AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C02) — Question 191

A company has a 10 Gbps AWS Direct Connect connection from its on-premises servers to AWS. The workloads using the connection are critical. The company requires a disaster recovery strategy with maximum resiliency that maintains the current connection bandwidth at a minimum.
What should a solutions architect recommend?

Answer options

• A. Set up a new Direct Connect connection in another AWS Region.
• B. Set up a new AWS managed VPN connection in another AWS Region.
• C. Set up two new Direct Connect connections: one in the current AWS Region and one in another Region.
• D. Set up two new AWS managed VPN connections: one in the current AWS Region and one in another Region.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because setting up two new Direct Connect connections, one in the current region and one in another region, provides redundancy and maximizes resiliency while maintaining high bandwidth. Options A and B do not ensure the same level of bandwidth as the existing connection, and option D relies on VPN, which typically does not match the performance and reliability of Direct Connect.