This blog discusses some of the lessons learned in implementing a Web Architecture with RDS. We walk through some key elements and highlight some gotchas  to be mindful of.

Scenario

The components for this scenario include:

• Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) with a public subnet and a private subnet.
  
• ELB for  Web Traffic
  
• IIS Web Server instance
  
• MS SQL RDS instance
  
• Jump box for management connectivity
  

One of the first implementation considerations in AWS is how you will setup your network.… [Keep reading] “AWS Web Architecture 101 – Lessons Learned”

AWS Architectures start at the heart of many businesses, customers.

The foundation and principles of AWS have been built on Amazon, a company that was envisaged to be the most customer centric company in the world. “There are two kinds of companies, those that work to try to charge more and those that work to charge less. We will be the second.” – Jeff Bezos

These types of requirements are inputs into an ethos that pervades, that underpins the Architecture of AWS.… [Keep reading] “AWS Cloud Architecture Essentials – The Commodity”