A sneak peek at new features
Let’s get to the good stuff! Here’s a glimpse of what you can look forward to in terms of new lessons and content. A quick disclaimer before we continue. This is a simplified and generalized overview of what’s to come, and is subject to slight change.
AWS network design and implementation
You’ll see that we’ve added quite a bit of new content to this section. We’ll cover the following:
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Learn more about public and private AWS services
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“Bring Your Own IP” design
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Discussion of when to use a private NAT gateway
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Demos and hands-on labs on complex VPC interconnections
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Real-time logging of VPC flow logs
We do our best to cover everything from overall design considerations for AWS networks to the actual implementation of the designs mentioned. Knowing things is great, but we want to do our best to enhance learning through hands-on activities.
Configure network integration with application services
Let’s move on to the next section. There will be tons of new updates and lessons in this section. Here’s what’s new here:
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Analyze and dig deeper into Route 53 design (zones, records, delegation)
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Learn more about VPC Route 53 Resolver
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Examples of using AWS Global Accelerator
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Covers all types of AWS ELB, including architectural examples and considerations
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More concise content about Amazon CloudFront (OAI, TLS, custom origins, Lambda@Edge use cases, limiting viewer access)
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Let’s briefly explain what you need to do to take advantage of EKS from a networking perspective.
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Securely implement API Gateway with a custom domain
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Very detailed discussion of EC2 networking considerations, including Elastic Fabric Adapters, placement groups, and advanced networking features.
Of course, in addition to the list above, there are definitely some new and updated hands-on labs you can participate in.
AWS Hybrid Networking Basics and VPNs
Hybrid network! Let’s just say this may be one of the most important sections you need to understand on this exam. The exam will ask a lot of questions about some type of hybrid network, and you’ll almost certainly be able to answer them.
The primary focus of new and updated content in this section is on AWS VPN design. I’m going to detail the many options available to you when implementing a hybrid network using a VPN connection. Each VPN has some unique aspects that will help you decide which option to choose when taking the exam.
Learn more about Accelerated Site-to-Site VPN, AWS Client VPN, AWS VPN CloudHub, and even third-party solutions.
AWS Direct Connect and Hybrid DNS
Stay on board the hybrid networking train. In this important section, you can expect to build on existing content by adding and updating the following content:
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Updates to the Direct Connect connection process (including GUI design)
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Updated VIF type coverage when using Direct Connect connections and link aggregation groups.
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New coverage for MACSec with Direct Connect
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Updated Well-Architected Decision Making
transitive networking
Even more interconnected fun! The majority of this section will focus on updating existing lessons to include more new information. However, in addition to this, we also plan to add some new labs so that you can get proper experience in using transit gateways and attachments for complex routing and networking architectures.
The key areas to focus on here are:
Design and implementation for security and compliance
What is a network without security? Compromised. 🙂
In this all-important section, you can expect to see new content about AWS network firewalls, implementation of new traffic awareness services and concepts, and even updates to traffic protection methods such as VPC traffic mirroring. In addition to these, you will also see:
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Using Amazon GuardDuty for IDS
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Inspect your network for reachability and vulnerabilities using AWS Inspector
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CloudHSM considerations from a network perspective
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Centralized management using AWS Firewall Manager
Continuing with the theme of other sections, we’ll also include updated labs here.
Automate AWS tasks
The last main section of the course! Here’s what you can look forward to:
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Updated CloudFormation demo lessons for more complex solutions
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Leverage AWS CloudMap for resource mapping
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All-new lab to implement a complete pipeline on AWS networking infrastructure as a code template
This is a fun update to the course and we think you’ll enjoy it.
summary
oh! Lots of reading material and lists! The main thing to note is that we will be updating this course soon based on public feedback. Of course, we appreciate your patience during this process. Everyone involved is very excited about this update and we think you’ll thoroughly enjoy the brand new content. We have tried our best to plan an updated course that will make you more future-proof and difficult to pass the AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty (ANS-C01) exam. In the meantime, keep being awesome!
