Hybrid Connectivity

VPN and Direct Connect Solutions

Site-to-Site VPN

Encrypted connection between on-premises network and AWS VPC.

IPsec encrypted tunnel
Quick to setup
Internet-dependent

Direct Connect

Dedicated network connection from on-premises to AWS.

Private connection
Consistent performance
Higher bandwidth

Client VPN

Managed client-based VPN service for remote user access.

Remote user access
OpenVPN based
Fully managed

Hybrid Connectivity Exam Tips

  • • Site-to-Site VPN is quick to setup but internet-dependent
  • • Direct Connect provides dedicated, consistent connection
  • • Client VPN is for remote user access to VPC resources
  • • Direct Connect + VPN provides redundancy and encryption
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