Exploring the AWS Global Infrastructure
The AWS Global Infrastructure comprises multiple data centers that house all the servers, storage devices, and networking equipment across different geographical regions around the globe.
As AWS continues to expand its global footprint, it builds additional data centers, which ultimately leads to an increase in the number of Regions accessible to its customers.
At the time of writing this document, the following screenshot depicts the current live Regions across the globe and includes upcoming ones too:
Figure 2.2 – AWS Global Infrastructure. Image courtesy of AWS (https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/)
An AWS Region is a physical location where AWS will host a cluster of data centers. Within a given Region, these data centers are built such that small groups of the larger cluster are logically and physically separated from each other by a distance that falls within 100 kilometers (km)...