Networking & Content Delivery
Tag: Virtual Private Cloud
Connecting Networks with Overlapping IP Ranges
A common situation we see in customer networks is when there are resources with overlapping IP address ranges that must communicate with each other. Frequently this occurs when companies are acquired and have used the same private (RFC1918) address ranges. However, it can also occur when a service provider with a unique IP range must […]
How Repsol manages and monitors their AWS network with dashboards, alarms and automation
Large enterprises often deploy workloads on Amazon Web Services (AWS) using multiple accounts. This helps isolate workloads, manage permissions more easily, and simplifies cost allocation. However, managing a multi-account environment can make your network topology more complex and requires additional monitoring and automation. At Repsol, a global multi-energy company present throughout the entire value chain, […]
Using VPC Flow Logs to capture and query EKS network communications
Introduction Capturing and querying Amazon EKS and Kubernetes (K8s) cluster traffic is an important skill to possess. It is especially useful during incident-response and when troubleshooting networking issues surrounding nodes, pods, or services in your cluster. Amazon makes it easier to perform capture and query tasks with Amazon VPC Flow Logs and Amazon Athena. Administrators can use Amazon VPC Flow Logs to […]
Building an egress VPC with AWS Transit Gateway and the AWS CDK
Introduction With the introduction of AWS Transit Gateway, it is easier for customers to manage connectivity between many VPCs. Further simplification can be achieved by routing all outbound traffic through one shared egress VPC. This allows re-use of NAT Gateways and can improve overall network design and operational efficiency. This ‘egress VPC’ design pattern is […]