84. Are VPCs an anti-pattern?
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In this episode of AWS Bites, we explore the future of Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs) in the context of the zero-trust security trend.
We'll dive into the pros and cons of using VPCs, including their usefulness when dealing with sensitive data or when you need fine-grained control over your network environment. But let's be real, sometimes VPCs can be a bit of a headache. We'll discuss why you might want to avoid them, including the added complexity they can bring to your network environment.
Fear not, we'll also provide a summary of when to use and when not to use VPCs, as well as alternatives to using VPCs, such as services that don't require them.
So, are ready to talk VPCs!?
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🔖 Chapters:
00:00 Intro 00:45 What is zero-trust with some examples 02:00 What is a VPC and why should you care as an architect? 04:23 When should you use VPCs? 07:23 Why you might not want to use a VPC. 10:55 Going VPC-less! 12:52 Is using VPCs an anti-pattern for serverless? 15:06 How to think about VPCs in the context of Lambda? 18:05 Summary of the main points & conclusion 20:15 Closing
In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:
- Our previous episode on Bastion hosts: https://awsbites.com/78-when-do-you-need-a-bastion-host/
- AWS announcement for improved Lambda VPC connection (2019): https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/announcing-improved-vpc-networking-for-aws-lambda-functions/
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