Which solution will meet these requirements?
Set up a new 1 Gbps Direct Connect connection. Share the connection with another AWS account.
Set up a new 200 Mbps Direct Connect connection in the AWS Management Console.
Contact an AWS Direct Connect Partner to order a 1 Gbps connection. Share the connection with another AWS account.
Contact an AWS Direct Connect Partner to order a 200 Mbps hosted connection for an existing AWS account.
Explanations:
Sharing a 1 Gbps Direct Connect connection with another AWS account does not reduce the cost, as the cost is based on the provisioned bandwidth and sharing does not change the utilization.
Setting up a new 200 Mbps connection may not be feasible without a significant change in the network requirements. The question specifies the company needs a solution that reduces costs without compromising security, and this option may not provide enough bandwidth for future needs.
Ordering a 1 Gbps connection from an AWS Direct Connect Partner does not reduce costs in comparison to directly setting up a 200 Mbps connection. The solution doesn’t meet the requirement of reducing cost while maintaining sufficient bandwidth.
Ordering a 200 Mbps hosted connection through an AWS Direct Connect Partner reduces the cost compared to a 1 Gbps connection while still providing adequate bandwidth for the company’s usage (less than 10% utilization). This meets both the cost reduction and security requirements.
I calculate that the answer is:
Contact an AWS Direct Connect Partner to order a 200 Mbps hosted connection for an existing AWS account.