Hybrid Networking with AWS

Hi all

As promised, we’re kicking off our series on basic AWS knowledge, paired with hands-on examples to make learning practical and engaging.
A big thank you to Red Hat for supporting this initiative!
We hope to see you there in Zürich!

📅 Date: 24.02.2026
🕒 Time: 18:00
📍 Location: RedHat Office - Zürich

Agenda
18:00-18:30 - Welcome & Coffee
18:30-19:15 - Intro & AWS Network Basics and Site-2-Site VPN
19:15-20:00 - AWS Direct Connect
20:00-21:00 - Networking / Food / Drinks

Hybrid-Networking with AWS (Basics)
Curious about AWS networking but not sure how all the pieces fit together?
This beginner-friendly session will walk you through the basics of AWS networking—VPCs, route tables, NAT Gateways, and more - in a clear and simple way.
We’ll finish with a hands-on example by setting up a simple Site-to-Site VPN, showing how you can connect an on-premises environment to AWS without the complexity.
Perfect for AWS newcomers or anyone who wants a gentle, practical introduction to AWS networking.
Speaker: Rinon Belegu

Direct Connect to your Home (Business)
Learn how you can get AWS Direct Connect to your home, In this talk we will how you how easy it can be to setup Direct Connect across the national Fiber network (FTTH) in Switzerland. Not limited to just datacenters, one can establish up to 100G connections!
Based on recent work and building up an AWS partner, covering VPC’s, TGWs, Private-VPN and Direct Connect (DX) VIFs and how they work. In the end we will demo printing from AWS EC2 instance ;)
Speaker: Darragh Grealish

Grab your spot, bring your questions, and join us for cloud talk, networking, and a drink or two. See you there!