Configuring and securing public endpoints in SQL Managed Instance

A managed instance can be deployed to an Azure virtual network for the secure access of data within a private network. A public endpoint on a managed instance allows access to data from outside the virtual network. Using a public endpoint, you can access a managed instance from an on-premises network, a multi-tenant Azure service such as a web app, or Power BI.

In this activity, you will learn how to:

• Configure/manage a public endpoint on a managed instance using the Azure portal.
• Configure/manage a public endpoint on a managed instance using PowerShell.
• Secure public endpoint connections.

Let's look at the following steps to configure a public endpoint on SQL Managed Instance using the Azure portal and PowerShell cmdlets.

This is a two-step process, where you need to enable the public endpoint access and allow public endpoint TCP port 3342 in the managed instance NSG inbound rule. TCP...