AWS Networking & Content Delivery

Amazon VPC

Your own isolated private network in AWS, with subnets, route tables and security controls.

What is Amazon VPC?

A Virtual Private Cloud is your own isolated network inside AWS. You choose IP ranges, create public and private subnets, and control traffic with route tables, security groups and network ACLs.

Key features

  • Public and private subnets across zones
  • Security groups and network ACLs
  • NAT gateways and internet gateways
  • VPC peering, PrivateLink and Transit Gateway
  • Flow logs for traffic analysis

What it is used for

  • Private application networks
  • Separating environments
  • Connecting to offices

When to use it

  • Every production AWS workload
  • Keeping databases private
  • Connecting offices to AWS

When something else fits better

  • There is no alternative: it is the foundation of AWS networking

How pricing works

VPCs are free; you pay for components such as NAT gateways, VPN connections, public IPv4 addresses and data transfer. Prices change and differ by region; we confirm current costs for your setup before you commit.

Equivalent on Google Cloud

The closest Google Cloud service is Virtual Private Cloud (VPC): global private networking for your Google Cloud resources, with subnets, routes and firewall rules.

How DomainHostly helps with Amazon VPC

  • Plan: choose the right setup, size and region for your workload and budget.
  • Set up securely: configure Amazon VPC with least-privilege access, encryption and backups where they apply.
  • Migrate: move from shared hosting, your own servers or the other cloud with minimal downtime.
  • Run and optimise: monitoring, updates and regular cost reviews so you only pay for what you use.

Networking & Content Delivery: Private networks, DNS, load balancing, CDN and connectivity between your sites and the cloud.

What to consider: Networking & Content Delivery

  • Plan IP ranges up front so networks can connect to your offices and each other later without overlaps.
  • Put databases and internal services in private subnets; expose only load balancers or CDNs publicly.
  • Watch data-transfer (egress) charges; a CDN often reduces both cost and latency.

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