Multicloud Networking: Securely Connecting Virtual Networks in AWS and Azure

As organizations adopt multicloud strategies, the need for secure and reliable network connectivity between clouds begin to surface. Whether for high availability, disaster recovery, or workload migration, establishing a seamless connection between clouds is essential for multicloud architectures. This lab provides a hands-on experience in designing and implementing secure multicloud networking to enable communication between AWS and Azure environments. Specifically, you will connect an Amazon VPC with an Azure Virtual Network (VNet).

In this lab, you will explore multiple ways to connect AWS and Azure networks while considering security, latency, and cost trade-offs. After discussing the options, you will settle in on implementing a site-to-site VPN for encrypted traffic over the internet.

By the end of this lab, you will have a working multicloud network with secure inter-cloud connectivity and an understanding of the trade-offs associated with the solution used in the lab.

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this intermediate-level lab, you will be able to:

• Create and configure resources in both AWS and Azure to establish a secure connection between clouds
• Explain the purpose of each of the resources
• Describe the decisions that need to be made when choosing a multicloud network architecture

Intended audience

• Cloud Architects
• Network Engineers
• Multicloud practitioners

Prerequisites

Familiarity with the following will be beneficial but is not required:

• AWS Networking
• Azure Networking

The following content can be used to fulfill the prerequisites:

• Working with AWS Networking and Amazon VPC
• Introduction to Azure Networking