Networking & Content Delivery

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Accelerate IPv6

Accelerate IPv6 application migration with AWS PrivateLink and dual stack Network Load Balancers UDP support

This post was co-authored by: Ashish Kumar, Senior Product Manager; Blayze Stefaniak, Senior Solutions Architect; Natti Swaminathan, Senior Solutions Architect; and Yogesh Patel, Senior Solutions Architect In this post, we review how you can leverage AWS PrivateLink support for User Datagram Protocol (UDP) services, and accelerate Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) migrations with UDP support […]

Improving security and performance with additional DNS resource record types in Amazon Route 53

DNS is a key component of modern computing, a phone book for IP addresses. It is distinct from other protocols in the application stack. Because it is queried early in the request by a client, DNS is well suited to relay application-specific information back to a client as early as possible. This additional data can […]

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 […]

Networking best practices for generative AI on AWS

Introduction As generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) continues to evolve, the demand for more powerful and efficient computing resources grows, along with the need to manage exponentially increasing amounts of data. Datasets used for training generative AI models are typically measured in terabytes (TB), orders of magnitude bigger than traditional machine learning (ML) datasets whose […]

How to achieve DNS high availability with Route 53 Resolver endpoints

This post assumes a certain level of technical knowledge, including familiarity with DNS terminology, Wireshark, and Amazon Route 53 Resolver endpoints. Introduction The Domain Name System (DNS) is a critical service underpinning nearly the entire internet. As nearly every application begins with DNS resolution, a highly available and performant DNS architecture is crucial for application […]

Automating the admission of virtual private clouds to AWS Cloud WAN networks

In this blog post, we present an augmented approach of managing AWS Cloud WAN segments in a secure, scalable, and on-demand way. When your organization increases the number of AWS accounts and AWS Regions in use, operational and security complexities related with admitting new user-created virtual private clouds (Amazon VPCs) to the network also increase—from […]

Preserving client IP address with Proxy protocol v2 and Network Load Balancer

When a load balancer or proxy cannot preserve the client’s original IP address, it may rewrite the IP address or use its own IP address for routing purposes. In this scenario, common practices such as inserting the original IP address into the request headers (for example, X-Forwarded-For) or utilizing Proxy protocol are widely used to […]

How to identify website performance bottlenecks by measuring time to first byte latency and using Server-Timing header

While website performance issues are a common occurrence, pinpointing their root causes can be a challenging task. In this post, you will learn how to simplify the performance troubleshooting process by unlocking the potential of the Server-Timing header. This header allows backend components to communicate timing metrics and other insights relevant to performance monitoring in […]

Simplify global security inspection with AWS Cloud WAN Service Insertion

Update: June 28, 2024 – Corrections were made to Figure 5 and the subsequent packet walkthrough.  AWS Cloud WAN is a managed wide-area networking (WAN) service that you can use to build and operate wide area networks that connect your data centers and branch offices, as well as your Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) […]

IPv6 deployment models for AWS Network Firewall

AWS Network Firewall is a managed, stateful network firewall and intrusion protection service that allows you to implement firewalls rules for fine grained control over your network traffic. If you’re new to AWS Network Firewall, and want to understand its features and use cases, we recommend you review the blog post AWS Network Firewall – […]