AWS Direct Connect and VPNs

AWS Direct Connect allows you to establish a dedicated network connection between your data center and AWS cloud environment. This dedicated network connection alleviates latency, variable performance, and security issues while providing a more consistent network experience with reduced latency, dedicated bandwidth, and reduced network costs. Direct Connect provides a more reliable alternative when compared to internet-based access to AWS resources.

The use cases for Direct Connect include hybrid cloud architectures, big data and analytics, disaster recovery, and migration. For example, a company may leverage Direct Connect to securely transfer sensitive information to the cloud without exposing it to the public internet or to connect their on-premises data centers to the cloud, thereby paving a way for seamless hybrid cloud architectures.

AWS VPNs, on the other hand, creates an encrypted tunnel and allows your traffic to securely flow through the...