A company runs Amazon EC2 instances in a VPC that load source data into Amazon S3 buckets for later processing. Compliance requires that the data must not be transmitted over the public internet. Servers in the company's on-premises data center will consume the output from the application running on the EC2 instances. Which solution meets these requirements?

The correct solution ensures data remains private and accessible. A gateway VPC endpoint for Amazon S3 allows EC2 instances within the VPC to access S3 buckets without traversing the public internet, satisfying the compliance requirement. AWS Direct Connect establishes a private, dedicated network connection between the on-premises data center and the AWS VPC, enabling secure consumption of output from the EC2 instances without using the public internet. Incorrect options: An interface VPC endpoint for EC2 is for managing EC2, not accessing S3. Site-to-Site VPN uses the public internet. AWS Transit Gateway does not directly connect to S3 buckets; S3 endpoints are needed for private access. Site-to-Site VPN uses the public internet. Proxy EC2 instances with NAT gateways would route traffic over the public internet, violating compliance.