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Using Amazon Route 53 Profiles for scalable multi-account AWS environments

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This article discusses how to use Amazon Route 53 Profiles for scalable multi-account AWS environments. It presents an architectural view of how Profiles are used to group DNS configurations together and apply them selectively to address network security and configuration challenges.

Specifically, the article covers:

  • An example scenario with different workloads (consumer apps, data analytics, legacy) running across multiple AWS accounts and VPCs with varying DNS requirements
  • How Route 53 Profiles provide a way to centrally manage DNS configurations like private hosted zones, DNS Firewall rules, and Resolver forwarding rules
  • Steps to create Route 53 Profiles, associate configurations, share profiles across accounts, and associate profiles with VPCs
  • Considerations when using Route 53 Profiles, such as limitations and migration aspects
  • Conclusion highlighting how Profiles simplify DNS management across accounts while providing flexibility


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