AWS Direct Connect

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AWS Direct Connect

Arizona’s Only Amazon Web Services Direct Connect Edge Location

As the first AWS Direct Connect location in Arizona, phoenixNAP brings you dedicated and fast connection to the world’s largest public cloud platform!

Secure and Robust Connectivity.

Secure and Robust Connectivity.

Amazon Web Services Direct Connect within phoenixNAP flagship data center facility offers you secure and reliable connectivity from your colocation, private, or hybrid cloud environments.

Low Latency. High Bandwidth.

Low Latency. High Bandwidth.

Experience reliable connectivity to AWS services, bandwidth cost reduction, and avoid bumps created by network congestion. Connect and create resilient hybrid environments.

Secure Data Center and Connectivity.

Secure Data Center and Connectivity.

Leverage AWS and your own infrastructure while maintaining high compliance and performance standards. Use private network connectivity to access Amazon cloud services.

Improve network performance and security with direct access to Amazon Web Services

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How does AWS Direct Connect Work?

AWS Direct Connect enables you to connect your on-premises or data center environment to AWS using a private network link, bypassing the public internet. This provides you with higher bandwidth, lower data transfer latency, and consistent network performance for your hybrid cloud deployments.

If you are leveraging AWS Direct Connect (DX) using phoenixNAP’s colocation or bare metal services, your cage is placed close to the AWS networking equipment located in our data center. Each of the cages contains a router, with an allocated cloud connection port. An end-to-end direct cloud connection is established by connecting your previously obtained port to the AWS Direct Connect endpoint. This high-performance, high-availability physical fiber connection allows you to transfer data at speeds from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps. You can easily provision more connections if you need more capacity, scaling your network to meet your needs.

How does AWS Direct Connect Work

Once a physical connection is established, you can access your private cloud services such as Amazon EC2, or public cloud services such as Amazon S3 through public or private virtual interfaces (VIFs). Your private VIF connects you to a single VPC in the same AWS region using a Virtual Private Gateway (VPG). On the other hand, your public VIF can connect you to public cloud AWS services in any global location.

phoenixNAP allows you to establish direct connections to your preferred cloud services through a physical uplink to AWS from Phoenix, AZ, built natively into our enterprise-grade data center. If you are interested in leveraging AWS Direct Connect from your own on-prem data center or office, you can do this through any of multiple AWS partner network providers located in our carrier-neutral facility.

Contact your carrier to obtain your LOA and connect to our facility to gain access to our AWS Direct Connect service.

Want to learn how to set up and configure your AWS Direct Connect?

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Benefits of AWS Direct Connect

phoenixNAP’s focus on security and compliance goes beyond the walls of our data center. With AWS Direct Connect, your business can achieve private network connectivity between AWS cloud services and your own environments. This way, you can prevent significant security risks from the public Internet and different network bottlenecks to build and utilize highly efficient and safer hybrid environments.

Increased network speed and lower latency, combined with high bandwidth and improved throughput, ensure a consistent network experience for your business, applications, services, and clients. If your organization transfers large datasets or real-time workloads on a regular basis, leveraging AWS Direct Connect can even lower your IT costs.

Physical data center and network security go hand in hand when creating high performance and compliant hybrid environments. Our experts will advise you about creating on-premise and colocated solutions with secure and cost-effective AWS connectivity.

AWS Direct Connect is ideal for:

Hybrid Environments

Hybrid Environments

Build high-performance hybrid environments that meet your security and compliance requirements.

Large Data Sets

Large Data Sets

Send complex and bandwidth-heavy data sets to the public cloud without security risks or performance losses.

Compliance Workloads

Compliance Workloads

Retain control of your compliance-focused private cloud deployments and enjoy the benefits of private connectivity.

Globally connected. Locally available.

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    Phoenix, AZ

    AWS Direct Connect
    Google Cloud Interconnect
    Cogent2x100G
    Telxius2x10G
    Arelion6x10G
    Zayo2x10G
    Lumen1x100G
    TATA4x10G
    EXA1x100G
    COX1x10G
    Telstra1x10G
    GSL2x100G
    DE-CIX1x100G
    Local Internet Exchange3x10G

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    Ashburn, VA

    Lumen 6x10G
    Arelion 1x100G
    Zayo 1x100G
    Cogent 1x100G
    EXA 4x10G
    TATA 2x10G
    GSL 1x100G
    Local Internet Exchange 1x100G

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    Atlanta, GA

    Lumen 4x10G
    Arelion 2x100G
    EXA 1x100G
    TATA 2x10G
    Cogent 1x100G
    Performive 2x40G
    GSL 2x100G

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    Austin, TX

    Edge Location
    ATC 1x10G
    Cogent 1x100G
    Lumen 1x100G

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    Chicago, IL

    EXA 1x100G
    Lumen 2x10G
    Zayo 2x10G
    Cogent 1x100G
    GSL 2x100G
    Local Internet Exchange 3x10G

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    Amsterdam, NL

    Arelion 4x10G
    Cogent 2x100G
    EXA 1x100G
    Lumen 4x10G
    TATA 5x10G
    GSL 2x100G
    Local Internet Exchange 1x100G

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    Belgrade, RS

    Cogent 1x10G
    SBB 1x1G

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    Singapore, SG

    Arelion 1x100G
    Telstra 2x10G
    PCCW 2x10G
    GSL 2x100G
    NTT 1x100G

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    Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Telxius 1x100G
    Cogent 1x100G

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    Madrid, ES

    TATA 4x10G
    Telxius 2x10G
    Cogent 1x100G
    Lumen 1x100G
    Arelion 8x10G

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    Frankfurt, DE

    TATA 4x10G
    Arelion 2x100G
    Cogent 2x100G
    EXA 1x100G
    Lumen 1x100G
    GSL 2x100G
    Local Internet Exchange DE-CIX 1x100G

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    Sofia, BG

    Cogent 2x100G
    Arelion 2x100G
    Local Internet Exchnage - BIX 1x100G

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    Milan, IT

    Telecom Italia Sparkle 2x10G
    EXA 1x100G
    Cogent 2x100G
    Arelion 1x100G
    Local Internet Exchange 1x10G

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    Helsinki, FIN

    Arelion 2x100G
    Lumen 1x100G

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    Warsaw, PL

    Cogent 2x100G
    Lumen 1x100G
    Arelion 8x10G

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    Los Angeles, CA

    Arelion 2x100G
    GSL 2x100G

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    Seattle, WA

    Arelion 2x100G
    Cogent 1x100G
    Lumen 2x10G
    Zayo 2x10G
    EXA 1x100G
    GSL 2x100G
    Local Internet Exchange - SIX 1x100G

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    Sydney, AU

    GSL 2x100G
    Cogent 2x10G

*minimum 100 Gbps capacity on backbone transit
*minimum 10 Gbps capacity on backbone transit

Phoenix, AZ

AWS Direct Connect
Google Cloud Interconnect
Cogent2x100G
Telxius2x10G
Arelion6x10G
Zayo2x10G
Lumen1x100G
TATA4x10G
EXA1x100G
COX1x10G
Telstra1x10G
GSL2x100G
DE-CIX1x100G
Local Internet Exchange3x10G

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