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2 posts tagged with "Private Link"

Azure Private Link and private endpoint configurations

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Service Endpoints. Not as good as a Private Endpoint, but better than nothing.

· 4 min read
Simon Painter
Cloud Network Architect - Microsoft MVP

Services like Azure Storage are really great, and they are super secure, but they seem to make infosec people a bit nervous. The idea of data being secured by identity rules only and not behind a firewall feels a bit too open for some people. I am a big fan of the zero trust security model but that puts all the trust into your identity provider and the way you manage identities and that is a big ask for some organisations.

Azure Private Link Direct Connect

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Simon Painter
Cloud Network Architect - Microsoft MVP

One of the downsides of private previews is that they are under NDA so you can't really talk about them. However, I can now talk about Azure Private Link Direct Connect because it's in public preview now. It solves one of the problems that has been bugging me for a while with Private Link Services (PLS) which is that you have to use a load balancer or an application gateway in front of the service.