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Hi, I have blogged many maps to describe the Azure landscape. These have proven helpful and I've received a lot of positive feedback about them. The networking piece in…
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Why DNS architecture matters in Landing Zone A well-designed DNS layer is the glue that lets workloads in disparate subscriptions discover one another quickly and securely. Getting it right during your Azure Landing Zone rollout avoids painful refactoring later, especially once you start enforcing Zero-Trust and hub-and-spoke network patterns. …
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