Network Services

AWS Cloud Technology and Services Concepts

Rahulraj Singh

Technical Product Manager

Unlock the power of AWS networking services

  • Building secure and efficient network environments in the cloud
  • Designing robust content delivery mechanisms

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AWS Cloud Technology and Services Concepts

Networking in the cloud

Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

Logically isolated section of the AWS cloud to launch and manage your own resources

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AWS Cloud Technology and Services Concepts

Building a logically isolated virtual network

Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

  • IPv4 and IPv6 support with custom configurable IP address range

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AWS Cloud Technology and Services Concepts

Building a logically isolated virtual network

Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

  • IPv4 and IPv6 support with custom configurable IP address range

 

  • Security Layers: security groups and network access control lists (ACLs)

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AWS Cloud Technology and Services Concepts

Building a logically isolated virtual network

Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

  • IPv4 and IPv6 support with custom configurable IP address range

 

  • Security Layers: security groups and network access control lists (ACLs)

 

  • Complete control: subnets, route tables and network gateways

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Understanding key VPC concepts

Custom configurable IP address range

  • Your virtual address space in the cloud

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Subnets

  • Dividing your VPC IP address range into smaller, manageable segments

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Understanding key VPC concepts

Route tables

  • Determines where network traffic from your subnet or gateway is directed

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Network gateway

  • Connects your VPC to the internet or other VPCs and controls inbound and outbound traffic

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Default vs. custom Amazon VPC

Default Amazon VPC

  • Automatic creation with AWS-assigned IP addresses
  • Pre-configured settings with a subnet in every availability zone
  • Communicate with the internet by default

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Default vs. custom Amazon VPC

Custom Amazon VPC

  • User-defined
  • Customize IP address range, subnets, and route tables
  • Require explicit configuration for internet access

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Network security

Network Access Control Lists (ACL)

  • Firewall for your subnet

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Network Security Groups (NSGs)

  • Firewall for your instances

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VPC endpoints

  • Enable private connections between AWS services
  • Enhances security by allowing communication between services without public IP addresses

 

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What is AWS PrivateLink?

Private connectivity between VPCs, supported AWS services, and on-premises networks

Benefits

  • Secure data exchange with SaaS applications
  • Simplified network management

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Connections - AWS VPN

 

  • Securely connects your on-premises network to AWS over the internet
  • Flexible and accessible, suitable for smaller workloads or temporary connections

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Connections - AWS Direct Connect

 

  • Dedicated network connection between your on-premises data center and AWS
  • High bandwidth, low latency, ideal for consistent and mission-critical workloads

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DNS - Internet's address book

Domain Name System (DNS)

Resolves human-readable domain names to IP addresses used by computers

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  • Communication between devices on the internet
  • Access websites using user-friendly domain names
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Amazon Route 53

Manages domain names and translate them to IP addresses

  • Integration with AWS ecosystem and external services
  • Scalability
  • High availability

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Information movement in the cloud

  • Delay in loading content due to geographical distance
  • Limited network capacity impacting content delivery speed

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Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)

Distributed network of servers strategically placed globally

Key characteristics

  • Caching for faster content loading

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Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)

Distributed network of servers strategically placed globally

Key characteristics

  • Caching for faster content loading
  • Delivering digital content to end-users over the internet

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Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)

Distributed network of servers strategically placed globally

Key characteristics

  • Caching for faster content loading
  • Delivering digital content to end-users over the internet
  • Efficiently handle increased user traffic and demand

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Amazon CloudFront

Enhance the speed and security of content delivery to end-users in AWS

  • Integrates seamlessly with AWS services

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Amazon CloudFront

Enhance the speed and security of content delivery to end-users in AWS

  • Integrates seamlessly with AWS services

 

  • Accelerates web content, APIs, and streaming

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Amazon CloudFront

Enhance the speed and security of content delivery to end-users in AWS

  • Integrates seamlessly with AWS services

 

  • Accelerates web content, APIs, and streaming

 

  • Enhances security with DDoS protection and HTTPS support

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How is CloudFront used?

 

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How is CloudFront used?

 

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How is CloudFront used?

 

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