AWS Direct Connect
#126 · Level 4 · Operations and specialized areas · Advanced networking and hybridConcept
Section titled “Concept”AWS Direct Connect gives you your own direct network line from an office or data center to AWS, without the public internet. This line joins AWS’s network at a Direct Connect location. You create virtual interfaces on the line to decide where traffic goes — to your own VPC, or to public AWS services such as S3. Because it avoids the internet, speed and connection stay more stable. Keep in mind that the line is not encrypted by itself; if needed, a VPN or other encryption is added on top of it.
Simple example
Section titled “Simple example”Instead of the public road, your own private road from your factory to your warehouse.
Why it’s needed
Section titled “Why it’s needed”If you move a lot of data regularly, the internet can be unstable and slow. A direct line is stable and reliable.
Where it’s used
Section titled “Where it’s used”Permanent connections between big companies’ data centers and AWS; organizations such as banks.
Azure equivalent
Section titled “Azure equivalent”Azure ExpressRoute
Learn more
Section titled “Learn more”For details and the latest information, see the official documentation: