Azure DNS – Virtual Networking

Azure DNS – Virtual Networking

We are familiar with the DNS servers that we used to administer on-premises. Some organizations used Windows Server as the server for hosting DNS zones, while others used BIND-based solutions. There are other third party-solutions that are used to manage DNS zones and records. In 

Record Management – Virtual Networking

Record Management – Virtual Networking

Azure DNS supports all common DNS record types including A, AAAA, MX, CAA, CNAME, PTR, SOA, SRV, and TXT records. You are familiar with these records as they are used in traditional DNS servers as well. The categorization is done based on the data stored 

Private DNS Zones – Virtual Networking

Private DNS Zones – Virtual Networking

As mentioned earlier, Azure DNS can be used to provide name resolution using the Microsoft infrastructure. In Exercise 3.7 and Exercise 3.8, you created a zone and added records for query validation. The zone we hosted in that exercise is an Internet-facing DNS zone because 

Network Security Groups – Virtual Networking

Network Security Groups – Virtual Networking

In quite simple terms, network security groups are a functionality in Azure used to filter and limit inbound and outbound traffic; in other words, they are similar to firewalls. An NSG is a collection of security rules that can be used to allow or deny