Hi Friends,
Just about a year ago Veritas announced support for AWS PrivateLink for Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3). What is AWS PrivateLink and why would I want to use it with NetBackup? I’m glad you asked!
AWS PrivateLink provides private network connectivity between (S3) and on-premises resources which use private IP addressing from your virtual network. This eliminates the need to deploy proxy servers which typically constrain performance, add single points of failure, and increase operational complexity. With AWS PrivateLink you can now access S3 directly as a private endpoint using your secure, virtual network which leverages a new interface endpoint within your Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). This new feature extends functionality for existing gateway endpoints by enabling users to access S3 using private IP addresses. NetBackup API and secure HTTP requests to S3 can now be automatically directed through interface endpoints that connect to S3 securely and privately via PrivateLink.
Interface endpoints simplify the NetBackup network architecture when connecting to S3 by eliminating the need to deploy an internet gateway or configure firewall rules. Additional visibility with your network traffic can now be realized with the ability to capture and monitor flow logs within your VPC. Finally, you can take additional security measures with your interface endpoints by creating security groups and enabling access control policies.
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With Veritas NetBackup and AWS PrivateLink, users can now safely transfer data to and from the AWS cloud without the risk of exposing sensitive data to visibility, tampering or theft. Users you can now access S3 directly as a private endpoint using a secure, virtual network which leverages a new interface endpoint within your Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).
Now that you know what it is, want to see how to set it up from AWS to NetBackup?
Check out the NetBackup and AWS PrivateLink Deployment Guide and let us know what you think!
Neil
