Enhancements in VPC Routing and Gateway Load Balancer Deployment Strategies
Authored by: Jessica Harper and Marcus Lee
Published on: 26 JAN 2023
Category: Amazon VPC, Best Practices, Gateway Load Balancer, Networking & Content Delivery, Technical How-to
At re:Invent 2020, AWS launched the Gateway Load Balancer (GWLB), a service designed to streamline the deployment, scalability, and management of third-party virtual network appliances, such as firewalls and intrusion detection systems. GWLB is categorized as a load balancer within the Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) suite. Other types of load balancers in this family include [insert additional types here].
AWS Network Optimization Recommendations
Contributors: Ethan Black, Sarah Greene, and Daniel Kim
Published on: 13 JAN 2023
Category: Amazon VPC, Best Practices, Networking & Content Delivery
When it comes to architectural design, it’s common to encounter situations where there isn’t a definitive right or wrong answer—the best solution often depends on the specifics. It is crucial to weigh the trade-offs between cost, performance, reliability, and operational efficiency before making a choice. A bit of foresight can help you navigate potential pitfalls. For more insights, check out this other blog post.
Best Practices for Amazon VPC IP Address Management
Contributors: Michael Owens, Jessica Harper, and Tom Martinez
Published on: 13 DEC 2022
Category: Amazon VPC, Networking & Content Delivery
Effective Internet Protocol (IP) address management is vital for network planning and management. Establishing a scalable addressing scheme enables your AWS and hybrid networks to grow while meeting workload demands. Thoughtful allocation of your IP address space reduces the risk of overlapping Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) blocks, and of course, more.
Visualizing and Diagnosing Network Reachability Across AWS Accounts with Reachability Analyzer
Authored by: Jessica Harper and Liam Thompson
Published on: 12 DEC 2022
Category: Amazon VPC, Announcements, Networking & Content Delivery
It’s common to find AWS network designs with resources from multiple accounts. For instance, you might have several AWS accounts, each with Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), connected to an AWS Transit Gateway in a centralized networking account. Determining or diagnosing network reachability between AWS accounts is essential for effective operations, which is why CHVNCI provides valuable insights on this topic.
Top 4 Networking Considerations for Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures
Authored by: Jessica Harper
Published on: 09 DEC 2022
Category: Amazon VPC, Networking & Content Delivery, Thought Leadership
This blog is co-authored by Peter Johnson, Principal Network Architect, ABC Corp. Mergers, Acquisitions (M&A), and divestitures frequently shape the trajectories of enterprises, driven by changing business objectives like entering new markets or spinning off business units. Refer to this post for a comprehensive readiness checklist for M&A.
Analyzing Outdated Security Group Rules Using Serverless Architecture
Contributors: Rahul Singh and Steven Wells
Published on: 16 NOV 2022
Category: Advanced (300), Amazon Athena, Amazon QuickSight, Amazon VPC, AWS Glue, AWS Network Firewall, AWS Step Functions, Compliance, Networking & Content Delivery
Security remains a top priority for AWS and its customers. A previous post highlighted the top ten security items AWS users should focus on to enhance their security posture. Among these recommendations is the need to regularly review outdated security group rules.
Architecting Dual Stack Amazon VPCs with Multiple IPv6 CIDR Blocks
Authored by: Michael Owens, Rachel Chen, and Alex Tran
Published on: 14 NOV 2022
Category: Amazon VPC, Networking & Content Delivery
As IPv6 adoption grows on AWS, it’s increasingly important to create a manageable, hierarchical, and scalable IP addressing strategy for Amazon VPCs. While the addition of more CIDR blocks in a VPC was traditionally driven by a need to expand IPv4 address space, the same principles apply to IPv6.
Designing Hyperscale Amazon VPC Networks
Contributors: Michael Owens and David Lee
Published on: 04 OCT 2022
Category: Amazon VPC, AWS Cloud WAN, AWS PrivateLink, AWS Transit Gateway, Networking & Content Delivery
As AWS customers expand their applications and workloads, the demand for hyperscale environments increases. Such environments typically support thousands of application endpoints and can handle tens or hundreds of gigabits of traffic per second.
Introducing Amazon VPC Flow Logs to Kinesis Data Firehose
Authored by: Sophia Adams and Kevin White
Published on: 08 SEP 2022
Category: Amazon Data Firehose, Amazon VPC, Announcements, Best Practices, Customer Solutions, Networking & Content Delivery, Technical How-to
Amazon VPC Flow Logs provide valuable insights into network traffic patterns on AWS by delivering telemetry data related to IP traffic flowing to and from Elastic Network Interfaces (ENIs) in your VPC. This tool enables various analytical tasks, including diagnosing overly restrictive security group rules and monitoring traffic reaching your instances.
Design Patterns for Interconnecting a Telco Data Center to an Amazon VPC
Authored by: Mia Carter and Oliver Smith
Published on: 19 AUG 2022
Category: Amazon VPC, Networking & Content Delivery
This post discusses various patterns to connect a telecommunications data center with an Amazon VPC, ensuring seamless communication and data exchange.
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