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What is AWS Direct Connect and how does it differ from connecting to AWS over the public internet?
BeginnerAnswer
AWS Direct Connect establishes a dedicated, private physical network connection between your on premises data center and AWS, bypassing the public internet entirely, which provides more consistent network performance, lower latency, and often reduced data transfer costs compared to a typical internet based connection, making it especially valuable for organizations with large amounts of data to transfer or strict performance and reliability requirements.
aws directconnect create-connection --location EqDC2 --bandwidth 1Gbps --connection-name my-direct-connectReal-world example A company transferring massive amounts of data daily between its on premises data warehouse and AWS sets up a Direct Connect connection, achieving more predictable transfer times and lower networking costs compared to its previous internet based VPN connection.