SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
A company is implementing a hybrid network architecture with multiple VPCs in different AWS accounts. They need to ensure private connectivity between the VPCs and their on-premises data center. Which TWO services should they use together to meet this requirement?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates choose VPC peering (Option C) thinking it can connect multiple VPCs to on-premises directly, but VPC peering lacks transitive routing and cannot terminate a Direct Connect connection, making Transit Gateway the required central aggregation point.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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AWS Direct Connect
AWS Direct Connect provides a dedicated private network connection from an on-premises data center to AWS, bypassing the public internet for consistent latency and bandwidth. AWS Transit Gateway acts as a central hub to interconnect multiple VPCs across different AWS accounts and route traffic to the Direct Connect virtual interface, enabling a scalable hub-and-spoke architecture for hybrid connectivity.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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AWS Direct Connect
Why this is correct
Direct Connect provides private, dedicated connectivity to on-premises.
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Amazon Route 53 Resolver
Why it's wrong here
Route 53 Resolver is for DNS resolution.
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VPC peering
Why it's wrong here
VPC peering does not support transitive routing.
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AWS Transit Gateway
Why this is correct
Transit Gateway connects multiple VPCs and VPN connections.
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AWS Client VPN
Why it's wrong here
Client VPN is for individual remote users.
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