Cloud Connect
A dedicated, private network link between an on-premises site and a cloud provider that bypasses the public internet for predictable bandwidth, latency, and compliance.
Description
Each cloud's private-circuit offering (AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute, GCP Cloud Interconnect) delivers a dedicated link that bypasses the public internet for predictable bandwidth and latency. They differ in the available port speeds, the partner and colocation ecosystems through which you provision the circuit, and how the link maps onto the provider's private networking (VPC vs VNet) and global backbone. To the best of our knowledge the capability is equivalent; selection is dictated by which cloud you are connecting to and which carrier or colocation partner serves your site.
Capabilities
- Private, dedicated bandwidth to the cloud
- Consistent low latency and jitter
- Bypass the public internet for security/compliance
- Hybrid connectivity into VPCs / VNets