Category: AWS Direct Connect

Introduction Optimized failover times in hybrid connectivity are critical for meeting availability Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in modern enterprise workloads. This is particularly important when implementing overlay tunnels over Amazon Web Services (AWS) Direct Connect, such as AWS Site-to-Site VPN using IPSec tunnels, or Connect Attachments using Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) tunnels. Proper configuration can […]

This post is published in collaboration with Chris Cabel, Senior Director, Global Cloud Solutions at Megaport. As enterprises migrate mission-critical workloads to the cloud, network performance has become a fundamental business requirement. Amazon Web Services (AWS) Direct Connect provides dedicated network connections between on-premises data centers and AWS. This bypasses the public internet to deliver […]

In today’s cloud-first world, resilient connectivity between your on-premises infrastructure and AWS, along with a deep understanding of its implementation, is critical for your business success. For many organizations, AWS Direct Connect serves as their primary connectivity solution. Starting at the physical layer (Layer 1), it operates across the first three layers of the Open […]

Note: This post is published in collaboration with Georgi Stoev, Senior Technical Architect at Salesforce, and Ravi Patel, Senior Engineering Manager at Salesforce  In this post, we review how Salesforce Business Technology uses Amazon Web Services (AWS) Direct Connect SiteLink to build resilient hybrid architectures, facilitating global expansion and accelerating AWS Cloud migrations. We also […]

Organizations face the complex challenge when managing and securing networks across multiple AWS Regions, cloud environments, and on-premises locations. AWS Cloud WAN helps users manage distributed networks through a unified approach. The service streamlines network management by providing a single network policy framework, segmentation capabilities, dynamic route propagation, and monitoring through a centralized dashboard. AWS […]

Customers frequently use on-premises DNS infrastructure to resolve DNS queries for internal domains. In 2018, we announced Amazon Route 53 Resolver endpoints, which enable customers to integrate Route 53 with their on-premises DNS infrastructure for hybrid DNS resolution. In 2023, we improved this integration by providing customers the ability to encrypt DNS queries and responses […]

For cloud users, evaluating data transfer services can be complex, especially when the internal engineering that manages security and delivers high availability and low latency is often abstracted. We are starting a series of posts intended to demystify AWS Data Transfer services and to clarify exactly what Amazon Web Services (AWS) users get when they […]

In this post, we review how you can build hybrid connectivity architectures using the AWS Cloud WAN built-in support for AWS Direct Connect attachments. We share best practices and considerations for designing global hybrid networks on AWS that help you enable seamless connectivity between your on-premises environments and the AWS Cloud. Now, AWS Cloud WAN […]

This blog post is co-written by David Hocky from Comcast Corporation. This post explains how Comcast achieved faster time-to-market for new product launches, increased resiliency, and reduced operational overhead by using Amazon Web Services (AWS) Transit Gateway and AWS Direct Connect. Comcast is a global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms, to […]

Many Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers look to extend their Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks into the cloud. MPLS networks offer reliable and performance-optimized routes for data, making them a preferred choice for enterprise connectivity. AWS Direct Connect further enhances this by providing a dedicated network link from an organization’s on-premises networks to AWS. This […]