Microsoft Azure is in the cloud race to win it. We are part of the Azure networking team responsible for designing, building, and operating network connectivity, application load balancing, and security. These services include ExpressRoute, Virtual Private Network (VPN), Azure Firewall, Bastion, Application Gateway, Web Application Firewall, Virtual Wide Area Network (Virtual WAN), and the Virtual Network Functions platform. At the core of these services is a solid Software-Defined Networking (