Understanding AWS Networking Gateways

Explore the range of AWS networking gateways

Explore AWS networking gateways beyond internet and NAT gateways, including virtual private, customer, Direct Connect, transit, and local gateways, then apply these concepts to practical connectivity scenarios and discover how to select the right gateway for different AWS networking and Direct Connect requirements.

Discover how to choose gateways for AWS connectivity

Connect gateway capabilities to real-world scenarios and explore how different gateway types support communication across VPCs, AWS accounts, Regions, VPN services, and Direct Connect.

Please note that to access the course content for this AWS course, you will go via an LTI link(s) to the AWS platform; you can then return to the FutureLearn course in order to receive your certificate.

This course is ideal for software developers with networking basics, solutions architects working with VPCs, AWS accounts, Regions, VPN services, and Direct Connect, and anyone wanting to understand when to use different AWS networking gateways.

This course is ideal for software developers with networking basics, solutions architects working with VPCs, AWS accounts, Regions, VPN services, and Direct Connect, and anyone wanting to understand when to use different AWS networking gateways.

• Understand how to use different AWS networking gateways
• Become familiar with virtual private gateways, customer gateways, Direct Connect gateways, transit gateways, and local gateways
• Know which gateway to use with Direct Connect in different scenarios