AWS DIRECT CONNECT

Cost and Performance Considerations

Direct Connect is a Dedicated, High-Capacity,
Secure Link to Amazon Web Services
AWS Direct Connect Offers Several Advantages
Service Highlights
• Reduces Your Bandwidth Costs

• Consistent Network AWS customers who

Performance
transfer large amounts of
• Compatible with all AWS
Services data or who require high
• Private Connectivity to your
Amazon VPC
performance should

• Elastic consider Direct Connect

• Simple
Source: http://aws.amazon.com/directconnect/
DIRECT CONNECT
COST COMPARISON
Comparison of AWS Data Transfer Costs
Direct Connect per GB transfer rates are significantly cheaper

Source: http://aws.amazon.com/directconnect/#pricing
Direct Connect versus Internet Connect Costs
[US East (N. Virginia) Region shown]

Source: http://www.equinix.com/en_US/solutions/patner-solutions/Amazon-Web-Services/
DIRECT CONNECT
PERFORMANCE
CONSIDERATIONS
Not All Locations are the Same
When Connecting to AWS
AWS has Two Types of Service Locations:
Regions and Edge Locations

Source: http://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/globalinfrastructure/
 AWS Delivers Products and Services
from Regions
Regions are where AWS has their data centers

Source: http://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/globalinfrastructure/regional-product-services/
AWS Edge Locations Provide Connectivity
to Regions along with Limited Services

Source: http://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/globalinfrastructure/regional-product-services/
Some Direct Connect Providers are in
Regions while Others are in Edge Locations
Current AWS Direct Connect Locations
1 Gbps 10 Gbps Data Transfer Data Transfer
Location
Port Port IN OUT
CoreSite 32 Avenue of the Americas, NY to/from US
$0.30/hour $2.25/hour $0.00 per GB $0.030 per GB
East (Northern Virginia) Region
Equinix DC1 - DC6 & DC10 Ashburn, VA to/from US
$0.30/hour $2.25/hour $0.00 per GB $0.020 per GB
East (Northern Virginia) Region
CoreSite One Wilshire & 900 North Alameda, LA
$0.30/hour $2.25/hour $0.00 per GB $0.030 per GB
to/from US West (Northern California) Region
Equinix SV1 and SV5 San Jose, CA to/from US West
$0.30/hour $2.25/hour $0.00 per GB $0.020 per GB
(Northern California) Region
Terremark NAP do Brasil, Sao Paulo to/from South
$0.30/hour $2.25/hour $0.00 per GB $0.110 per GB
America (Sao Paulo) Region
TelecityGroup, London Docklands to/from EU
$0.30/hour $2.25/hour $0.00 per GB $0.030 per GB
West(Ireland) Region

Equinix, SG2 to/from Asia Pacific (Singapore) Region $0.30/hour $2.25/hour $0.00 per GB $0.045 per GB

Equinix, TY2 to/from Asia Pacific (Tokyo) Region $0.30/hour $2.25/hour $0.00 per GB $0.045 per GB

Equinix, SY3 to/from Asia Pacific (Sydney) Region $0.30/hour $2.25/hour $0.00 per GB $0.045 per GB

Source: http://aws.amazon.com/directconnect/
Remote Edge Locations Move Traffic
to AWS Regions
Backhauling Adds Network Latency
Direct Connect Nearest AWS Distance Approximate
Provider
Location Region (miles) Latency (ms)
CoreSite New York, NY N. Virginia 255 ~ 16 ms
CoreSite Los Angeles, CA N. California 340 ~ 20 ms
Equinix Ashburn, VA N. Virginia < 20 < 4 ms
Equinix San Jose, CA N. California < 20 < 4 ms
Equinix Singapore Singapore < 20 < 4 ms
Equinix Tokyo Tokyo < 20 < 4 ms
Telecity London, UK Ireland 330 ~ 20 ms
Terremark Sao Paulo Sao Paulo < 20 < 4 ms
Equinix Sydney Sydney < 20 < 4 ms
AWS Region
AWS Edge Location
Conclusion: Direct Connect Offers Significant
Advantages Over Internet Connection
For Best Direct Connect Performance, Deploy In AWS Regions