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Map global sites, users, circuits, SD-WAN and cloud regions
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Azure Virtual WAN Architecture
Design global branch, remote-user and cloud connectivity through managed virtual hubs and routing domains.
Objective: Determine when Virtual WAN provides operational and connectivity advantages over traditional hub-and-spoke designs.
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Business context and requirements
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Define transitive-routing, security and segmentation requirements
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Capture SLA, throughput and migration expectations
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Architecture and design decisions
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Choose Standard hubs, routing intent and security-provider integration
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Design hub connections, route tables, labels and propagation
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Plan ExpressRoute, VPN, point-to-site and inter-hub connectivity
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Security, cost and operating model
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Establish central policy, telemetry and operational ownership
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Model hub, scale-unit, gateway and data-processing costs
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Document provider dependencies and controlled change procedures
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Validation, resilience and evolution
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Validate route convergence, segmentation and branch reachability
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Test regional failure, tunnel recovery and remote-user access
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Compare observed performance with business SLAs
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