VPN & Direct Connect

Difficulty: Beginner
Duration: 13 minutes and 19 seconds
Students: 1,823
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In this lesson of the Cloud Practitioner course, we introduce you to the various Networking and Content Delivery services currently available in AWS that are relevant to the CLF-C02 exam.

Objectives

  • Identify and describe the various Networking services available in AWS
  • Describe how to configure an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
  • Understand how to control network traffic via Security Groups and Network Access Control Lists (NACLs)
  • Describe AWS-managed services for Domain Name System (DNS) and Content Delivery Network (CDN)
  • Understand how the AWS global infrastructure is used in conjunction with services like Route 53, CloudFront, and the AWS Global Accelerator to reduce latency and improve application performance for end-users

Prerequisites

This lesson is designed for anyone who is new to cloud computing, so no prior experience with AWS is necessary. While it may be helpful to have a basic understanding of AWS and its services, as well as some exposure to AWS Cloud design, implementation, and operations, this is not required as all of the concepts we will introduce in this lesson will be explained and reinforced from the ground up.

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