Azure ExpressRoute
Azure ExpressRoute is a Microsoft Azure service that allows organizations to create private, dedicated, high-bandwidth, and low-latency connections between their on-premises infrastructure and Azure cloud services. Unlike typical internet-based connections, ExpressRoute circuits traverse a…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2014
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Azure ExpressRoute was created to address the limitations of connecting enterprise on-premises networks to Azure services solely over the public internet. These limitations included inconsistent bandwidth, higher latency, unpredictable performance, lack of service level agreements (SLAs) for network performance, and security concerns associated with data traversing public networks.
- Platforms
- On-premises network devices (routers, firewalls), Microsoft Azure
Related technologies
Notable users
- Large enterprises across finance, healthcare, retail, and manufacturing sectors requiring robust hybrid cloud solutions, e.g., Coca-Cola, Starbucks, H&M, Chevron, AT&T