AWS Global Infrastructure

Question 1

AWS Global Infrastructure

What are the components of AWS global infrastructure ?

Answer 1

1. Regions
2. Availability Zone (AZ) : (Min 2, Usually 3, Max 6 per Region)
3. Data Centers : One or more per AZ
4. Edge locations / Point of interest : Wavelength Zones, Regional edge caches

Question 2

AWS Global Infrastructure

How many Regions AWS has around the worl ?

Answer 2

33 Regions

Question 3

AWS Global Infrastructure

What is the AWS Region ?

Answer 3

An AWS Region is a physical location in the world where we have multiple Availability Zone.

Most AWS services are region-scoped

Question 4

AWS Global Infrastructure

How to choose an AWS Region?

Answer 4

• 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 region to region and is transparent in the service pricing page

Question 5

AWS Global Infrastructure

What is an availability Zones ?

Answer 5

Each availability zone (AZ) is one or more discrete data centers with redundant power, networking, and connectivity

Question 6

AWS Global Infrastructure

How many Avaibility Zone does a region have ?

Answer 6

Each region has many availability zones (usually 3, min is 2, max is 6)

Question 7

AWS Global Infrastructure

What is the primary purpose of AWS Availability Zones (AZs) within a region?

Answer 7

To provide multiple isolated locations within a region for high availability.

Question 8

AWS Global Infrastructure

What role do AWS Edge Locations serve in the AWS global infrastructure?

Answer 8

They are endpoints for caching content and delivering services to end-users with low latency.