How does AWS Direct Connect differ from VPN in terms of network performance and security?

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Prajna G · Accepted Answer

**AWS Direct Connect** provides a dedicated, high-bandwidth, low-latency connection between your on-premises data center and AWS, offering better network performance and stability compared to a **VPN**, which uses the public internet and may have higher latency and variable performance but provides encryption over the internet for secure data transfer.

Nikitha Acharya · Answer

AWS Direct Connect provides a dedicated, high-performance, and secure private connection between on-premises infrastructure and AWS, offering lower latency and higher throughput compared to VPN, which uses the public internet.

How does AWS Direct Connect differ from VPN in terms of network performance and security?

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