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OpenVPN on AWS

Method

References

• [Installing OpenVPN In The Cloud - 2015 video] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWqRrMGHJQg)
• t2.micro $0.013/hr; $0.312/24 hours; $9.36/24hours*30 days (t2.nano - not available)
• [OpenVPN Access Server (HVM)] (https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/B00MI40CAE?ref=cns_srchrow)

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NAT Instance on AWS - Basics

References:

• [Setting up the NAT Instance] (http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonVPC/latest/UserGuide/VPC_NAT_Instance.html)
• [Setting Up A NAT Server] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3pbUzAjdxo)
• [Comparison of NAT Instances and NAT Gateways] (http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonVPC/latest/UserGuide/vpc-nat-comparison.html)
• [Creating the NATSG Security Group] (http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonVPC/latest/UserGuide/VPC_NAT_Instance.html)

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AWS - Mitigating DDoS

[How to Help Prepare for DDoS Attacks by Reducing Your Attack Surface] (https://blogs.aws.amazon.com/security/post/Tx3NVS2JAL7KWOM/How-to-Help-Prepare-for-DDoS-Attacks-by-Reducing-Your-Attack-Surface)

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AWS Cloud Adoption Framework

The seven perspectives are business, platform, maturity, people, process, operations and security.

Overview

https://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/aws_cloud_adoption_framework.pdf

Business

https://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/Business_Perspective_v1.0.pdf

Platform

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IaaS Resource Naming

Resource Naming Pattern

Resource naming pattern (some or all):

• pub(lic) | priv(ate) - (optional, except for subnets and explictly public facing resources)
• team (required)
  • dev
  • prod
  • test
  • XXX
• project (required)

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Notes about streaming.

The world beyond batch: Streaming 101

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#Disposable Infrastructure

Draft

Note: Comments welcome, especially opposing views or pointers to faulty logic.

##Overview This discusses "disposable infrastructure." ##What is Disposable Infrastructure? Disposable infrastructure are infrastructure components that are deleted from the configuration when they fail or have degraded past a boundary condition. The state of the resource may not be retained, even if it might be necesssary or helpful.

One observation is that adopting immutable infrastructure practices moves the boundary between versioned and unversioned closer to the lower end of the system/stack.

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James Hamilton - AWS re:Invent 2014 | (SPOT301) AWS Innovation at Scale @18:00 description of Availability Zone separation, <2ms apart, usually <1ms. Multiple kilometers apart, geo dispersed (though still subject to area disaster)

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###Topical News Intel Compute Stick

• Ubuntu on Intel Compute Stick
• Alternative view - Don't buy it

###Linux Desktop Lab

• 20150702 Install hardware
• 20150702 Install Ubuntu 15.04 desktop from UUI USB

####Objective

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###Enterprise Computing - Adopting New Tech ####Vendor Lock In

• where are the risks?
• lock in has changed over time
  • in the past
    • OS
    • file format
    • data from one platform to another
  • AWS success => FUD
• source code