network design

Hello network adventurers! Bit here, perched on a branch overlooking the meeting of your on-premises data center and your AWS cloud environment. Today, we’re diving into the plumbing of connectivity: routing fundamentals. Because before you pick a service or a link, you need to understand how traffic finds its way from your on-premises network into AWS — and back — using the right routing strategy.

Hey there, network watchers! Bit here, perched high in the branches of your cloud infrastructure. Today we’re going to dig into the “what to monitor” part—meaning which metrics you should pick so you can keep your network healthy, performant and ready for global/hybrid scale. If you’re prepping for the AWS Advanced Networking exam, this is one of the nuts you’ve got to crack.

Hello network explorers! Bit here, perched up on a branch in the AWS forest, peering into your connectivity vines. Today we’re going to dig into a key exam-worthy topic: capturing baseline network performance. Because before you can detect a problem, you need to know what “normal” looks like—especially in global, hybrid architectures.

Hello, visibility voyagers! Bit here, perched in the treetops of your cloud architecture. Today we’re grabbing our binoculars and diving into access logs—the detailed logs you capture from AWS services so you can trace who did what, when, and how. For the AWS Advanced Networking Exam, you’ll want to know which services produce access logs, what those logs capture, and how they fit into network design and monitoring.

Hey there, network explorers! Bit the Chipmunk here — reporting live from deep within the AWS forest of logs, metrics, and alarms! 🌲

In Domain 1.4 of the AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty exam, we’re not just flipping switches to “turn on logging.” Nope! We’re designing systems that answer key operational questions:

• Who accessed what?
• What changed?
• Is it healthy?
• And when did that latency spike start?! 😱

Hey friends! Bit here, ready to zip through one of those essential cloud-nuts: how Auto Scaling Groups (ASGs) and Elastic Load Balancers (ELBs) work together in AWS. If your exam question mentions “scale based on demand,” “load balancer registers new instances,” or “healthy-target replacement,” you’re in the right place. Let’s dig in.

Hey there, cloud builders! Bit the Chipmunk here, ready to scamper into one of the trickier topics on the AWS Advanced Networking exam: how to integrate load balancers into existing environments. 🐾

You’ve already got running workloads—maybe EC2 fleets, containerized services, or even hybrid systems—and now it’s time to weave in a load balancer for higher availability, smarter scaling, or stronger security. The challenge? Doing it without breaking what’s already working.

Hey there, cloud sleuths! Bit the Chipmunk here again—tail twitching with excitement because today’s nut is visibility. 🕵️‍♂️

In the AWS Advanced Networking Specialty exam, it’s not enough to design fast, reliable networks—you’ve got to prove they’re working and spot problems before users do. That’s where CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Config, and their observability friends come in.

Hello cloud explorers! Bit here again, ready to climb higher into the treetops of advanced network design. 🌲 Today we’re diving deep into how you can see, monitor, and automate your global and hybrid network infrastructure using Transit Gateway Network Manager (TGW NM). If you have multiple VPCs, regions, accounts, and on-premises sites, this article helps you tie it all together—visibility is the first step to control.

Hello, network-trailblazers! Bit here, perched on a branch overlooking your VPC forest. Today we’re going to explore a powerful tool that helps you see the paths between your AWS network components—whether within one VPC, across peering, or even hybrid setups. The tool? VPC Reachability Analyzer!

If you’re prepping for the Advanced Networking exam, you’ll want to know how to use this service for visibility, validation, and troubleshooting of your AWS (and hybrid) network connectivity.