With more and more companies moving on-premises applications to the cloud, software and cloud solution architects alike are busy investigating ways to improve load balancing, performance, security, and high availability for workloads. This practical book describes Microsoft Azure's load-balancing options and explains how NGINX can contribute to a comprehensive solution.Cloud architects Derek DeJonghe and Arlan Nugara take you through the steps necessary to design a practical solution for your network. Software developers and technical managers will learn how these technologies have a direct impact on application development and architecture. While the examples are specific to Azure, these load-balancing concepts and implementations also apply to cloud providers such as AWS, Google Cloud, DigitalOcean, and IBM Cloud.Understand application delivery and load balancing--and why they're importantExplore Azure's managed load-balancing optionsLearn how to run NGINX on AzureExamine similarities and complementing features between Azure-managed solutions and NGINXDefine, manage, and monitor the global routing for your web traffic using Azure Front DoorExplore security choices using NGINX and Azure Firewall solutions