Networking & Content Delivery
Category: AWS Direct Connect
How Salesforce Business Technology uses AWS Direct Connect SiteLink for reliable global connectivity
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 […]
Simplify hybrid inspection using AWS Cloud WAN service insertion
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 […]
Encrypt DNS queries using DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) with Amazon Route 53 Resolver Endpoints
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 […]
Demystifying AWS Data Transfer services to build secure and reliable applications
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 […]
Simplify global hybrid connectivity with AWS Cloud WAN and AWS Direct Connect integration
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 […]
Enabling global expansion and reduced operational overhead at Comcast with AWS Transit Gateway
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 […]
Integrating MPLS connectivity to the AWS Cloud
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 […]
Optimizing Amazon S3 data transfers over Direct Connect
In today’s data-driven landscape, the efficient transfer of large datasets to and from Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is a critical piece of an enterprise’s cloud strategy. Common business use cases that need frequent transferring of large data sets include cloud-based data lakes that depend on receiving data from various sources. These sources often […]
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 […]
Satellite communication on AWS: Thales cloudifies in-flight WiFi service
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has found widespread adoption in the satellite communication and aerospace sectors, serving not only as a platform for modernizing their overall IT infrastructure but also for delivering network connectivity solutions. One prominent example showcases how a leading satellite and aerospace company, Thales Avionics, used AWS to build a virtual data center […]