Networking & Content Delivery
Category: Networking & Content Delivery
Introducing security group referencing for AWS Transit Gateway
Today, we are introducing support for security group referencing on AWS Transit Gateway. This new feature allows you to create inbound security rules that reference security groups defined in other Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (Amazon VPCs) attached to a transit gateway within the same Amazon Web Services (AWS) Region. Outbound security rules referencing over Transit […]
Enabling global expansion and reduced operational overhead at Comcast with AWS Transit Gateway
This blog post is co-written by David Hocky from Comcast Corporation. This post explains how Comcast achieved faster time-to-market for new product launches, increased resiliency, and reduced operational overhead by using Amazon Web Services (AWS) Transit Gateway and AWS Direct Connect. Comcast is a global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms, to […]
Migrate your workloads to use VPC endpoints with minimum downtime
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) endpoints are comprised of gateway and interface endpoints that enable users to privately access supported Amazon Web Services (AWS) services and VPC endpoint services powered by AWS PrivateLink. They offer several benefits for organizations looking to enhance their cloud infrastructure’s security, performance, and cost efficiency. In an earlier post, Reduce […]
Setting up of AWS Site-to-Site VPN automated monitoring solution
In today’s interconnected world, businesses of all sizes rely on secure and efficient network connectivity to operate seamlessly across multiple locations. Amazon Web Services (AWS) Site-to-Site Virtual Private Networks (Site-to-Site VPN) offer a reliable way to extend a private network across public infrastructure such as the internet, enabling organizations to securely connect their offices, data centers, and Amazon Virtual […]
Estimate AWS networking costs with a self-hosted calculator
Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a wide choice of networking services. While these services enable AWS to meet more customer needs around networking, that variety increases the number of available options to consider in making architectural decisions when designing AWS and hybrid networking infrastructure. Cost is one of the main factors that drive architectural decisions […]
Migration to AWS Cloud WAN multi-Region inspection using service insertion
Introduction Since its launch, AWS Cloud WAN has sparked a lot of interest from customers and has seen a number of enhancements. The latest is service insertion, a new capability that lets you easily insert AWS and third-party networking and security services onto AWS Cloud WAN using a central policy document. Using this feature, you […]
Integrating MPLS connectivity to the AWS Cloud
Many Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers look to extend their Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks into the cloud. MPLS networks offer reliable and performance-optimized routes for data, making them a preferred choice for enterprise connectivity. AWS Direct Connect further enhances this by providing a dedicated network link from an organization’s on-premises networks to AWS. This […]
Optimizing Amazon S3 data transfers over Direct Connect
In today’s data-driven landscape, the efficient transfer of large datasets to and from Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is a critical piece of an enterprise’s cloud strategy. Common business use cases that need frequent transferring of large data sets include cloud-based data lakes that depend on receiving data from various sources. These sources often […]
Introducing configurable TCP idle timeout for Gateway Load Balancer
Update: Sep 10, 2024 – Corrected a CloudWatch metric name. Amazon Web Service (AWS) Gateway Load Balancer (GWLB) is a managed AWS service that allows you to insert third-party firewall appliances into the data path. GWLB helps you deploy, scale, and manage third-party appliances, and it acts as a bump-in-the-wire device and passes traffic transparently […]
Introducing NLB TCP configurable idle timeout
Update: Sep 17, 2024 – Clarification added on supported listener types This post guides you through configuring AWS Network Load Balancer (NLB) idle timeouts for Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) flows. NLB is part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elastic Load Balancing family, operating at Layer 4 of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model. […]