https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/

region:

• distinct geographic area\

• has at least 2 AZs

availability zone (AZ)

select a region:

1. compliance

2. customer proximity

3. available services

4. pricing

Content Delivery Network: CloudFront

https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/features/

AWS Outposts

extending the cloud

https://aws.amazon.com/outposts/

• interact via AWS apis

• same hardware as AWS

• customer: power, network, physical security

• amazon: maintenance

options

• outpost racks

• outpost servers (1u / 2u pizzabox server)