Amazon’s giga benefits

Reduced bandwidth costs

For customers in South Africa who have bandwidth-heavy workloads, AWS Direct Connect reduces their network costs into and out of AWS. By transferring data to and from AWS directly, they reduce their bandwidth commitment to their internet service provider. Data transferred over the dedicated connection is charged at a reduced data-transfer rate.

Consistent network performance

Network latency over the internet can vary. AWS can provide a more consistent network experience.

Elasticity

AWS provides 1gbps and 10gbps connections. Customers can easily provision multiple connections.