Merge pull request #301850 from MicrosoftDocs/release-ga-lbcd

[OOB Publish] release-ga-lbcd -> main -- 6/26 - 09:00 AM PDT

Author: Albertyang0

articles/application-gateway/index.yml

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ landingContent:
             url: ./for-containers/overview.md
       - linkListType: concept
         links:
+          - text: Architecture best practices for Azure Application Gateway v2
+            url: /azure/well-architected/service-guides/azure-application-gateway
           - text: Frequently asked questions
             url: application-gateway-faq.yml
       - linkListType: whats-new

articles/application-gateway/overview.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ services: application-gateway
 author: mbender-ms
 ms.service: azure-application-gateway
 ms.topic: overview
-ms.custom: mvc
+ms.custom: mvc, portfolio-consolidation-2025
 ms.date: 09/27/2023
 ms.author: mbender
 #Customer intent: As an IT administrator, I want to learn about Azure Application Gateways and what I can use them for.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ This type of routing is known as application layer (OSI layer 7) load balancing.
 > * To do transport layer load balancing, review [Load Balancer](../load-balancer/load-balancer-overview.md). 
 > 
 > Your end-to-end scenarios may benefit from combining these solutions as needed.
-> For an Azure load-balancing options comparison, see [Overview of load-balancing options in Azure](/azure/architecture/guide/technology-choices/load-balancing-overview).
+> For an overview of the load balancing and content delivery services in Azure, see [Load Balancing and Content Delivery](../networking/load-balancer-content-delivery/load-balancing-content-delivery-overview.md).
 
 
 ## Features

articles/application-gateway/toc.yml

@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
     href: overview-v2.md
   - name: Application Gateway for Containers
     href: ./for-containers/overview.md
+  - name: Architecture best practices for Azure Application Gateway v2
+    href: /azure/well-architected/service-guides/azure-application-gateway?toc=/azure/application-gateway/toc.json&bc=/azure/application-gateway/breadcrumb/toc.json
+  - name: What is load balancing and content delivery?
+    href: /azure/networking/load-balancer-content-delivery/load-balancing-content-delivery-overview.md
+  - name: Choose a load balancing solution
+    href: /azure/architecture/guide/technology-choices/load-balancing-overview?toc=/azure/load-balancer/toc.json
   - name: Create Application Gateway - Portal
     href: quick-create-portal.md
   - name: Create Application Gateway - PowerShell
@@ -23,10 +29,10 @@
     href: quick-create-template.md
   - name: Create Application Gateway - Terraform
     href: quick-create-terraform.md
+  - name: FAQ
+    href: application-gateway-faq.yml
 - name: Design
   items:
-  - name: Architecture best practices for Azure Application Gateway v2
-    href: /azure/architecture/framework/services/networking/azure-application-gateway?toc=/azure/application-gateway/toc.json&bc=/azure/application-gateway/breadcrumb/toc.json
   - name: Basics
     items:
     - name: Application Gateway features
@@ -75,8 +81,6 @@
     href: ingress-controller-overview.md
   - name: Understanding pricing
     href: understanding-pricing.md
-  - name: FAQ
-    href: application-gateway-faq.yml
 - name: Security
   items:
   - name: Security baseline

articles/ddos-protection/TOC.yml

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
     href: ddos-protection-sku-comparison.md
   - name: Price comparison
     href: ddos-pricing-guide.md
+  - name: What is Azure network security?
+    href: /azure/networking/security/network-security.md?toc=/azure/ddos-protection/toc.json
   - name: FAQ
     href: ddos-faq.yml
 - name: Configure
@@ -53,6 +55,22 @@
     href: ../application-gateway/tutorial-protect-application-gateway-ddos.md?toc=/azure/ddos-protection/TOC.json
   - name: Deploy Load Balancer with DDoS Protection
     href: ../load-balancer/tutorial-protect-load-balancer-ddos.md?toc=/azure/ddos-protection/TOC.json
+- name: Secure
+  items:
+  - name: DDoS Protection on Front Door
+    href: ../frontdoor/front-door-ddos.md?toc=/azure/ddos-protection/TOC.json
+  - name: Defend against API Management DDoS attacks
+    href: ../api-management/protect-with-ddos-protection.md?toc=/azure/ddos-protection/TOC.json
+  - name: Inline L7 DDoS protection with Gateway Load Balancer and partner NVAs
+    href: inline-protection-glb.md
+  - name: Manage permissions and restrictions
+    href: manage-permissions.md
+  - name: Onboard partners
+    href: ddos-protection-partner-onboarding.md
+  - name: Security baseline
+    href: /security/benchmark/azure/baselines/azure-ddos-protection-security-baseline?toc=%2fazure%2fddos-protection%2ftoc.json?toc=/azure/ddos-protection/TOC.json
+  - name: Azure Security blog
+    href: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/category/azure-network-security/blog/azurenetworksecurityblog
 - name: Resiliency
   items:
   - name: Components of a DDoS response strategy
@@ -85,22 +103,6 @@
     href: test-through-simulations.md
   - name: Engage DDoS Rapid Response (DRR)
     href: ddos-rapid-response.md
-- name: Security
-  items:
-  - name: DDoS Protection on Front Door
-    href: ../frontdoor/front-door-ddos.md?toc=/azure/ddos-protection/TOC.json
-  - name: Defend against API Management DDoS attacks
-    href: ../api-management/protect-with-ddos-protection.md?toc=/azure/ddos-protection/TOC.json
-  - name: Inline L7 DDoS protection with Gateway Load Balancer and partner NVAs
-    href: inline-protection-glb.md
-  - name: Manage permissions and restrictions
-    href: manage-permissions.md
-  - name: Onboard partners
-    href: ddos-protection-partner-onboarding.md
-  - name: Security baseline
-    href: /security/benchmark/azure/baselines/azure-ddos-protection-security-baseline?toc=%2fazure%2fddos-protection%2ftoc.json?toc=/azure/ddos-protection/TOC.json
-  - name: Azure Security blog
-    href: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/category/azure-network-security/blog/azurenetworksecurityblog
 - name: Reference
   items:
   - name: Azure Policy built-ins

articles/ddos-protection/ddos-protection-overview.md

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ Azure DDoS Protection, combined with application design best practices, provides
 
 Azure DDoS Protection protects at layer 3 and layer 4 network layers. For web applications protection at layer 7, you need to add protection at the application layer using a WAF offering. For more information, see [Application DDoS protection](../web-application-firewall/shared/application-ddos-protection.md).
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> Azure DDoS Protections is one of the services that make up the Network Security category in Azure. Other services in this category include [Azure Firewall](../firewall/overview.md) and [Azure Web Application Firewall](../web-application-firewall/overview.md). Each service has its own unique features and use cases. For more information on this service category, see [Network Security](../networking/security/network-security.md).
+
 ## Tiers
 
 ### DDoS Network Protection

articles/ddos-protection/index.yml

@@ -107,9 +107,13 @@ landingContent:
     linkLists:
       - linkListType: get-started
         links:
-        - text: Documentation
-          url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/networking/security/
+         - text: What is Azure Network Security?
+           url: /azure/networking/security/network-security
+         - text: Learm more about Azure network security
+           url: /azure/networking/security/
+      - linkListType: overview
+        links:
         - text: Azure Firewall
-          url: /azure/firewall/
-        - text: Azure WAF
-          url: /azure/web-application-firewall/
+          url: /azure/firewall/overview
+        - text: Azure Web Application Firewall
+          url: /azure/web-application-firewall/overview

articles/dns/TOC.yml

@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
     items:
     - name: What is Azure Traffic Manager?
       href: /azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-overview
+  - name: What is network foundations?
+    href: /azure/networking/network-foundations-overview
   expanded: true
 - name: Design
   items:
@@ -93,20 +95,6 @@
       href: private-resolver-architecture.md
     - name: Resiliency in Azure DNS Private Resolver
       href: private-resolver-reliability.md
-- name: Security
-  items:
-  - name: Security baseline
-    href: /security/benchmark/azure/baselines/azure-dns-security-baseline?toc=/azure/dns/TOC.json
-  - name: DNS security policy
-    href: dns-security-policy.md
-  - name: DNSSEC overview
-    href: dnssec.md
-  - name: Protect public DNS zones and records
-    href: dns-protect-zones-recordsets.md
-  - name: Protect private DNS zones and records
-    href: dns-protect-private-zones-recordsets.md
-  - name: Network security blog
-    href: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/category/azure-network-security/blog/azurenetworksecurityblog
 - name: Deploy
   items:
   - name: Public DNS
@@ -155,6 +143,20 @@
       href: tutorial-dns-private-resolver-failover.md
     - name: Resolve Azure and on-premises domains
       href: private-resolver-hybrid-dns.md
+- name: Security
+  items:
+  - name: Security baseline
+    href: /security/benchmark/azure/baselines/azure-dns-security-baseline?toc=/azure/dns/TOC.json
+  - name: DNS security policy
+    href: dns-security-policy.md
+  - name: DNSSEC overview
+    href: dnssec.md
+  - name: Protect public DNS zones and records
+    href: dns-protect-zones-recordsets.md
+  - name: Protect private DNS zones and records
+    href: dns-protect-private-zones-recordsets.md
+  - name: Network security blog
+    href: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/category/azure-network-security/blog/azurenetworksecurityblog
 - name: Monitor and manage
   items:
   - name: Monitor and manage DNS traffic

articles/dns/dns-overview.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: An overview of services provided by Azure DNS.
 author: asudbring
 ms.service: azure-dns
 ms.topic: overview
-ms.date: 08/12/2024
+ms.date: 05/28/2025
 ms.author: allensu
 #Customer intent: As an administrator, I want to evaluate Azure DNS so I can determine if I want to use it instead of my current DNS service.
 # Customer intent: As an IT administrator, I want to assess Azure DNS services, so that I can decide if it meets my organization's DNS hosting and management needs better than our current solution.
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ Azure DNS enables multiple scenarios, including:
 * Increase application [availability](/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-monitoring) and [performance](/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-configure-performance-routing-method)
 * [Monitor your application traffic patterns](/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-traffic-view-overview)
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> Azure DNS is one of the services that make up the Network Foundations category in Azure. Other services in this category include [Azure Virtual Networks](../virtual-network/virtual-networks-overview.md) and [Azure Private Link](../private-link/private-link-overview.md). Each service has its own unique features and use cases. For more information on this service category, see [Network Foundations](../networking/foundations/network-foundations-overview.md).
+
 ## Next steps
 
 * To learn about Public DNS zones and records, see [DNS zones and records overview](dns-zones-records.md).

articles/dns/index.yml

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ metadata:
   description: Learn how to use Azure DNS. Quickstarts, tutorials, samples, and more, show you how to set up and manage DNS zones and records for domain names.
   ms.service: azure-dns
   ms.topic: landing-page
-  author: asudbring
-  ms.author: allensu
-  ms.date: 10/27/2024
+  author: greg-lindsay
+  ms.author: greglin
+  ms.date: 05/28/2025
 
 # linkListType: architecture | concept | deploy | download | get-started | how-to-guide | learn | overview | quickstart | reference | tutorial | whats-new
 
@@ -102,13 +102,15 @@ landingContent:
           - text: Create an alias record to support apex domain names with Traffic Manager
             url: tutorial-alias-tm.md
 # Card
-  - title: Network foundation
+  - title: Related network foundations services 
     linkLists:
       - linkListType: get-started
         links:
-          - text: Documentation
-            url: https://aka.ms/networkfoundationdocs
-      - linkListType: concept
+          - text: What is network foundations?
+            url: /azure/networking/foundations/network-foundations-overview
+          - text: Learn more about network foundations
+            url: /azure/networking/foundations/
+      - linkListType: overview
         links:
           - text: Azure Bastion overview
             url: /azure/bastion/bastion-overview

articles/expressroute/TOC.yml

@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
   items:
     - name: What is ExpressRoute?
       href: expressroute-introduction.md
-    - name: Well-Architected for ExpressRoute
-      href: /azure/well-architected/service-guides/azure-expressroute
+    - name: Architecture best practices for Azure ExpressRoute
+      href: /azure/well-architected/service-guides/azure-expressroute?toc=/azure/expressroute/toc.jso
+    - name: What is hybrid connectivity?
+      url: ../networking/hybrid-connectivity/hybrid-connectivity.md
     - name: Before you start using ExpressRoute
       items:
         - name: Prerequisites