Moving workloads to Azure transforms your network requirements. Suddenly, your organisation needs to connect on-premises sites to a remote virtual data centre—often with little experience beyond a single site or a managed WAN.

In this session, we’ll demystify site-to-site connectivity options for Azure—including VPN, ExpressRoute, and SD-WAN—and explain how to choose the right mix for resilience, performance, and compliance. We’ll dive into SLAs, high availability designs, security considerations, and why “private” doesn’t always mean secure. Finally, you’ll see how to leverage Microsoft’s Global WAN as a backbone for your enterprise network.

Key Takeaways

Know Your Options: Compare VPN, ExpressRoute, and SD-WAN for cost, performance, and compliance.

Design for Resilience: Build redundancy and HA into your Azure connectivity strategy.

Avoid Common Pitfalls: Understand why private circuits are not inherently secure—and how to protect them.

Plan for the Future: Learn how to extend your network using Microsoft’s Global WAN for a global backbone.