Understanding Private Endpoints - Azure Services Simplified

In this video, we are exploring what are Azure Private Endpoints. We look at the problem first that Microsoft is solving with Azure Private Endpoints. And then we look at how this works to solve that problem. We take Azure Storage Account as an example and look at how you connect to it without Private Endpoint. And then we look at how Private Endpoint works to provide you better and more secure connectivity to the same Storage Account.

[VOGTLANDOUTDOORS]

You EARNED a new subscriber - nicely done !
SOME COMMENTS TO PONDER:
1. Azure Services are neither "public" nor "private" in an of themselves;
2. Azure Services are simply web services hosted on Microsoft machines in a Microsoft facility somewhere in the world. Period.
3. By DEFAULT each service has a PUBLIC ENDPOINT configured to it; this is a URL with a DNS record in the PUBLIC DNS System, which means it could be in an ISP's DNS table or a REGIONAL DNS table or a GLOBAL DNS table, but the point is, it's in a PUBLICLY-AVAILABLE DNS record, so its IP address is also a PUBLICLY-knowable IP address.
4. a PRIVATE ENDPOINT is probably MOST equivalent to a DNS entry in a HOSTS file on your laptop; this ties or maps a "vanity URL" to a PRIVATE IP address; THIS record ISN'T in any PUBLICLY-available DNS record in the Internet's PUBLIC DNS System.
5. An Azure Service can be BOTH "Public" AND "Private" at the same time :-O; all you need to do is ADD a PRIVATE Endpoint in addition to the (default) PRIVATE endpoint 😲WHY you would WANT to do this is unclear; it's akin to LOCKING the FRONT DOOR (private endpoint) but LEAVING the BACK DOOR WIDE OPEN on your house ;-)
6. You may find it useful to ALSO illustrate a VPN connection as your LAPTOP ALSO getting its IP address from that SAME SUBNET on that SAME VNET, so that it's clear to viewers just what a site-to-site VPN connection IS - it's your home-based laptop being "extended" (your term) into that same SUBNET as all the other services :-)

KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK !

-Mark Vogt | Avanade (www.avanade.com)

[lifechamp]

Private endpoint is explained much better than Microsoft - hats off to you and stay blessed !!

[keitwilliamsmusic]

Very helpful with a clear understanding. Great work! Thank you!

[chuaeehwee]

thank you! i couldnt understand private end point before. this video was a light bulb moment! I understand now. now i am more confident taking my azure exam.

[norbertomartinez]

Read through MS documentation at least 3 times before finding this video... Amazing explanation, exactly what I needed. --- Please keep up the great work

[venkatsrinivasan]

Excellent Video! Thanks for the step by step explanation and demo. It was in simple and easy to understand language.

[dkcarey]

Thank you, watched so many videos where I wasn't getting it. Your's was the first that explained it clearly. Now gonna search if you have one on service endpoints.

[poonampatel]

It was explained very clearly with a very good example. It would help even those who are new to Azure keep doing this and keep posting such videos 🤗🤗

[johng]

Thanks in million. Very well explained. Awesome.

[MicrosoftFabric]

Great explanation. Awaiting video on NSG, Load Balancers.

[ankuraggarwal]

You are doing an amazing job Aman, Thanks for making this vide

[Udaridamarakula]

your more more better than pluralsight lectures . thank you very much I will subscribe your channel . plz do more videos.. thks

[KingMB]

excellent presentation and explanation, thank you sir

[hasan]

Thanks for sharing this informative videos. Please create another video on UDR perspective.

[EdgCerDlr]

Thank you very much for the video!! It is now clearer!!!

[TellaTrix]

I Like the approach to come with problem statement and how we could solved with by using power of these azure features. Please do cover private endpoint and private link resource in dept manner. Thank you.

[manya-theprincetonreviewja]

good video, you've really simplified the concept

[prasannasampath]

Hope to check your playlist.. great explanation

[sampoornabonala]

Excellent Video...very clear explanation..

[erniegonzalez]

Excellent video/explanation. In your example of using a private end point on a storage account, are there metrics that can be leveraged when copying data to a storage acct via the endpoint? Thanks