Closing the loop: New simulated hybrid cloud test environment is based on your feedback

Greetings SAB Members,

At the August 2014 SAB Webinar, I presented a new set of Azure-based, hybrid cloud test environments and got your input on their utility, design, and configuration options. I previously blogged about the initial article that you can use to build a simulated line of business application.

During the webinar, I presented three configuration variations for the simulated on-premises network:

  • Test lab connected to the Internet
  • Hosted on a Hyper-V server
  • Hosted in an Azure virtual network

To address the last variation, I have published the Set up a simulated hybrid cloud environment for testing topic, which builds a simulated on-premises network in a separate Azure virtual network and then connects them with a VNet-to-VNet connection. Here is the configuration:

This simulated configuration allows you to create a hybrid cloud in the cloud, so to speak. Once the base configuration is up, deploying workloads in the TestVNET virtual network is the same as if you had an on-premises Corpnet subnet.

For example, you could use the Set up a web-based LOB application in a hybrid cloud for testing topic to create the following:

In Phase 1 of the topic, you build the simulated hybrid cloud. In Phases 2 and 3, you build the SQL server and IIS-based LOB server.

Thanks again for your feedback, which made this new topic possible!

Enjoy.

 

Joe Davies
Senior Content Developer

 

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