Recommended Outbound Connectivity StandardV2 NAT Gateway is the next evolution of outbound connectivity in Azure. As the recommended solution for providing secure, reliable outbound Internet access, NAT Gateway continues to be the default choice for modern Azure deployments. With the highly anticipated general availability of the new StandardV2 SKU, customers gain access to the following highly requested upgrades: Zone-redundancy: Automatically maintains outbound connectivity during single‑zone failures in AZ-enabled regions.