Introduction to AWS Local Zones

AWS Local Zones are extensions of an AWS Region into a metro area that does not have a full-scale region of its own. They are tied to a specific availability zone within their parent region through AWS’s robust, high-bandwidth private network.

Figure 6.1 – AWS Local Zones are each tied to a parent region

This means application elements running in AWS Local Zones benefit from quick, safe, and integrated access to a full suite of services in the main region.

AWS Local Zones are available in 33 metropolitan areas around the world—17 outside of the US (Auckland, Bangkok, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen, Delhi, Hamburg, Helsinki, Kolkata, Lagos, Lima, Manila, Muscat, Perth, Querétaro, Santiago, Taipei, and Warsaw) and 16 in the US. AWS has plans to expand into 18 new locations in 16 countries, including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, India, Kenya,...