The AWS infrastructure

• Advantages of cloud computing
• Choosing a region

Some numbers to remember:

• 31 Regions
• 99 Availability zones
• 400+ edge locations + 13 regional edge caches

(Updated June 2023)

Advantages of cloud computing

• Trade capital expense for variable expense
• Benefit from massive economies of scale
• Stop guessing about capacity
• Increase speed and agility
• Focus on what matters
• Go global in minutes

Choosing a region

These are some key point to evaluate when chosing a region:

• Compliance
• Latency (proximity of users to data)
• Service and feature availability
• Cost