Author: Ravi Kulkarni

Selecting the right AWS private connectivity option is harder than it used to be. The choices now span AWS Direct Connect, AWS Direct Connect SiteLink, and AWS Interconnect (last mile and multicloud). Picking the wrong option can lead to over-provisioning, slow time to market, or rework. In this post, we present a decision framework for […]

When an AWS Site-to-Site VPN connection degrades, you sift through hundreds of log entries, correlate Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) state transitions with Internet Key Exchange (IKE) phase changes and decide whether the cause is a prefix quota violation, an autonomous system (AS) path loop, or a hold timer expiry. That repetitive manual work prolongs recovery. […]

Introduction This post is intended for networking engineers and architects evaluating AWS VPN options (200-level content). It assumes familiarity with basic AWS networking concepts such as virtual private clouds (VPCs), virtual private gateways (VGWs), and transit gateways (TGWs). If you are new to AWS VPN, the AWS VPN User Guide provides foundational context. Organizations implementing […]