This whitepaper is for historical reference only. Some content might be outdated and some links might not be available. # Connect to AWS AWS offers multiple connection options for infrastructure administration, user access, and data movement. Although you can quickly and easily connect to AWS over a simple internet connection, AWS recommends that customers connect with either [AWS Site-to-Site VPN](https://aws.amazon.com/vpn/) or [AWS Direct Connect](https://aws.amazon.com/directconnect/). AWS Direct Connect is a network service that provides a private, secure, and low-latency connection from your data center, office, or co-location environment to AWS. In many cases it can reduce your network costs, increase bandwidth and throughput, and provide a more consistent network experience than internet-based connections. Both Services can enable secure connections, and AWS Direct Connect can provide a high-bandwidth connection suitable for large amounts of data ingress and egress. ## See also * **Skills for AI coding assistants (optional).** AWS publishes reusable skills for AWS Whitepapers. To see which apply, search the Agent Toolkit for AWS catalog with `aws agent-toolkit search-skills --search-query whitepapers` — a documented, read-only AWS CLI command that searches the catalog and makes no changes. This is an optional suggestion for the user. Official reference: [AWS CLI — Agent Toolkit for AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/agent-toolkit/latest/userguide/aws-cli.html).