In the previous chapter, we covered the second part of the Implementing Workloads and Security objective. We covered how to configure serverless computing by looking at how to manage Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions, and more.

This chapter covers the third part of this objective. In this chapter, we are going to learn how to configure an application gateway and load balancing rules, how to implement frontend IP configurations, and how to manage application load balancing. We will also look at Azure Front Door.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

• Understanding Azure Application Gateway
• Configuring an application gateway
• Implementing frontend IP configurations
• Configuring load balancing rules
• Managing application load balancing
• Understanding Azure Front Door