VPN is limited to 100 tunnels. For connections, you should use Virtual WAN for large-scale VPN. You can connect up to 1,000 branch connections per virtual hub with aggregate of 20 Gbps per hub.
What is the difference between a VPN and a virtual network? ›Your users can remotely access this desktop from any physical machine over the internet. You can use VDI to quickly and efficiently set up many virtual desktops for remote workers. In contrast, a VPN creates a private network connection between remote users and the corporate network over the public internet.
What is the difference between Azure VPN gateway and ExpressRoute gateway? ›Ans.) Azure ExpressRoute establishes a dedicated, private connection between your on-premises infrastructure and Azure, whereas Azure VPN Gateway establishes a virtual private network (VPN) between your on-premises infrastructure and Azure using a public internet connection.
What is the difference between VPN gateway and application gateway in Azure? ›Application Gateway is a Layer 7 load balancing service with advanced features like SSL termination. It's used to route client requests to your applications. Virtual Network Gateway is a VPN gateway for point-to-site (user) and site-to-site (office/datacenter) VPN connections to your own Azure VNETs.