AWSDirect Connectis the best solution for establishing a consistent, low-latency connection from an on-premises data center to AWS without using the public internet. Direct Connect offers dedicated, high-throughput, and low-latency network connections, which are ideal for performance-sensitive applications like a trading platform that processes high volumes of market data and stock trades.
Direct Connect provides a private connection to your AWS VPC, ensuring that data doesn't traverse the public internet, which enhances both security and performance consistency.
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AWS Direct Connectprovides a dedicated network connection to AWS services with consistent, low-latency performance.
Best Practices for High Performance on AWSfor performance-sensitive workloads like trading platforms.
Why the other options are incorrect:
A. AWS Client VPN: While this offers secure connectivity, it's over the public internet and is not designed for the low-latency, high-performance needs of a trading platform.
C. AWS PrivateLink: PrivateLink is used for connecting VPCs and services within AWS, but it is not designed for connecting on-premises data centers to AWS.
D. AWS Site-to-Site VPN: Although this provides secure connectivity, it uses the public internet, which can introduce latency and doesn't meet the low-latency requirements of the use case.
