Amazon adds support for hybrid clouds
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
IN A NUTSHELL
A MULTIFACETED MOVE
A HYBRID APPROACH TO THE CLOUD THAT EXTENDS AMAZON’S ENTERPRISE AUDIENCE
VIRTUAL PRIVATE CLOUDS CHALLENGE ACTUAL PRIVATE CLOUDS
NOT YET FOR BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
DETAILS AND LIMITATIONS
IPSEC VPN-CENTRIC OFFERING
USER-DEFINED SUBNETS
A LIMITED BUT RELATIVELY CHEAP OFFERING
REACHING OUT TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF AWS RESOURCES
SECURITY IS KEY
BOTH CLOUD USERS AND PROVIDERS
VPN SECURITY BACKED BY EXISTING INTERNAL SECURITY RESOURCES
ISOLATED FROM THE INTERNET
AMAZON IS UNLIKELY TO EXPAND INTO PRIVATE CLOUDS FOR SECURITY’S SAKE
IN A NUTSHELL
A MULTIFACETED MOVE
A HYBRID APPROACH TO THE CLOUD THAT EXTENDS AMAZON’S ENTERPRISE AUDIENCE
VIRTUAL PRIVATE CLOUDS CHALLENGE ACTUAL PRIVATE CLOUDS
NOT YET FOR BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
DETAILS AND LIMITATIONS
IPSEC VPN-CENTRIC OFFERING
USER-DEFINED SUBNETS
A LIMITED BUT RELATIVELY CHEAP OFFERING
REACHING OUT TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF AWS RESOURCES
SECURITY IS KEY
BOTH CLOUD USERS AND PROVIDERS
VPN SECURITY BACKED BY EXISTING INTERNAL SECURITY RESOURCES
ISOLATED FROM THE INTERNET
AMAZON IS UNLIKELY TO EXPAND INTO PRIVATE CLOUDS FOR SECURITY’S SAKE
