Azure Latency Surprise: PrivateLink Outperforms VNET Peering
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In my previous post, I shared some basic latency tests across Azure networks. The results were pretty predictable: the closer things are physically, the faster they communicate. Not exactly groundbreaking.
But when I expanded my testing to include longer distances and different connection methods, I stumbled onto something genuinely surprising: PrivateLink connections can actually be faster than direct VNET peering - sometimes significantly so.