Networking in Azure often feels like a black box - especially for developers trying to make sense of VNETs, address spaces, private endpoints, firewalls, and reverse proxies. In this session, we’ll break it down in developer-friendly terms, using a practical, scenario-driven approach.

Join us as we explore how to:

-Design IP address spaces that won’t haunt you later - especially when working with containers and overlapping ranges.

-Connect APIs, Functions, and Containers to private networks without breaking your CI/CD flows.

-Leverage Azure Private Endpoints, Application Gateway, and API Management securely in a microservices context.

-Introduce Azure Firewall in a way that doesn’t get in your way - but still protects your workloads.

-Debug the invisible: Understand common issues we've seen in real-world projects and how to avoid them.

Expect whiteboard sketches, war stories from the trenches, and code-centric networking patterns that developers can actually use.

Whether you’re building cloud-native apps or integrating with legacy backends, this session will help you treat Azure networking not as a blocker - but as an enabler.

-Session Type: Breakout session (preferred duration: 45 minutes)
-Delivery: This will be the first public delivery of this session.
-Speakers: Two co-speakers with hands-on Azure experience in AppDev and Infra domains
-Technical Level: 300 (Intermediate to Advanced)
-Target Audience:
--Developers building apps in Azure using App Services, Container Apps, Functions, and APIM
--DevOps engineers and cloud architects responsible for connectivity, security, and scalability
--Anyone confused by networking acronyms but responsible for “just making it work”

-Technical Requirements:

--Internet access (for demos and live diagrams)
--Whiteboard or flipchart (optional but preferred for interactive diagrams)
--Projector/Screen + audio for code walkthroughs and short demo videos

-Demo Tools Used: Azure CLI, Bicep, Visual Studio Code, Azure Portal
-Related Topics: Azure Private Link, VNET integration, Azure Firewall policies, Application Gateway WAF, API Management in internal mode, Container networking strategies

-Bonus: All session materials and reference architectures will be published on GitHub after delivery.