Wednesday, 2 October 2019

AWS Direct Connect Services: Your Hotline to the Cloud

Deciding to migrate your enterprise networks to the cloud can be a source of anxiety. After all, you are moving your data from within the comfortable confines of your own offices and data centers and transmitting it across states (and sometimes nations).

It is natural that businesses have sought to maintain a sense of security by using some of the cloud services provided by the big players (Microsoft, Amazon, Google etc.). With Amazon giving enterprises free tier access to their web services (AWS), many businesses – perhaps yours – have begun to dip their toes into the water (if you will excuse the mixed metaphors).

Happy with what they have experienced, the next logical step is AWS Direct Connect. This article looks at what this is and why it might be a good idea. It should also put you in a more informed position when you speak with your VPN or SD WAN consultants.

AWS Direct Connect Explained

When enterprises initially start using AWS they will usually do so over the internet. AWS Direct Connect does what it says on the tin: provides a direct connection between your office premises, data centers or colocation center and AWS. This is a private virtualized network comprising ...


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