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Networking and Content Delivery
VPC, CloudFront, Route 53 and networking services
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Amazon VPC - Virtual Private Cloud
Amazon VPC lets you provision a logically isolated section of the AWS cloud where you can launch resources in a virtual network you define.
Main components:
- Subnets: IP address ranges in your VPC
- Internet Gateway: Enables internet communication
- Security Groups: Virtual firewalls at instance level
- Network ACLs: Access control at subnet level
Main components:
- Subnets: IP address ranges in your VPC
- Internet Gateway: Enables internet communication
- Security Groups: Virtual firewalls at instance level
- Network ACLs: Access control at subnet level
🎯 Key Points
- ✓ VPC provides network isolation
- ✓ Full control over network environment
- ✓ Security Groups act as firewalls
- ✓ Public and private subnets
CloudFront and Route 53
Amazon CloudFront:
- Global content delivery network (CDN)
- Low-latency content distribution
- Integration with S3, EC2 and other services
Amazon Route 53:
- Scalable DNS service
- Domain registration
- Traffic routing with flexible policies
- Resource health monitoring
- Global content delivery network (CDN)
- Low-latency content distribution
- Integration with S3, EC2 and other services
Amazon Route 53:
- Scalable DNS service
- Domain registration
- Traffic routing with flexible policies
- Resource health monitoring
🎯 Key Points
- ✓ CloudFront accelerates content delivery
- ✓ Route 53 manages DNS and domains
- ✓ Both improve user experience
- ✓ Integration with other AWS services