This video introduces the creation of virtual machines and virtual networks. We take a look at Azure Vnets, Azure Subnets and Public / Private IP address ranges. We will create some virtual machines in our Azure test tenant and network them to each other. We also look at how to use static IP addresses with an Azure virtual machine.

Authentication to the Azure virtual machine is performed with a local account but can be linked with Azure AD authentiation.

In a future video we will take a look at azure bastion and other ways of remote access to your virtual machines.

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Azure Virtual Network (VNet) is the fundamental building block for your private network in Azure. VNet enables many types of Azure resources, such as Azure Virtual Machines (VM), to securely communicate with each other, the internet, and on-premises networks. VNet is similar to a traditional network that you'd operate in your own data center, but brings with it additional benefits of Azure's infrastructure such as scale, availability, and isolation.