Establish AWS Direct Connect Connections:
Step 1: Set up two AWS Direct Connect (DX) connections from the company headquarters to a chosen AWS Region. This provides a redundant and high-availability setup to ensure continuous connectivity.
Step 2: Ensure that these DX connections terminate in a specific Direct Connect location associated with the chosen AWS Region.
Use Company WAN:
Step 1: Configure the company's global WAN to route traffic through the established Direct Connect connections.
Step 2: This setup ensures that all traffic between the company's headquarters and AWS does not traverse the public internet, maintaining compliance with security requirements.
Set Up Direct Connect Gateway:
Step 1: Create a Direct Connect Gateway in the AWS Management Console. This gateway allows you to connect your Direct Connect connections to multiple VPCs across different AWS Regions.
Step 2: Associate the Direct Connect Gateway with the VPCs in the various Regions where your critical data is stored. This enables access to data in multiple Regions through a single Direct Connect connection.
By using Direct Connect and Direct Connect Gateway, the company can achieve secure, reliable, and cost-effective access to data stored across multiple AWS Regions without using the public internet, ensuring compliance with industry regulations.
References
AWS Direct Connect Documentation
Building a Scalable and Secure Multi-VPC AWS Network Infrastructure(AWS Documentation)(AWS Documentation).
