Part 2: Implementing Azure Virtual WAN – A Practical Walkthrough

In Part 1 (Harnessing the Power of AWS Bedrock through CloudFormation / Blogs / Perficient), we discussed what Azure Virtual WAN is and why it’s a powerful solution for global networking. Now, let’s get hands-on and walk through the actual implementation—step by step, in a simple, conversational way.

1.     Creating the Virtual WAN – The Network’s Control Plane

Virtual WAN is the heart of a global network, not just another resource. It replaces: Isolated VPN gateways per region, Manual ExpressRoute configurations, and complex peering relationships.

Setting it up is easy:

• Navigate to Azure Portal → Search “Virtual WAN”
• Click Create and configure.
• Name: Naming matters for enterprise environments
• Resource Group: Create new rg-network-global (best practice for lifecycle management)
• Type: Standard (Basic lacks critical features like ExpressRoute support)

Azure will set up the Virtual WAN in a few seconds. Now, the real fun begins.

2. Setting Up the Virtual WAN Hub ...