Tailwind Traders has begun migrating some existing workloads to the cloud and ensuring that new workloads are cloud-native where appropriate.
Instead of hosting all workloads exclusively on-premises or exclusively in Azure, Tailwind Traders takes advantage of the technologies that best meet its needs.

In this module, you learned about various Azure hybrid technologies, including those related to networking, identity, compute, data, and security.
You also learned how these technologies can work together to provide Tailwind Traders with solutions tailored to its challenges.

You learned:

• What hybrid cloud means
• Networking options between on-premises workloads and Azure
• How to provide consistent identity in a hybrid environment
• Compute options for hybrid cloud, including for multi-tier applications (cloud + on-premises)
• File and data management solutions in the cloud
• Monitoring and security management technologies in hybrid environments

To go further

You can deepen your knowledge by reviewing the following documentation:

• What is Azure VPN Gateway?
• What is Azure ExpressRoute?
• What is Azure DNS Private Resolver?
• What is Azure Virtual WAN?
• What is Microsoft Entra Connect?
• What is Microsoft Entra Domain Services?
• What is Azure Arc-enabled servers?
• Overview of the Azure Stack HCI solution
• High-Performance Computing (HPC) on Azure
• What is Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes?
• Overview of Azure Arc data services
• Overview of Site Recovery
• What is Azure Relay?
• Azure App Service Hybrid Connections
• Remote access to on-premises apps via Microsoft Entra Application Proxy
• Kerberos delegation for SSO with Application Proxy
• Header-based SSO for on-premises apps with Application Proxy
• Publish Remote Desktop with Application Proxy
• SMB file shares in Azure Files
• NFS file shares in Azure Files
• Azure File Sync deployment guide
• Stretch Database
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud documentation
• Microsoft Sentinel documentation
• Overview of Update Management

Recommended Microsoft training modules

• Manage hybrid workloads with Azure Arc
• Implement hybrid identity with Windows Server
• Implement a hybrid file server infrastructure
• Monitor Windows Server IaaS VMs and hybrid instances
• Implement a hybrid network infrastructure
• Implement hybrid backup and recovery with Windows Server IaaS

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