AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 670

A company wants to set up a high-speed connection between its data center and its applications that run on AWS. The company must not transfer data over the internet.

Which action should the company take to meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Transfer data to AWS by using AWS Snowball.
• B. Transfer data to AWS by using AWS Storage Gateway.
• C. Set up a VPN connection between the data center and an AWS Region.
• D. Set up an AWS Direct Connect connection between the company network and AWS.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

AWS Direct Connect provides a dedicated physical network connection from an on-premises data center to AWS, delivering high-speed bandwidth while completely bypassing the public internet. While a VPN also secures traffic, it still routes data over the public internet, which violates the company's security requirements. AWS Snowball and AWS Storage Gateway are storage and data transfer solutions, not dedicated network connectivity services.