Azure ExpressRoute Direct in a nutshell

Related video mentioned on ExpressRoute Microsoft Peering: https://youtu.be/-KkW-RAejGM Related video mentioned on ExpressRoute ExpressRoute FastPath: https://youtu.be/WyhlMU3XEKE https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/expressroute/expressroute-locations-providers https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/expressroute/expressroute-erdirect-about https://github.com/adstuart/azure-expressroute-direct-local https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/pricing/details/expressroute/ 00:00 Introduction 00:47 ExpressRoute components, Partner vs Direct 03:13 Context and PoP availability 05:00 Use case #1 - Bandwidth 05:39 Use case #2 - Security/MacSec 07:00 Use case #3 - Agility and circuit provisioning 07:59 Use case #4 - Commercial simplicity 09:22 Use case #5 - Operational simplicity 09:43 Use case #6 - Financial benefits of combining ER Direct with ER Local SKU 11:00 Use case #7 - ExpressRoute FastPath preview feature considerations 11:24 More detail on the provisioning process 14:54 Conclusion