AWS Direct Connect:
Stable, Secure, and Scalable Connectivity Anytime, Anywhere
AWS Direct Connect offers private and secured network connections between on-premises data centers and AWS cloud. For establishing this connection, companies can seek a hosted connection through an AWS Direct Connect Delivery Partner. As a leading application-focused managed cloud services provider and an expert AWS MSP, Cloud4C provides professional acumen and technical capabilities to deliver high-performance, private, and direct connectivity from your IT infrastructure to multiple AWS cloud connections.
![AWS Direct Connect offers private and secured network](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect1.webp)
Key Benefits
![Reduction in network costs and latency](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect15.webp)
![Reducing complexities in managing VPN connections](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect16.webp)
![Seamless integration with other AWS-native services](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect17.webp)
![Robust data security and privacy](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect18.webp)
![Better User Experience](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect19.webp)
Popular Use Cases
![Supporting Hybrid Cloud Environments](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect3.webp)
Supporting Hybrid Cloud Environments
Providing reliable connections between on-premises data centers and AWS cloud services, especially for organizations that rely on a mix of cloud and on-prem landscapes for their operations (hybrid setup) or whose legacy systems are not yet migrated to cloud
![Large-scale Data Processing](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect4.webp)
Large-scale Data Processing
With a high-bandwidth, low-latency connection, AWS Direct Connect ensures that highly data-intensive tasks are managed efficiently, increasing the speed for data transfer and processing.
![RSeamless Global Network Expansions](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect5.webp)
Seamless Global Network Expansions
For offices across different locations, AWS Direct Connect facilitates private connections from multiple locations to the AWS cloud or AWS Direct Connect Center, ensuring a unified network across geographies.
![Business Continuity](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect6.webp)
Business Continuity
Through a dedicated and reliable network connection, organizations can run business operations, ensuring faster data backups in AWS and minimal downtime.
![High Availability Application Hosting](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect7.webp)
High Availability Application Hosting
SaaS companies can enable AWS Direct Connect for facilitating reliable network connections for their hosted applications, enhancing user experiences.
![Super-fast, Secure Data Transfers](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect8.webp)
Super-fast, Secure Data Transfers
Enabling speedy and secure data transfers between development environments and AWS cloud.
Key Requirements for Establishing AWS Direct Connect
![Your network is co-located with an existing AWS Direct Connect location](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect20.webp)
Your network is co-located with an existing AWS Direct Connect location
![Auto-negotiation might need to be enabled or disabled for 1 Gbps connections](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect21.webp)
Auto-negotiation might need to be enabled or disabled for 1 Gbps connections
![You are working with an AWS Direct Connect partner](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect22.webp)
You are working with an AWS Direct Connect partner who is a member of the AWS Partner Network (APN).
![Your device must support Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and BGP MD5 authentication.](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect23.webp)
Your device must support Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and BGP MD5 authentication.
![Your network must use single-mode fiber with a 1000BASE-LX (1310 nm)](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect24.webp)
Your network must use single-mode fiber with a 1000BASE-LX (1310 nm) transceiver for 1 gigabit Ethernet, a 10GBASE-LR (1310 nm) transceiver for 10 gigabit, or a 100GBASE-LR4 for 100 gigabit Ethernet.
How Cloud4C Implements AWS Direct Connect?
On-prem/Private Cloud to AWS Cloud
![On-prem/Private Cloud to AWS Cloud](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect33.webp)
![Establishes dedicated connections between on-prem datacenters](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect34.webp)
Establishes dedicated connections between on-prem datacenters, private cloud to AWS cloud.
Inter-regional Cloud Connectivity
![Inter-regional Cloud Connectivity](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect35.webp)
![Deploy private connections with high-end security](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect36.webp)
Deploy private connections with high-end security, robust governance, and automated monitoring between AWS Cloud solutions across multiple locations without any disruptions
Cloud4C Differentiators
![Expert AWS MSP, 3 AWS Competencies](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect25.webp)
Expert AWS MSP, 3 AWS Competencies
![Dedicated AWS Center of Excellence with 450+ Experts](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect26.webp)
Dedicated AWS Center of Excellence with 450+ Experts
![Successful deployment of AWS in Public](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect27.webp)
Successful deployment of AWS in Public, Private, Hybrid, Multi, and Community Cloud models
![7 Partner Programs](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect28.webp)
7 Partner Programs
![20+ AWS Customer Launches](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect29.webp)
30+ AWS Customer Launches
![1 AWS Service Validations](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect30.webp)
1 AWS Service Validations
![Member of the AWS Partner Network (APN)](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect31.webp)
Member of the AWS Partner Network (APN)
![Serving over 4000+ enterprises including 60 of the Fortune 500 companies across 30+ countries](/themes/custom/cloud4c/images/awsredirect/awsredirect32.webp)
Serving over 4000+ enterprises including 60 of the Fortune 500 companies across 30+ countries
Design a super-fast agile network connection to AWS Cloud platform with Cloud4C
Design a super-fast agile network connection
to AWS Cloud platform
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FAQs
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What is AWS Direct Connect?
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AWS Direct Connect provides a dedicated network connection between your on-premises infrastructure and the AWS cloud. This service is intended to bypass the public internet and offer a direct, private connection to AWS.
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How Does AWS Direct Connect Work?
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Direct Connect creates Layer 3 network connectivity between your on-premises network and the AWS global network through a connectivity provider partner. Partner offerings include various connectivity types at OSI Layer 1 through Layer 3, including dark fiber, wavelength, metro Ethernet, or MPLS.
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What are the key components of AWS Direct Connect?
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Connections:
Create a connection in an AWS Direct Connect location to establish a network connection from your premises to an AWS RegionVirtual interfaces
Create a virtual interface to enable access to AWS services. A public virtual interface enables access to Amazon S3. A private virtual interface enables access to your VPC.