AWS Local Zones and Outposts: Bridging the Gap Between Cloud and On-premises Infrastructure

AWS Local Zones and Outposts: Bridging the Gap Between Cloud and On-premises Infrastructure 

AWS Local Zones: Extensions of AWS Regions designed to bring AWS services closer to users in specific locations to reduce latency for applications that require single-digit millisecond latencies.

AWS Local Zones:

Purpose: To minimize latency by extending AWS services closer to users in areas far from existing AWS Regions.

Use Cases: Ideal for high-performance and interactive applications like real-time gaming, media & entertainment content creation, and live sports broadcasting where low latency is crucial.

AWS Outposts: Fully managed and configurable compute and storage racks provided by AWS that allow customers to run AWS services on-premises, offering a consistent hybrid experience with AWS cloud infrastructure.

AWS Outposts:

• Purpose: To provide AWS infrastructure, services, APIs, and tools to virtually any on-premises facility for a consistent hybrid experience.
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• Use Cases: Useful for applications that need to meet low latency or local data processing requirements near on-premises data or for regulatory reasons requiring data residency.