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.

Key Benefits





Popular Use Cases

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
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.

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
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
SaaS companies can enable AWS Direct Connect for facilitating reliable network connections for their hosted applications, enhancing user experiences.

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

Auto-negotiation might need to be enabled or disabled for 1 Gbps connections

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.

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


Establishes dedicated connections between on-prem datacenters, private cloud to AWS cloud.
Inter-regional Cloud Connectivity


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

Dedicated AWS Center of Excellence with 450+ Experts

Successful deployment of AWS in Public, Private, Hybrid, Multi, and Community Cloud models

7 Partner Programs

30+ AWS Customer Launches

1 AWS Service Validations

Member of the AWS Partner Network (APN)

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
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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.