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articles/private-link/availability.md

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ Azure Private Link enables you to access Azure PaaS Services (for example, Azure
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > Azure Private Link is now generally available. Both Private Endpoint and Private Link service (service behind standard load balancer) are generally available. For known limitations, see [Private Endpoint](private-endpoint-overview.md#limitations) and [Private Link Service](private-link-service-overview.md#limitations).
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> The feature Private Link Service Direct Connect, which allows you to connect to any privately routable destination IP address, is now in public preview. For more information and known limitations, see [Private Link Service Direct Connect](configure-private-link-service-direct-connect.md)
+
 ## Service availability
 
 The following tables list the Private Link services and the regions where they're available.
@@ -31,8 +34,6 @@ The following tables list the Private Link services and the regions where they'r
 | Azure AI services | All public regions<br/>All Government regions      |   | GA   <br/> [Use private endpoints.](/azure/ai-services/cognitive-services-virtual-networks#use-private-endpoints)  |
 | Azure AI Video Indexer | All public regions  |   | GA   <br/> [Use private endpoints with Azure AI Video Indexer.](/azure/azure-video-indexer/private-endpoint-overview)  |
 
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-
 ### Analytics
 
 |Supported services  |Available regions | Other considerations | Status  |
@@ -127,14 +128,15 @@ The following tables list the Private Link services and the regions where they'r
 |Azure Relay | All public regions      |  | GA   <br/> [Learn how to create a private endpoint for Azure Relay.](../azure-relay/private-link-service.md)  |
 |Azure Static Web Apps | All public regions      |  | GA <br/> [Configure private endpoint in Azure Static Web Apps](../static-web-apps/private-endpoint.md)  |
 
-### Private Link service with a standard load balancer
+### Private Link service
 
 |Supported services  |Available regions | Other considerations | Status  |
 |:-------------------|:-----------------|:----------------|:--------|
-|Private Link services behind standard Azure Load Balancer | All public regions<br/> All Government regions<br/>All China regions  | Supported on Standard Load Balancer | GA <br/> [Learn how to create a private link service.](create-private-link-service-portal.md) |
+|Private Link services behind standard Azure Load Balancer | All public regions<br/> All Government regions<br/>All China regions  | Only supported on Standard Load Balancer with VM based backends | GA <br/> [Learn how to create a private link service.](create-private-link-service-portal.md) |
+|Private Link Service Direct Connect | North Central US, East US 2, Central US, South Central US, West US, West US 2, West US 3, Asia Southeast, Australia East, Spain Central  | [See known limitations and considerations](configure-private-link-service-direct-connect.md#limitations) | Public Preview <br/> [Learn how to create Private Link Service Direct Connect](configure-private-link-service-direct-connect.md) |
 
 ## Next steps
 
 Learn more about Azure Private Link service:
 - [What is Azure Private Link?](private-link-overview.md)
-- [Create a Private Endpoint using the Azure portal](create-private-endpoint-portal.md)
+- [Create a Private Endpoint using the Azure portal](create-private-endpoint-portal.md)