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Creating a DMZ in Azure

by Gavin McShera

Even the most basic Azure environment needs to be secure. In this course, you will learn how to create a DMZ using the native functionality in Azure.

What you'll learn

IT security is critically important, and even more so in a software-defined data center. In this course, Creating a DMZ in Azure, you will learn to create a basic DMZ in Azure using standard functionality to ensure publicly-exposed IT systems are secure. First, you will learn what a DMZ is and how important it is to overall security. Next, you will define the environment you want to create and implement a basic network into that environment. Finally, you will secure your environment using Network Security Groups. By the end of this course, you will have the knowledge and tools necessary to create a DMZ that can protect your environment.

About the author

Gavin has 20 years’ experience working in the IT industry. He spent 7 years working for Microsoft focusing on the datacenter and cloud products. While at Microsoft he held technical, consulting, pre-sales, and sales roles. Gavin has worked in multiple industries including online gaming, consulting, financial, pharmaceutical, and public sector. Gavin was the technical editor for the Sybex book – Mastering Windows Server 2012R2. Gavin now works as a Freelancer/Independent Consultant. He is based i... more

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