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104. Cross-region VPC connectivity options
Alternatives for connecting VPCs across AWS regions such as TGW peering, inter-region VPC peering, and inter-region Direct Connect.
AWS (cloud infrastructure)
Cross-region VPC connectivity options
Ways to connect VPC networks located in different AWS regions so resources can communicate securely and with expected performance.
"I need my app in us-east-1 to talk to a database in eu-west-1 as if they were on the same network."
Cross-region connectivity refers to the AWS choices (inter-region VPC peering, Transit Gateway peering, and inter-region Direct Connect) for routing traffic between VPCs in different regions, each with different scale, routing features, bandwidth, and pricing.
"I need my app in us-east-1 to talk to a database in eu-west-1 as if they were on the same network."
Cross-region connectivity refers to the AWS choices (inter-region VPC peering, Transit Gateway peering, and inter-region Direct Connect) for routing traffic between VPCs in different regions, each with different scale, routing features, bandwidth, and pricing.