AWS Global Infrastructure

1. Introduction

The AWS Global Infrastructure is a collection of data centers located around the world, designed to provide high availability and reliability for applications hosted on AWS. This infrastructure consists of Regions, Availability Zones, and Edge Locations.

2. Regions and Availability Zones

AWS Regions are geographic areas that contain multiple isolated locations known as Availability Zones (AZs). Each Region is designed to be completely isolated from other Regions to achieve the greatest possible fault tolerance and stability.

Key Features of Regions and AZs:

• High availability through redundancy across multiple AZs.
• Data sovereignty and compliance by choosing specific regions.
• Fault isolation to protect against failures.

Step-by-Step Flowchart

graph TD;
    A[Start] --> B{Choose a Region};
    B --> C[Select Availability Zone];
    C --> D[Deploy Resources];
    D --> E[Monitor for Availability];
    E -->|Yes| F[Continue Operation];
    E -->|No| G[Failover to Backup AZ];
    G --> F;
            

3. Edge Locations

Edge Locations are data centers that cache content closer to users, providing low latency and high transfer speeds for applications. They are primarily used for Amazon CloudFront and AWS Global Accelerator.

4. Best Practices

To effectively utilize AWS Global Infrastructure, consider the following best practices:

1. Choose the right Region based on latency needs and compliance regulations.
2. Utilize multiple Availability Zones for high availability.
3. Leverage Edge Locations for faster content delivery.
4. Regularly monitor and optimize your infrastructure performance.

5. FAQ