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4 questions in Private Connectivity.

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A logistics platform must integrate with warehouse systems, carrier networks and enterprise customers over private connectivity. What determines the choice between VPN, dedicated interconnect and public endpoints with allow-listing?

A regulated client requires that no traffic between their data centre and your SaaS platform traverses the public internet. Design the connectivity and justify the cost.

An enterprise needs its cloud workloads to reach on-premises databases with predictable latency and without traversing the public internet. What are the options and what do they actually guarantee?

You need to expose an internal service to a partner organisation. VPC peering or a private endpoint service? Justify.