Summary
In this chapter, we covered how AWS Local Zones meet customer needs for low latency to enhance real-time data interactions, ensuring data remains within specified geographic confines and easing the migration process of on-premises applications to the cloud. It also covered its differences with AWS Outposts and how AWS Local Zones bring AWS services closer to end users without the overhead of infrastructure management.
We also covered methods for connecting on-premises data centers via AWS Direct Connect. This included a discussion of the available options depending on a customer’s requirements for security, availability, performance, and cost. The chapter wrapped up by exploring how AWS Route53 and AWS Global Accelerator can be used to steer traffic from users on the internet into AWS Local Zones.
In the next chapter, we will explore a similar service that physically resides inside the 5G core of mobile carriers around the world—AWS Wavelength.
