AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional SAP-C01 – Question277

Is there any way to own a direct connection to Amazon Web Services?

A. No, AWS only allows access from the public Internet.
B. No, you can create an encrypted tunnel to VPC, but you cannot own the connection.
C. Yes, you can via Amazon Dedicated Connection
D. Yes, you can via AWS Direct Connect.

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Explanation: AWS Direct Connect links your internal network to an AWS Direct Connect location over a standard 1 gigabit or 10 gigabit Ethernet fiber-optic cable. One end of the cable is connected to your router, the other to an AWS Direct Connect router. With this connection in place, you can create virtual interfaces directly to the AWS cloud (for example, to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)) and to Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC), bypassing Internet service providers in your network path.
Reference:
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/Welcome.html