A company has set up a VPC on AWS. The company needs a dedicated connection between the VPC and the company’s on-premises network. Which action…

The question requires a "dedicated connection" between an on-premises network and an AWS VPC. AWS Direct Connect is the service specifically designed to provide a dedicated, private network link. This connection bypasses the public internet, offering a more consistent network experience, lower latency, and higher bandwidth compared to internet-based connections. It establishes a private physical connection between the customer's data center, office, or colocation environment and AWS, directly meeting the requirement.

A. A VPN connection operates over the public internet. It is a secure tunnel but not a dedicated physical connection, as it relies on shared internet infrastructure.

C. An internet gateway enables communication between a VPC and the public internet, which is the opposite of a private, dedicated connection to an on-premises network.

D. Amazon Connect is a cloud-based contact center service used for customer service operations; it is not a network connectivity service.

1. AWS Direct Connect User Guide. In the section "What is AWS Direct Connect?"

the documentation states

"AWS Direct Connect is a cloud service solution that makes it easy to establish a dedicated network connection from your premises to AWS."

Source: AWS Documentation

AWS Direct Connect User Guide

"What is AWS Direct Connect?".

2. AWS Site-to-Site VPN User Guide. The documentation explains that a Site-to-Site VPN connection securely connects an on-premises network to a VPC over the internet. This confirms it is not a dedicated connection.

Source: AWS Documentation

AWS Site-to-Site VPN User Guide

"What is AWS Site-to-Site VPN?".

3. Amazon VPC User Guide. The guide defines an internet gateway as a component that "allows communication between your VPC and the internet

" confirming it does not provide a dedicated on-premises link.

Source: AWS Documentation

Amazon VPC User Guide

"Internet gateways".

4. Amazon Connect Administrator Guide. The introduction states

"Amazon Connect is an easy-to-use omnichannel cloud contact center..." This clarifies its purpose is unrelated to network infrastructure.

Source: AWS Documentation

Amazon Connect Administrator Guide

"What is Amazon Connect?".