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5 Reasons Why You Should Use AWS Direct Connect?

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5 Reasons Why You Should Use AWS Direct Connect?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a perfect blend of both worlds; innovation and organization. People who use AWS direct connect can establish a secure and private network connection with Amazon Web Services.

AWS Direct Connect Services  uses high-quality industry-issued 802.1q VLANs. Due to this, their secure network can be split up into several virtual interfaces. 

Since the virtual interfaces can be reconfigured at any given time, it can help in reducing the overall network cost, increase the bandwidth and provide a more agreeing network compared to other network connections. 

In this article, we will discuss five reasons why you should prefer using AWS direct connect. 
1-Helps in reducing the bandwidth costs
The person can cut corners by using AWS direct connect because the data transfer uses less bandwidth commitment from the internet provider. The rates for the data transfer are also less at  AWS direct connect than the internet data transfer rates. 

2-You get the reliable network performance
AWS direct connect makes the dedicated connection more consistent. This enhances the network performance compared to the local internet provider. The low latency is also responsible for the good internet speed. 

3-You get good connection speed
The scale at which AWS direct connect provides their connection is huge. Their connection speed and packages range from 1 Gbps to 100 Gbps. This gives the user the desired speed and also can take multiple connections as they need. 

4-You get a private connection
AWS direct connect can be used to establish a private virtual interface. This interface can be set up directly from the home network to Amazon VPC. This gives the user higher bandwidth, with good and consistent speed. 

5- Works well with other services
AWS direct connect is a system administration and can be connected with multiple services and administrations. They can be easily connected and used with administrations such as S3, EC2, and VPC. 

The requirement to set up and use AWS direct connect 

Following conditions should be met to be eligible to use AWS direct connect: - 

1.The network used by you should be co-located with an existing AWS direct connect location. 

2.To connect directly, the network user should be working with a service provider that should connect to AWS. 

3.The network fiber in use single-mode fiber with the model 1000BASE-LX should have a transceiver of 1Gb Ethernet. For 10 Gb Ethernet, the fiber should be 10GBASE-LR. 

4.Your entire connection should support 802.1Q VLAN encapsulation. This is a must for all and intermediate devices. 

5.The devices you use should comply with the Border Gateway Protocol and BGP MD5 authentication. 
6.To get the full benefits of AWS direct connect, the auto-negotiation port must be disabled. You need to configure the port speed and full-duplex mode manually. 

Wrapping up
These were some reasons why AWS direct connect is preferred.

Jacob Albert is the author of this article. To know more about Vulnerability Management Services please visit our website: www.lightstream.tech

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