Direct Connect

Question 1

What is Direct Connect?

Answer 1

Direct Connect makes it easy to establish a dedicated network connection from your premises to AWS

Question 2

Using Direct Connect…

Answer 2

…you can establish private connectivity between AWS and your datacenter, office, or colocation environment, which can reduce your network costs, increase bandwidth throughput, and provide a more consistent network experience than Internet-based connections

Question 3

Direct Connect benefits

Answer 3

reduce costs when using large volumes of traffic, increase reliability, increase bandwidth

Question 4

How is Direct Connect different from a VPN?

Answer 4

VPN connections can be configured in minutes and are a good solution if you have an immediate need, have low to modest bandwidth requirements, and can tolerate the inherent variability in Internet-based connectivity. Direct Connect does not involve the Internet; instead it uses dedicated, private network connections between your intranet and Amazon VPC. Direct Connect takes longer to set up.