Chapter 5. AWS Virtual Private Cloud

Laying foundations for your AWS journey is crucial. Do not assume that just creating a root account and some IAM users is the thing you need to do in order to get started on AWS. Spinning up servers for your application and database workload requires planning, and it starts with defining the networking component on AWS. This brings in a lot more complexity when you have the hybrid environment. Most importantly, you should understand the framework and tools provided by AWS to lay down this foundation. Usually, it is a best practice to start thinking about the account management practices that you want to use for your AWS journey. Some organizations consider creating a single AWS root account and hosting different types of environment in different VPCs, or some might think that having different accounts for different environments is the right thing to do. You should think about the account structure that will make sense in your organization. Nothing wrong...