Virtual private cloud overview
A VPC is a part of the AWS cloud infrastructure that is logically isolated for your sole use. You can think of it as your own virtual data center running in AWS.
Logically means that the underlying servers and networking components that you use may be shared with other customers, similar to how you can run virtual machines on-premises. For example, you will not have your own network connections or physical servers, but you will have complete control over your virtual network configuration and server deployments.
Isolated means a VPC is fully controlled by you, and only you and others to whom you grant access. Within the VPC, the only objects that exist are ones that you deploy.
Before we get hands-on with the AWS Console, it's important to understand some of the terms AWS uses to describe its infrastructure. The highest level of AWS infrastructure is called a Region. A region is a collection of data centers that are located geographically...
