AZ-700 Designing & Implementing Azure Networking with SIMS (Udemy.com)
Get prepared for the AZ-700 exam with instructor led labs and hands on simulations available 24/7
Created by: John Christopher
Last updated October 2026
What you will learn
- Learn the concepts and perform hands on activities needed to pass the AZ-700 exam
- Gain a tremendous amount of knowledge involving networking Microsoft Azure Services
- Get loads of hands on experience with networking Microsoft Azure Services
- Utilize hands on simulations that can be access anytime, anywhere!
How it compares
Against the other 848 rated Udemy courses in IT Certifications on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 80% of them
- Reviews952#293 of 849 by number of reviews
- Length12.5 hourslonger than 67% of them
- Last updatedOctober 2026more recently than 98% of them
Course Description
We really hope you'll agree, this training is way more than the average course on Udemy!
Have access to the following:
Training from an instructor of over 20 years who has trained thousands of people and also a Microsoft Certified Trainer
Lecture that explains the concepts in an easy to learn method for someone that is just starting out with this material
Instructor led hands on and simulations to practice that can be followed even if you have little to no experience
TOPICS COVERED INCLUDING HANDS ON LECTURE AND PRACTICE TUTORIALS:
Introduction
Welcome to the course
Understanding the Microsoft Environment
Having a Solid Foundation of Active Directory Domains
Having a Solid Foundation of RAS, DMZ, and Virtualization
Having a Solid Foundation of the Microsoft Cloud Services
Order of concepts covered in the course
Questions for John Christopher
Setting up for hands on
IMPORTANT Using Assignments in the course
Creating a free Azure Account
Activating an Entra ID P2 license
Design and implement private IP addressing for Azure resources
Plan and implement network segmentation and address spaces
Create a virtual network (VNet)
Peering virtual networks
Plan and configure subnetting for services, including VNet gateways, firewalls, etc..
Plan and configure subnet delegation
Create a prefix for public IP addresses
Choose when to use a public IP address prefix
Plan and implement a custom public IP address prefix (bring your own IP)
Create a new public IP address
Associate public IP addresses to resources
Design and implement name resolution
Design name resolution inside a VNet
Configure DNS settings inside a VNet
Design public DNS zones
Design private DNS zones
Configure a public or private DNS zone
Link a private DNS zone to a VNet
Plan and implement Azure Private DNS Resolver
Design and implement VNet connectivity and routing
Design service chaining, including gateway transit
Design virtual private network (VPN) connectivity between VNets
Implement VNet peering
Design and implement user-defined routes (UDRs)
Associate a route table with a subnet
Configure forced tunneling
Diagnose and resolve routing issues
Understanding Azure Route Server
Identify appropriate use cases for a Virtual Network NAT gateway
Implement a NAT gateway
Cleaning up some of the Azure resources
Monitor networks
Creating a couple of VMs with networking to monitor
Configure monitoring, network diagnostics, and logs in Azure Network Watcher
Monitor and repair network health by using Azure Network Watcher
Activate and monitor distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection
Understanding Microsoft Defender for DNS
Design, implement, and manage a site-to-site VPN connection
Design a site-to-site VPN connection, including for high availability
Select an appropriate VNet gateway SKU for site-to-site VPN requirements
Implement a site-to-site VPN connection
Identify when to use a policy-based VPN versus a route-based VPN connection
Create and configure an IPsec/IKE policy
Diagnose and resolve virtual network gateway connectivity issues
Understanding Azure Extended Network
Design, implement, and manage a point-to-site VPN connection
Select an appropriate virtual network gateway SKU for point-to-site VPN requirements
Select the appropriate tunnel type
Select an appropriate authentication method
Configure RADIUS authentication
Configure certificate-based authentication and implement a VPN client config file
Configure authentication by using Azure Azure AD, part of Microsoft Entra
Diagnose and resolve client-side and authentication issues
Specify Azure requirements for Always On authentication
Understanding Azure Network Adapter
Removing the VPN gateway
Design, implement, and manage Azure ExpressRoute
Select an ExpressRoute connectivity model
Select an appropriate ExpressRoute SKU and tier
Design and implement ExpressRoute, cross-region, redundancy, & disaster recovery
Design and implement ExpressRoute Global Reach, FastPath, and ExpressRoute Direct
Choose between private peering only, Microsoft peering only, or both
Create an ExpressRoute Circuit & check the private peering & Microsoft Peering status
Create an ExpressRoute gateway
Encryption over ExpressRoute
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
Diagnose and resolve ExpressRoute connection issues
Removing ExpressRoute resources before moving on
Design and implement an Azure Virtual WAN architecture
Identify use for Azure Virtual WANs
Select a Virtual WAN SKU
Design a Virtual WAN architecture, including selecting types and services
Create a hub in Virtual WAN
Choose an appropriate scale unit for each gateway type
Deploy a gateway into a Virtual WAN hub
Configure virtual hub routing
Integrate a Virtual WAN hub with a third-party NVA
Removing Azure Virtual WAN resources
Design and implement an Azure Load Balancer
Map requirements to features and capabilities of Azure Load Balancer
Identify appropriate use cases for Azure Load Balancer
Choose an Azure Load Balancer SKU and tier
Choose between public and internal
Create and configure an Azure Load Balancer
Implement a load balancing rule
Create and configure inbound NAT rules
Create and configure explicit outbound rules, including SNAT
Removing the Azure Load Balancer before moving forward
Instructor Details
- 4.7 Rating
952 Reviews
John Christopher
John Christopher is a Technical Instructor that has been in the business for 25 years. His first experience with information technology occurred in the early 90s when he ran an MS-DOS based BBS(Bulletin Board System) as a System Operator. In the late 90s, after working with Windows NT 3.50 performing backups for Regal Group, he decided to get Windows NT Microsoft Certified.
In 1998 he got his first Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Microsoft Certified Trainer certification. Shortly after getting certified, he began working as a Junior Administrator and Instructor for Knowledge Alliance. From there John was able to become one of the first people in the world to gain an MCSE for the Windows 2000 operating system and he began teaching full time for a company called Productivity Point International. At Productivity Point, John got Citrix Metaframe certified and began teaching Citrix along with Microsoft classes. Productivity Point began experiencing financial troubles and John moved on to work with another training company in 2001
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Reviews
By Konuralp Solak on 9/23/2026
good as always. this is the second course i'm geting from you. the first one was ms700 which i passed with 845. hope to pass this one with a good value,too. thanks.
By Clinten Gee on 9/1/2026
Excellent course. John explains things so clearly. The labs are a great benefit showing exactly what you need to do to, giving you confidence and understanding when working in Azure. Highly recommend this course.
By Leon Foster on 8/24/2026
Excellent course as always, John Christopher always provides easy to follow explanations of cloud concepts. I would recommend you have your own Azure subscription to follow along.
By Andrew Bordbar on 7/2/2026
I am happy that I started AZ-104 with John Christopher, and now I am taking his Az700 (Azure networking) course. Such a great and knowledgeable trainer. Also he has a beautiful voice. My next course with him will be Az901. Thank you so much John.
By Shubham Naganwar on 6/1/2026
for advance certification, we don't need to wait 1.5 hrs to get to the main topic, as people who are coming for associate level certification has the basics already known and there was no skip or fast forward option for video so i needed to skip video instead of letting it fw to have check mark appear which i like to have it in my completion.
By Ayub Oruko Ondoro on 3/13/2026
Good learning, practical oriented and perfect English communications make it easy for learners to understand the topics.
By Peter Mokry on 9/26/2025
I highly recommend this course to understand basics of Azure Network. Please note, also should be checked Azure documentation and followed learning path on Azure learning portal.
By Gregory A. Edwards on 4/28/2025
I appreciate this course it was very easy to follow and introduced a traditional networking administrator to the cloud environment/architecture. I am hoping I can sit the certification and pass it in a few weeks.
By Cameron Jack Hughes on 1/24/2025
Excellent course, very detailed, demonstrations top quality, assignments spot on and John Christopher has the industry experience alongside teaching the topics very well. Thank you!
By Shawn Chamberlain on 9/27/2023
Great course. Very informational and covered a lot of topics in depth while keeping the content easily digestible. I feel much more confident about taking the AZ-700 exam.
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