Components of Azure Private Link

There are two key components of Azure Private Link:

• Private Endpoint is a service that allows virtual network resources to privately connect to other resources as if they were part of the same network, carrying traffic across the Microsoft Azure backbone instead of the internet. It is a network interface connected to your virtual network, assigned with a private IP address. It is used to connect privately and securely to a service powered by Azure Private Link or a Private Link Service that you or a partner might own.
• Private Link Service – your own service, powered by Azure Private Link that runs behind an Azure Standard Load Balancer, enabled for Private Link access. This service can be privately connected with and consumed using Private Endpoints deployed in the consumer’s virtual network.