AWS Direct Connect for mission-critical cloud connectivity
Connect your enterprise infrastructure to AWS through a private, dedicated route designed for performance, resilience, and operational control.
Cloud Connect by Flō Networks enables direct, scalable connectivity to Amazon Web Services for hybrid cloud, data-intensive applications, and business-critical workloads.
Cloud Connect by Flō Networks for AWS Direct Connect
AWS Direct Connect allows enterprises to establish a private connection between their network and Amazon Web Services, reducing reliance on the public Internet for critical cloud traffic.
Cloud Connect by Flō Networks helps organizations connect offices, data centers, manufacturing sites, and colocation environments to AWS Direct Connect through a private, scalable network operated end to end.
This allows applications, databases, backups, analytics environments, financial platforms, industrial systems, and mission-critical workloads in AWS to run with greater stability, more predictable latency, and stronger operational control.
Private path to AWS
Private connectivity to AWS Direct Connect.
Dedicated connectivity
Flexible capacity from 50 Mbps to 10 Gbps, depending on location and connection model.
High availability
Redundant architectures for critical workloads.
Predictable performance
Reduced network variability for cloud applications.
Expert support
Monitoring and operation by AI-assisted network engineers from Flō’s NOC.
Mission-critical design
Support for hybrid cloud, multicloud, and disaster recovery architectures.
Why connect to AWS through a private route?
When an enterprise connects to AWS over the public Internet, critical traffic may be exposed to congestion, unpredictable routing, latency variation, and limited operational visibility.
A private connection to AWS Direct Connect provides a more controlled path between your infrastructure and the cloud.
Key benefits
More predictable performance
Reduce traffic variability and improve consistency for latency-sensitive applications.
Greater traffic privacy
Keep critical workloads off the public Internet and move traffic through a private, controlled route.
Cloud scalability
Adjust capacity as cloud workloads, users, applications, and data requirements grow.
Business continuity
Build redundant architectures that reduce single points of failure and improve availability.
Stronger IT control
Gain better visibility into connectivity between offices, data centers, colocation environments, and AWS.
Built for mission-critical cloud operations
Cloud adoption continues to grow across industries where network performance, uptime, and data movement directly affect the business: financial services, manufacturing, retail, logistics, healthcare, SaaS, digital services, and distributed enterprise operations.
For these organizations, connecting to AWS is not just about reaching the cloud. It is about making sure critical traffic gets there with stability, redundancy, and control.
Cloud Connect is designed for enterprises that need to:
- Connect corporate offices, data centers, manufacturing sites, or colocation environments to AWS.
- Migrate critical applications to the cloud without compromising performance. Support hybrid cloud and multicloud strategies.
- Support hybrid cloud and multicloud strategies.
- Improve continuity for digital services and customer-facing platforms.
- Design disaster recovery architectures.
- Connect U.S., Mexico, and Latin American operations with cloud infrastructure.
- Reduce reliance on the public Internet for sensitive or high-priority workloads.
Why Flō Networks?
Cloud connectivity backed by owned infrastructure, expert operations, and cross-border reach
Flō Networks combines a binational fiber network, decades of enterprise connectivity experience, and cloud interconnection capabilities to design private connectivity solutions for AWS Direct Connect.
Unlike a generic Internet connection, Cloud Connect by Flō Networks is designed around the real operating needs of your business: site locations, application criticality, latency requirements, redundancy needs, expected growth, and cloud strategy.
Private network optimized for cloud
Connect your infrastructure to AWS through private routes designed for stability, performance, and scalability.
Redundant architecture
Design connectivity with diverse links, routes, equipment, and locations to reduce single points of failure.
End-to-end operation
Support the full lifecycle of your AWS connectivity, from design and implementation to monitoring and support.
Experience in critical environments
Operate architectures for business continuity, hybrid cloud, multicloud, disaster recovery, and latency-sensitive applications.
Operations aligned with global standards
Cloud connectivity requires consistent processes, monitoring, support, and operational controls.
Flō operates enterprise connectivity services in line with international security and quality standards.
Resilience should match the criticality of your workload
Flō Networks designs AWS Direct Connect architectures with the right level of redundancy, route diversity, and operational protection for each environment.
Scenario 1: single site, single connection
A simple connection may be sufficient for non-critical environments, but it keeps single points of failure at the site, equipment, and link level.
Not recommended for critical production workloads.
Scenario 2: single site with local redundancy
Adds protection against equipment or link failure within the same site.
Adds protection against equipment or link failure within the same site.
Recommended for important workloads, but it does not protect against a full site outage.
Scenario 3: multiple sites with geographic diversity
Separates physical connection points to reduce risk from site-level failures or fiber cuts.
Separates physical connection points to reduce risk from site-level failures or fiber cuts.
Useful for business continuity, though each site should still be evaluated for local redundancy.
Access strategic AWS Direct Connect locations
Cloud Connect by Flō Networks connects enterprise operations with strategic interconnection points across the United States, Mexico, and the Americas.
Flō can design the connection route based on your infrastructure location, selected AWS Region, workload criticality, capacity requirements, and redundancy strategy.
For enterprises with distributed or cross-border operations, this enables cloud architectures with greater control, whether connecting from data centers, corporate offices, manufacturing sites, logistics hubs, or colocation environments.
- Equinix MX1, Querétaro, México
- KIO Networks QRO1, Querétaro, México
- Equinix MI1, Miami, FL
- Equinix DA2, Dallas, TX
- CoreSite LA1, Los Ángeles, CA
- Equinix SE2 / Digital Realty SEA10, Seattle, WA
- Equinix DC2/DC11, Ashburn, VA
- Equinix SP4, São Paulo, Brasil
Use cases for AWS Direct Connect with Flō Networks
Enterprise hybrid cloud
Connect data centers, offices, and operational sites with AWS resources to support distributed applications with greater stability.
Critical application migration
Reduce network uncertainty during cloud migration, application modernization, and infrastructure consolidation projects.
Backup and disaster recovery
Enable private routes for replication, backups, and recovery strategies in the event of a critical failure.
Analytics, data, and AI
Support workloads that depend on consistent data movement, lower latency, and stable connectivity between local environments and AWS.
Financial and transactional services
Connect sensitive applications, payment platforms, digital banking services, and regulated environments through a more controlled architecture.
Manufacturing and cross-border operations
Connect plants, logistics centers, ERP systems, industrial applications, and distributed operations with AWS cloud resources.
How we implement your AWS connection
From architecture to operational monitoring
Technical assessment
We evaluate your sites, data centers, workloads, AWS Regions, bandwidth requirements, latency needs, security requirements, and continuity goals.
Architecture design
We define the connection model, capacity, routes, redundancy, virtual interfaces, and high-availability architecture.
Implementation
We coordinate service provisioning, network configuration, and activation with the technical teams involved.
Monitoring and support
We operate the connection from Flō’s NOC, with support from AI-assisted expert engineers and performance visibility through our OHOS customer portal.
Elasticity as AWS adoption grows
We adjust capacity and architecture as your cloud workloads, data strategy, and business requirements evolve.
Design the right private connection to AWS
Move critical workloads to AWS with a private, scalable route designed for performance, resilience, and operational continuity.
Flō Networks helps you define, implement, and operate the connectivity your business needs to connect offices, data centers, colocation environments, and cloud resources with greater performance, security, and control.
Request an AWS Direct Connect assessment with Flō Networks
Frequently Asked Questions
What is AWS Direct Connect?
AWS Direct Connect is a service that allows enterprises to establish a private connection between their network and Amazon Web Services, reducing reliance on the public Internet for critical cloud traffic.
What is AWS Direct Connect used for in an enterprise?
It is used to connect data centers, offices, manufacturing sites, and colocation environments to AWS through a private route with greater stability and operational control.
What is the difference between AWS Direct Connect and dedicated Internet access?
Dedicated Internet access connects your business to the public Internet. AWS Direct Connect establishes a private connection to AWS for critical cloud traffic, hybrid cloud environments, and applications that require greater consistency.
Does Flō Networks offer AWS Direct Connect?
Yes. Flō Networks enables private connectivity to AWS Direct Connect through Cloud Connect, with design, implementation, monitoring, and support capabilities for enterprises in the United States, Mexico, and Latin America.
What types of companies need AWS Direct Connect?
Organizations with critical applications in AWS, distributed operations, hybrid cloud environments, latency-sensitive workloads, backup and disaster recovery needs, analytics platforms, AI workloads, or high continuity requirements can benefit from AWS Direct Connect.
Does AWS Direct Connect replace my Internet connection?
Not necessarily. AWS Direct Connect is used to connect your network to AWS through a private route. Your business can still use dedicated Internet access for web browsing, SaaS platforms, email, user traffic, and other public services.
What capacity can I get with AWS Direct Connect through Flō?
Flō can enable flexible capacity from 50 Mbps to 10 Gbps, depending on location, connection model, and technical requirements.
Does AWS Direct Connect improve security?
AWS Direct Connect helps keep critical AWS traffic off the public Internet, improving route control and traffic privacy. It should still be complemented by the right security architecture, encryption strategy, and cloud controls.
Can I design a redundant AWS connection?
Yes. Flō can design architectures with multiple links, routes, devices, and locations to improve resilience and reduce single points of failure.
Is AWS Direct Connect useful for disaster recovery?
Yes. AWS Direct Connect can support a disaster recovery strategy by enabling private, stable connectivity for backups, replication, and recovery workflows in AWS.
Cloud Connect and AWS Direct Connect glossary
AWS Direct Connect
An AWS service that allows enterprises to establish a private connection between their network and AWS, reducing reliance on the public Internet for critical cloud traffic.
Cloud Connect
A Flō Networks service that enables private, dedicated connectivity between enterprise infrastructure and cloud providers such as AWS.
Hosted Connection
A connection model to AWS Direct Connect provisioned through an AWS Direct Connect Delivery Partner, such as Flō Networks.
Dedicated Connection
A physical port dedicated to a customer at an AWS Direct Connect location.
VIF / Virtual Interface
A virtual interface used to connect the customer network with public, private, or transit resources in AWS.
AWS Direct Connect Gateway
An AWS resource that allows a Direct Connect connection to connect with multiple VPCs or AWS Regions, depending on the network design.
PoP / Point of Presence
A physical network presence where interconnection services are enabled.
Latency
The time it takes for a data packet to travel between two points on a network. For critical applications, stable latency can be just as important as low latency.
Private Network
Connectivity that avoids the public Internet and transports traffic through controlled or dedicated infrastructure.
Route diversity
A design approach that uses independent physical or logical paths to reduce the risk of disruption from a single failure.
High availability
A connectivity architecture designed to keep operations running through link, equipment, or location failures.
Disaster recovery
A strategy for recovering systems, applications, or data after a critical failure.
SLA
A service-level agreement that defines commitments related to availability, support, or service operation.
