AWS has announced the opening of a new AWS Direct Connect
location within the Rack Center data center in Lagos, Nigeria.
In a statement, it assured customers of their privacy,
direct access to all direct access to all public AWS Regions (except those in China), AWS GovCloud
Regions, and AWS Local Zones if they sign up and connect to AWS network.
“By connecting your network to AWS at the new location, you
gain private, direct access to all public AWS Regions (except those in China), AWS GovCloud
Regions, and AWS Local Zones,” it confirmed.
The new Lagos location offers dedicated 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps
connections, with MACsec encryption available for 10 Gbps. Using this new
Direct Connect location to reach resources running in the Lagos AWS Local Zone
is an ideal solution for applications that require single-digit millisecond
latency or local data processing.
The Direct Connect service establishes a private, physical
network connection between AWS and your data center, office, or colocation
environment.
These private connections according to the statement can
provide a more consistent network experience than those made over the public
internet. Using the Direct Connect SiteLink feature, you can send data between
Direct Connect locations to create private network connections between the
offices and data centers in your global network.
By: Nana Appiah Acquaye
