Category: Amazon VPC

I introduced you to AWS Firewall Manager last year, and showed you how you can use it to centrally configure and manage your rules and advanced protections. AWS Firewall Manager makes use of , and lets you build policies and apply them across multiple AWS accounts in a consistent manner. Security Group Support Today we […]

Flow Logs for enables you to capture information about the IP traffic going to and from network interfaces in your VPC. Flow Logs data can be published to or . Since we launched VPC Flow Logs in 2015, you have been using it for variety of use-cases like troubleshooting connectivity issues across your VPCs, intrusion […]

Running a complex network is not an easy job. In addition to simply keeping it up and running, you need to keep an ever-watchful eye out for unusual traffic patterns or content that could signify a network intrusion, a compromised instance, or some other anomaly. VPC Traffic Mirroring Today we are launching VPC Traffic Mirroring. […]

It is safe to say that is one of the most useful and central features of AWS. Our customers configure their VPCs in a wide variety of ways, and take advantage of numerous connectivity options and gateways including (via Direct Connect Gateways), NAT Gateways, Internet Gateways, Egress-Only Internet Gateways, VPC Peering, AWS Managed VPN Connections, […]

Updated (July 2018) — For updated AWS Regions this service is available in, please read this FAQ. I’m still catching up with the last couple of launches! Today I would like to tell you about inter-region VPC peering. You have been able to create peering connections between Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs) in the same AWS […]

Earlier this month, my colleague Colm MacCárthaigh told you about AWS PrivateLink and showed you how to use it to access AWS services such as , , EC2 Systems Manager, the EC2 APIs, and the ELB APIs by way of VPC Endpoints. The endpoint (represented by one or more Elastic Network Interfaces or ENIs) resides […]

I’m often impressed when I look back to the early days of EC2 and see just how many features from the launch have survived until today. AMIs, Availability Zones, KeyPairs, Security Groups, and Security Group Rules were all present at the beginning, as was pay-as-you-go usage. Even though we have made innumerable additions to the […]

Starting today (VPC) Endpoints for are available in all public AWS regions. You can provision an endpoint right away using the or the . There are no additional costs for a VPC Endpoint for DynamoDB. Many AWS customers run their applications within a (VPC) for security or isolation reasons. Previously, if you wanted your EC2 […]

helps our large-scale customers to create private, dedicated network connections to their office, data center, or colocation facility. Our customers create 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps connections in order to reduce their network costs, increase data transfer throughput, and to get a more consistent network experience than is possible with an Internet-based connection. Today I […]

With so much going on at AWS, we often hear from readers asking for ways to help them make more informed decisions, or put together examples for their planning processes. Joining us today is Jim Carroll, a Sr. Category Leader with Amazon Marketplace to talk about AWS Networking services and solutions in the AWS Marketplace. […]