Protect your Azure Storage and Azure SQL with Virtual Networks
One of the most asked for features in Azure is finally here! Protect your Azure storage and SQL by using Virtual Network Service Endpoints.
Currently, when you create either an Azure Storage or Azure SQL instance they are automatically setup with public IPs. While this is useful most of the time, there are situations where it just is not warranted and in some cases against security rules and regulations. This has prevented some companies from utilizing these Azure features.
Yesterday it was announced that the public preview of VNet Service Endpoints for Azure Storage and Azure SQL is available! Using this you can effectively hide your storage and SQL from prying eyes making them that much more secure.
Read the full announcement, including how to use the endpoints, here