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01 - AWS Cloud Overview - Regions & AZ

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AWS Global Infrastructure

  • AWS Regions

  • AWS Availability Zones

  • AWS Data Centers

  • AWS Edge Locations / Points of Presence

AWS Regions

  • A region is a cluster or collection of data centers.

  • AWS has regions all around the world.

  • Most AWS services are region-scoped.

How to choose AWS Region

  • Compliance with data governance and legal requirements: data never leaves a region without your explicit permission.

  • Proximity to customers: reduced latency.

  • Available Services within a Region: new services and new features are not always available in every region.

  • Pricing: Pricing varies region to region.

AWS Availability Zones

  • Each Region can has many Availability Zones (usually 3, min 3, max 6).

  • Each AZ is one or more discrete data centers with redundant power, networking and connectivity.

  • They are separate from each other, so that they are isolated from disasters.

  • They are connected with high bandwidth, ultra-low latency networking.

AWS Points of Presence (Edge Locations)

  • Content is delivered to end users with lower latency.

  • AWS has 400+ POP (400+ Edge Locations & 10+ Regional Caches) in 90+ cities across 40+ countries.