Your Azure VMs need to securely upload data to an Azure Storage account. Security policies dictate that the Storage account must not be accessible via the public internet, and data must not traverse the Azure public backbone routing. You also need to access the storage account from on-premises over ExpressRoute. Which feature should you use?

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Correct Answer: Azure Private Endpoint

Azure Private Endpoint brings the Azure Storage account into your VNet by assigning it a private IP address from your VNet's address space. This completely disables the need for pu...

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Your Azure VMs need to securely upload data to an Azure Storage account. Security policies dictate that the Storage account must not be accessible via the public internet, and data must not traverse the Azure public backbone routing. You also need to access the storage account from on-premises over ExpressRoute. Which feature should you use?

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Correct Answer

Azure Private Endpoint

Why This Answer Is Correct

Azure Private Endpoint brings the Azure Storage account into your VNet by assigning it a private IP address from your VNet's address space. This completely disables the need for public endpoint access and allows on-premises networks to reach the storage account over ExpressRoute Private Peering. Service Endpoints do not support direct on-premises access without extra proxies.

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This question evaluates your knowledge of Private Link — a core concept tested in Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700). Understanding Private Link is essential for designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures. Mastery of this topic will help you answer scenario-based questions confidently on exam day.

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