Your company currently has set up an AWS Direct Connect connection between their on-premises data center and a VPC in the us-west region. They now want to connect their data center to a VPC in the us-east region. They need to ensure latency is low and maximum bandwidth for the connection. How could they accomplish this in a cost-effective manner?

Answer options:

A.Create an AWS Direct Connect connection between the VPC in us-east region and the on-premise data center.
B.Setup an AWS Direct connect gateway.
C.Create an AWS VPN managed connection between the VPC in us-east region and the on-premise data center.
D.Use VPC peering.

Correct Answer: B
The AWS Documentation mentions the following.
Option A is incorrect since this would add more costs and maintenance.
Option C is incorrect since AWS VPN does not lead to a low latency connection.
Option D is incorrect since this is used to combine 2 VPC’s together.
For more information on Direct Connect gateways, please refer to the below URL-
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/direct-connect-gateways.html