diff --git a/tech_docs/cloud/aws_studies.md b/tech_docs/cloud/aws_studies.md index 81d2239..661e21a 100644 --- a/tech_docs/cloud/aws_studies.md +++ b/tech_docs/cloud/aws_studies.md @@ -1,3 +1,168 @@ +### AWS, Azure, and GCP Gateway Types: Comprehensive Overview + +--- + +#### AWS Gateway Types + +**1. Internet Gateway (IGW)** + +**Purpose**: Enables instances in a VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) to connect to the internet. + +**Features**: +- **Inbound and Outbound Traffic**: Facilitates inbound traffic from the internet to instances with public IPs and outbound traffic from instances to the internet. +- **Elastic Scaling**: Automatically scales horizontally to accommodate your incoming and outgoing traffic requirements. +- **High Availability**: A highly available, managed service that ensures reliability and uptime. +- **Security**: Can be paired with Security Groups and Network ACLs for controlling and filtering traffic to instances. + +**Use Case**: Hosting public-facing applications such as web servers, where direct internet access is required. + +**Equivalent in Azure**: **Azure Internet Gateway** +- Provides similar functionality to allow outbound internet access for virtual machines and services. + +**Equivalent in GCP**: **GCP Internet Gateway** +- Functions similarly to enable internet access for Google Cloud resources. + +--- + +**2. NAT Gateway** + +**Purpose**: Allows instances in a private subnet to connect to the internet or other AWS services without exposing the instances to incoming internet traffic. + +**Features**: +- **Network Address Translation**: Manages the translation of private IP addresses to public IP addresses for outbound traffic. +- **Scalability**: Automatically scales up to handle bursts of traffic. +- **High Availability**: Highly available within a single Availability Zone. +- **Cost-Effective**: You pay for the data transfer and the duration the gateway is running. + +**Use Case**: Providing internet access for software updates, patches, and other resources to instances in private subnets while maintaining security. + +**Equivalent in Azure**: **Azure NAT Gateway** +- Offers outbound-only internet connectivity for virtual networks. + +**Equivalent in GCP**: **GCP Cloud NAT** +- Provides similar outbound connectivity for instances without public IP addresses. + +--- + +**3. VPC Peering** + +**Purpose**: Connects two VPCs so that they can communicate with each other as if they are within the same network. + +**Features**: +- **Private IP Communication**: Enables communication using private IP addresses. +- **Cross-Region Peering**: Supports inter-region VPC peering, allowing VPCs in different regions to communicate. +- **No Single Point of Failure**: Does not rely on a single gateway or point, increasing reliability. + +**Use Case**: Connecting microservices, applications, or resources across different VPCs for enhanced modularity and security. + +**Equivalent in Azure**: **Azure VNet Peering** +- Connects virtual networks within or across Azure regions. + +**Equivalent in GCP**: **GCP VPC Peering** +- Allows VPCs to communicate within and across regions. + +--- + +**4. Transit Gateway** + +**Purpose**: Connects VPCs and on-premises networks through a central hub, simplifying network management. + +**Features**: +- **Centralized Hub**: Acts as a hub to connect multiple VPCs and on-premises networks, reducing the number of individual connections. +- **Scalable and Highly Available**: Designed to handle large-scale network architectures with high availability. +- **Inter-Region Support**: Facilitates communication across regions. +- **Simplified Management**: Centralized management and monitoring of your network infrastructure. + +**Use Case**: Large organizations with complex network topologies requiring simplified and scalable interconnection between multiple VPCs and on-premises networks. + +**Equivalent in Azure**: **Azure Virtual WAN** +- Provides a similar centralized hub for connecting different networks. + +**Equivalent in GCP**: **GCP Cloud Interconnect** +- Offers connectivity between on-premises networks and Google Cloud. + +--- + +**5. PrivateLink** + +**Purpose**: Allows secure, private connectivity between VPCs and AWS services without using public IPs. + +**Features**: +- **Interface Endpoints**: Uses VPC endpoints to connect to AWS services privately. +- **Intra-AWS Network**: Keeps traffic within the AWS network, enhancing security and reducing latency. +- **Service Integration**: Integrates seamlessly with AWS services such as S3, API Gateway, and more. + +**Use Case**: Accessing AWS services securely from within a VPC, without exposing data to the public internet. + +**Equivalent in Azure**: **Azure Private Link** +- Provides private access to Azure services over a private endpoint. + +**Equivalent in GCP**: **GCP Private Service Connect** +- Offers private connectivity to Google services without using public IPs. + +--- + +**6. Customer Gateway** + +**Purpose**: Connects an on-premises network to an AWS VPC through a Site-to-Site VPN. + +**Features**: +- **VPN Concentrator**: Acts as a VPN concentrator on the customer side of a VPN connection. +- **IPsec Protocol**: Uses the IPsec protocol for secure communication. +- **Interoperability**: Compatible with many on-premises VPN devices and solutions. + +**Use Case**: Establishing a secure, encrypted connection between on-premises networks and AWS VPCs for hybrid cloud architectures. + +**Equivalent in Azure**: **Azure VPN Gateway** +- Provides similar functionality to connect on-premises networks to Azure VNet. + +**Equivalent in GCP**: **GCP Cloud VPN** +- Enables secure connections between on-premises networks and Google Cloud VPC. + +--- + +**7. Virtual Private Gateway (VGW)** + +**Purpose**: Serves as the VPN concentrator on the AWS side of a Site-to-Site VPN connection. + +**Features**: +- **Secure VPN Termination**: Terminates VPN connections and routes traffic between the VPC and the VPN connection. +- **Redundancy**: Provides redundancy and high availability for VPN connections. +- **Integration**: Integrates with AWS Direct Connect for dedicated network connections. + +**Use Case**: Facilitating secure VPN connections from on-premises networks to AWS for secure, reliable data transfer and communication. + +**Equivalent in Azure**: **Azure Virtual Network Gateway** +- Functions similarly for terminating VPN connections in Azure. + +**Equivalent in GCP**: **GCP Cloud Router** +- Works with Cloud VPN and Cloud Interconnect to route traffic. + +--- + +**8. Storage Gateway** + +**Purpose**: Integrates on-premises IT environments with AWS storage infrastructure. + +**Features**: +- **Multiple Configurations**: Supports file, volume, and tape gateway configurations to meet various storage needs. +- **Hybrid Cloud Storage**: Provides seamless integration with AWS storage services like S3, Glacier, and EBS. +- **Data Transfer**: Efficiently transfers data to and from AWS storage, enabling backup, disaster recovery, and data migration. + +**Use Case**: Hybrid cloud storage solutions for backup, disaster recovery, and extending on-premises storage capacities to AWS. + +**Equivalent in Azure**: **Azure StorSimple** +- Hybrid cloud storage solution integrating on-premises and Azure storage. + +**Equivalent in GCP**: **GCP Transfer Appliance** +- Provides data transfer services between on-premises environments and Google Cloud storage. + +--- + +These gateways from AWS, Azure, and GCP provide robust solutions to a wide range of networking and data transfer needs, enabling users to build flexible, scalable, and secure architectures in the cloud. 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