AWS Local Zones

Extensions of AWS regions into metropolitan areas like Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, and Bangkok, placing compute, storage, and database services physically close to population centres for single-digit-millisecond latency to end users

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Jurisdictional exposure

Provider HQ

USSeattle, USA

Subject to CLOUD Act, FISA-702, DPF

Region locations

APACCNEEAEUUKUSOther40 regions across 7 jurisdictions

Sovereign option

Yes — 6 sovereign-flagged regions available

Full scorecard for this service →US lens detail →Sovereign cloud coverage map →

Attributes

Low Latency: Yes
Metro Coverage: 40+ cities

Sub-services (3)

Local Zone EC2

Run EC2, EBS, and container workloads in metro-area extensions

Local Zone EBS

gp2 and gp3 volumes hosted in the Local Zone for low-latency block storage

Local Zone RDS

Managed relational databases in a subset of Local Zones

Compliance & Certifications

This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.

GDPR SOC 2 ISO 27001 HIPAA PCI DSS FedRAMP

Where this runs

40 regions

28 countries

6sovereign

Sovereign regions (6)

AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Brandenburg) · BrandenburgAWS European Sovereign Cloud
AWS GovCloud (US-East) · AshburnAWS GovCloud (US)
AWS GovCloud (US-West) · HillsboroAWS GovCloud (US)
AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Brandenburg) · BrandenburgAWS European Sovereign Cloud
China (Beijing) · BeijingAWS China (Sinnet)
China (Ningxia) · YinchuanAWS China (NWCD)

Commercial regions (34)

Europe (8)

Europe (Paris)
Europe (Frankfurt)
Europe (Ireland)
Europe (Milan)
Europe (Spain)
Europe (Stockholm)
Europe (Zurich)
Europe (London)

North America (7)

Canada West (Calgary)
Canada (Central)
Mexico (Central)
US East (N. Virginia)
US West (Oregon)
US East (Ohio)
US West (N. California)

South America (1)

South America (São Paulo)

Asia (11)

Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
Asia Pacific (Taipei)
Asia Pacific (Thailand)

Oceania (3)

Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)

Middle East (3)

Middle East (Bahrain)
Israel (Tel Aviv)
Middle East (UAE)

Africa (1)

Africa (Cape Town)

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Pricing

Pricing model:pay-as-you-go