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Hi cdt78
Thank you for sharing your feedback on this question.
I agree that “privacy” is not the focus by default for a Direct Connect connection. This “privacy” was in context that you have a dedicated line going to AWS, which is good for privacy because it is not shared. But this connection is not encrypted by default. I think what we should have meant here is that Direct Connect provides higher security benefits instead of privacy. Direct Connect is for dedicated and predictable network performance.
The topic for this question is for using direct connect to provide reliable private network to AWS.
From this AWS link:
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-direct-connect-gateway-inter-region-vpc-access/
You can have a single direct connect connection to link multiple VPCs.
Also, the provisioning of AWS direct connect can happen as fast as within 72 hours. I believe considering the context on this question, this is still fast. Options for dedicated private connections, would be to request your ISP (which takes a long time too) or to setup your own fiber lines (which is expensive and takes a long time too).
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/getting_started.html
Hope this helps.
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