AWS Regions

• AWS has Regions all around the world

• Names can be us-east-1, eu-west-3...

• A region is a cluster of data centers

• Most AWS services are region-scoped

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/

How to choose an 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 aren’t available in every Region

• Pricing: pricing varies from region to region and is transparent on the service pricing page